Un dosar din arhiva India Office detaliază modul în care articole neprețuite au fost extrase din colonie ca trofee de cucerire. În cadrul seriei Cost of the crown, The Guardian a descoperit un dosar de 46 de pagini în arhivele India Office, departamentul guvernamental care era responsabil de dominația Marii Britanii asupra subcontinentului indian. Printre […]
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France told to rein in its ‘colonial reflexes’
France was asked to show ‘restraint and respect the basic principle’ of non-interference A spokesperson for Mali’s transitional junta government has reiterated the demand for Danish troops to leave the country and taken a swipe at the country’s former colonial overlords. Speaking late Wednesday to news broadcaster ORTM1, Abdoulaye Maiga warned the Danes about France’s […]
Crossbow-armed man threatened to ‘assassinate the Queen in revenge for colonial massacre’
The Windsor Castle Christmas Day intruder has been detained under the Mental Health Act, as British tabloids uncovered a video in which he allegedly threatened to assassinate Queen Elizabeth, in “revenge” for UK’s colonial crimes. UK media outlets have linked Saturday’s arrest to a Snapchat video of a man claiming that he planned to kill […]
Greenland survivors of cruel colonial experiment demand justice
Six indigenous Greenlanders have demanded compensation from the Danish government over a failed social experiment in the 1950s which saw them separated from their families and educated in Europe. Speaking on Monday, Mads Pramming, a lawyer for the Inuits, said he would file a lawsuit against the Danish government for their colonial-era experiment unless he […]
France gives up a part of looted colonial treasures
France has transferred ownership of 26 royal treasures, including sacred altars and statues, stolen from Benin some 130 years ago back to the African state, as President Emmanuel Macron met his counterpart Patrice Talon in Paris. On Tuesday, Macron said that he and Talon had signed an agreement earlier in the morning to return the […]
French president unveils ‘recognition and reparation’ bill for Harkis in bid to fix colonial past in Algeria
President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday a ‘recognition and reparation’ bill for hundreds of thousands of Algerians who fought for France in Algeria’s war of independence, as Paris seeks to rectify its colonial past. The legislation, announced during a speech by the French leader on Monday, will seek to ensure that the country engages in […]





