Culture news Italy returns ancient Iraqi artefacts seized from illegal traffickers The ancient artefacts, which include four terracotta cones and a cuneiform tablet, were presented at a ceremony in Rome attended by police officials and Iraq’s ambassador to Italy. 31/01/2025
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