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Will Camilla wear a diamond stolen from India for her coronation?

The Koh-i-noor was stolen by the British Empire from India in the 19th century. It's now at the centre of a debate as to whether Camilla should wear it.

15/10/2022

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A new fourth plinth statue has arrived in Trafalgar Square

Samson Kambalu's 'Antelope' has been unveiled in the centre of London as the latest temporary statue to stand upon Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth.

29/09/2022

Culture news

Is King Charles III going to see the end of the Commonwealth?

One of the key features that will define King Charles III's reign will be how Britain's place in the world changes. Is it time for the 14 Commonwealth nations to drop him as their head of state?

21/09/2022

Culture news

Theatre brings voices of partition to life 75 years later

The legacy of the British partition of India lives on 75 years later. A new play in London inspects the impact of that legacy through verbatim performances.

27/08/2022

Culture news

Are enough of the Benin Bronzes being returned?

The artefacts were looted from the kingdom of Benin by British soldiers in the 1800s, now they're returning home.

25/08/2022

Culture news

“We didn't come to Britain from the outside. We came from the inside."

“We didn't come to Britain from the outside. We came from the inside." India and Pakistan's independence is a chance for Britain to reflect on the legacy of colonialism.

18/08/2022

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Australian senator calls Queen Elizabeth II 'colonising'

Australian Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe was made to retake her oath of office in parliament on August 1, after adding the word “colonising” to the standard text in reference to Queen Elizabeth II.

02/08/2022

France

Macron calls Russia a 'colonial power' in ex-French colony

France's president accused Russia of being "one of the last colonial imperial powers" during a visit to Benin, a former French colony.

27/07/2022

Culture news

Should European museums return African heritage items?

As conversations about decolonisation increase, more museums are considering returning their looted African heritage, but is this the right approach?

15/07/2022

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Belgian king expresses 'deepest regrets' for wounds inflicted in Congo

Philippe also offered a traditional mask of the Suku people to Congo's national museum that has been held for decades by Belgium's Royal Museum for Central Africa.

08/06/2022

Culture news

Germany returns stolen colonial treasures to Namibia

The decision to give back the Namibian jewellery coincides with last year's recognition of the German Empire's genocide in the early 20th century.

25/05/2022

France

Protesters interrupt €4.2 million auction of "stolen" 19th-century Gabonese mask

Protesters demanded the return of a ‘stolen’ 19th-century Gabonese mask sold at auction for €4.2 million.

27/03/2022

Denmark

Danish PM apologises to six children over 1950s social experiment

22 Greenlandic children were brought to Denmark in 1951 for a "better life" but instead suffered away from their families.

09/03/2022

Travel News

Australia finally embraces its Indigenous place names

As Australia's borders finally reopen, is the country ready to embrace its Indigenous place names?

07/03/2022

Netherlands

Utrecht mayor apologises for Dutch city's past role in slave trade

Mayor Sharon Dijksma said she was acknowledging the "dark side of our city's history".

23/02/2022

Netherlands

Dutch leader apologises for 'extreme violence' in Indonesia

A report found that Dutch troops had committed atrocities between 1945 and 1949.

17/02/2022

USA

Germany and Austria repatriate 19th-century human remains to Hawaii

The bones were originally collected by a German naturalist around 1880 but will now be transported to Hawaii for burial.

11/02/2022

Culture news

Indonesian war of independence explored in new Amsterdam exhibition

The exhibit is jointly curated by Dutch and Indonesian curators but has already courted controversy over some language used.

10/02/2022

Culture news

Statue of colonial governor toppled in Puerto Rico

Juan Ponce de León was the first colonial governor of Puerto Rico and is known for putting down a rebellion of indigenous people forced into labour.

25/01/2022

Netherlands

Dutch king to stop using royal carriage over colonial criticism

The carriage features images of black and Asian people offering gifts to a seated young white woman.

13/01/2022