Repatriation

Art

Jakarta hosts exhibition of looted artefacts returned by Netherlands

A collection of 800 artefacts taken from Indonesia during Dutch colonial rule is now on display in Jakarta's National Museum as part of the exhibition Repatriated.

24/01/2025

Radio Schuman

Will the French government likely fall, and how will that hit Brussels

French prime minister Michel Barnier will face a no-confidence vote today that could topple his government and bring more chaos to the EU.

04/12/2024

Culture news

German museum repatriates ancient marble head to Greece

Will the return of the sculpture, which will go on display in Thessaloniki, put extra pressure on the British Museum to return the Parthenon Marbles?

22/11/2024

Europe in Motion

Which country is deporting the most migrants out of the EU?

France returned the most people — more than 3,000 — out of over 25,000 migrants who were deported out of the EU in the second quarter of 2024. But the number of people ordered to leave is actually much higher than that.

15/10/2024

Art

How a mob-stolen painting was returned to its owners 54 years later

The John Opie painting, titled "The Schoolmistress," was recovered in St. George, Utah, and traced back to a house sale involving a convicted mobster.

30/01/2024

Culture news

Peru recovers more than 200 extraordinary pre-Hispanic artefacts

The diverse collection of repatriated objects includes pre-Hispanic objects, such as Quipus, Lithic artefacts, Inca sculptures, Chancay culture textiles, and ceramic pieces.

18/01/2024

Culture news

Belgian home unveils long-lost stolen Pompeii artefact after 50 years

In the quaint Belgian village of Herzele, a father and his son were taken aback when an artefact that had adorned their stairwell for half a century turned out to be a long-lost, highly valuable piece from Pompeii.

15/12/2023

Culture news

Switzerland returns three centuries-old mummies to Bolivia

The three mummies were officially restituted to the Bolivian Minister of Culture and Decolonisation Sabina Orellana Cruz during a ceremony at the Geneva Ethnographic Museum (MEG).

21/11/2023

Travel News

Greece wildfires: Tourists forced to flee in swimsuits

It is not safe to travel to some areas of Greece as climate change-related wildfires devastate tourist regions.

25/07/2023

New Zealand

Germany returns the remains of 95 Indigenous people to New Zealand

The initiative is part of Germany's plan to return Indigenous artefacts looted or improperly acquired during colonial times to their homelands.

14/06/2023

Europe News

What will happen to Turkey's EU migrant deal if the opposition wins?

The influx of migrants and refugees in the last decade had a big impact on relations between Turkey and the European Union.

30/03/2023

Culture news

US authorities return stolen ancient sarcophagus to Egypt

As Egyptian authorities continue increasing their efforts to reclaim stolen artefacts and bring them back to the country, US authorities have returned a looted ancient sarcophagus to Cairo

06/01/2023

United Kingdom

Egyptians call on British Museum to return Rosetta stone

The debate over who owns ancient artifacts has been an increasing challenge to museums across Europe and America, and the spotlight has fallen on the most visited piece in the British Museum, the Rosetta stone.

30/11/2022

Denmark

Danish woman jailed for travelling to Syria to support IS

The suspect was repatriated from the Kurdish-controlled Roj camp in October 2021.

18/11/2022

Netherlands

Netherlands to repatriate 40 women and children from IS camps in Syria

It will be the largest repatriation operation the country has ever carried out.

01/11/2022

Culture news

The Rosetta Stone: 200 years on and calls for repatriation continue

In 1822, one of the world's longest-standing mysteries was finally solved - scholars had deciphered the Rosetta Stone. But nearly 200 years, pressure for the stone to be repatriated is mounting

28/09/2022

France

France told to reconsider over repatriation of suspected IS women

The European Court of Human Rights said France had violated two women's rights as they were French nationals.

15/09/2022

Culture news

How did the FBI find out where a 2,000 year old artwork was from?

The mosaic had been in storage in Los Angeles since the 1980s, but now it's back in the hands of the Italian government.

07/09/2022

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

Paintings return home to Zimbabwe after 70 years forgotten in London

"The Stars are Bright" exhibition is now showing in Zimbabwe for the first time since the collection left the country more than 70 years ago. But where were the paintings discovered?

10/08/2022