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Quaker research helps trigger seizure of UK arms bound for Israel
13 May 2026
A Quaker researcher has helped expose an illegal arms shipment from the UK to Israel, which has been seized by Belgian authorities and is now the subject of a criminal investigation.
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The world has avoided nuclear war through luck, faith leaders warn
5 May 2026
The world has avoided nuclear catastrophe through luck, not good management, warn more than 100 religious groups calling for urgent action on nuclear disarmament.
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Quakers call for urgent prison reform
1 May 2026
Quakers in Criminal Justice (QICJ) have set out a series of urgent demands for prison reform, including action on the racially discriminatory use of a painful chemical spray on prisoners.
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Quakers warn Parliament over protest crackdown
21 April 2026
Quakers have warned a parliamentary committee that sweeping restrictions on protest are putting British democracy at risk and preventing people from acting on their faith.
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Statement from Quakers in Britain on Israel’s death penalty law
1 April 2026
Quakers in Britain are profoundly troubled by the Israeli Knesset's passage of a law making the death penalty the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks, which puts the lives of thousands of Palestinian prisoners at imminent risk.
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Refugee family plans "will deepen suffering"
31 March 2026
Faith leaders from across the UK, including Quakers, have written to the Home Secretary warning against permanently restricting refugee family reunion.