In this issue

The 'magic money tree' now officially exists
Exhibition marks century of conscientious objection
TUC report reveals extent of workplace sexual harrassment
Fears for Briton following Ethiopian crackdown
Promoting disability-inclusive development in East Africa
Bangladesh authorities urged to end illegal detentions
Renewed crackdown on Iranian women's rights activists

Greenbelt. Home from Home: Britain's Housing Crisis

August 27, 2016

Virginia Moffatt, Ekklesia's Chief Operating Officer, will be hosting this important housing panel looking at the UK's housing crisis.

Greenbelt Sexuality Struggle and Saintliness: Same Sex Love and the Church

August 27, 2016

Ekklesia Associate Savi Hensman will be discussing her book 'Sexuality, Struggle and Saintliness: Sam

Monday 15 August 2016

11 Aug 2016

The 'magic money tree' now officially exists

The British government can now borrow money at negative interest rates. This extraordinary turn of events was discussed in a BBC radio interview this morning.

11 Aug 2016

Exhibition marks century of conscientious objection

The Echo Chamber, a sound and photography exibition marking 100 years of conscientious objection, is to be held at Friends House in London.

12 Aug 2016

TUC report reveals extent of workplace sexual harrassment

More than half of women, and nearly two-thirds of women aged 18-24, said they have experienced sexual harassment at work, according to a new research from the Trades Union Congress in collaboration with the Everyday Sexism Project.

15 Aug 2016

Fears for Briton following Ethiopian crackdown

The killing of almost100 street protestors in Ethiopia and a new round of political trials have raised fears for a British political activist on death row there, international human rights charity Reprieve has said.

12 Aug 2016

Promoting disability-inclusive development in East Africa

Forty representatives of national councils of persons with disabilities from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda met in Kigali, Rwanda from 8-11 August to explore ways in which they can promote disability-inclusive development in East Africa.

15 Aug 2016

Bangladesh authorities urged to end illegal detentions

Bangladeshi authorities should immediately end the illegal detentions of Mir Qasem Ali and Humman Qader Chowdhury, arrested respectively on 9 August and 4 August 2016, say Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.

11 Aug 2016

Renewed crackdown on Iranian women's rights activists

The Iranian authorities have intensified their repression of women's rights activists in the country in the past six months, carrying out a series of harsh interrogations accusing activists of being "spies" who seek the "overthrow" of the government, says Amnesty International.