Tag: looted
Many yearn for the dictator back in Romania, even though he killed tens of thousands and looted the country | Foreign countries
To the day, 35 years ago, Finns also watched the escape of the Ceaușescu couple during the Romanian revolution on their televisions. Now some Romanians miss them back. BUCHAREST Sixty…
in Kumasi, the moving return of sacred Ashanti objects looted 150 years ago
In Ghana, 32 sacred Ashanti objects that were looted by British settlers in 1874 have been temporarily returned by museums in the United Kingdom. Their presentation at the Manhyia Palace…
Student looted party box – gets probation
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen A student has been sentenced in the district court for theft from a party fund. Archive image. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT A high school student in…
Prison for men who looted shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea – the Court of Appeal toughens the sentence
The district court sentenced three of the men to grave antiquities crime and one to aiding and abetting antiquities crime, to community service and a fine. The verdict was appealed…
They looted the Apple store in the USA! Looting moments on camera
Stores were looted in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, yesterday around 20:00 local time. A group of at least 100 people on bicycles and wearing masks raided the Apple…
Tracking down works looted from Jews by the Nazis
In France, during the Second World War, approximately 100,000 works of art were looted from Jews by the Nazis. Paintings, sculptures, works of art, sometimes musical instruments… stolen, looted, and…
Ghana: a summit to reflect on the restitution of cultural property looted from former colonies
From August 22 to 24, 2023 in Accra, the Open Society Foundation is organizing a major summit to reflect on the restitution of cultural property looted from former colonies. “The…
“Stolen Memory”: in France, an exhibition presents objects looted from deportees of the Second World War
Since July 13, the city of Compiègne, France, hosts the “Stolen Memory” exhibition until the end of August. The exhibition presents objects looted from the victims of Nazi barbarism, sometimes…
Odessa Cathedral damaged, museums looted… Ukrainian heritage victim of the Russian invasion
In war, the culture and history of a people are also strategic targets. Sunday, July 23, Odessa, this port town planted on the shores of the Black Sea, woke up…
Holland begins to return valuables looted during the colonial period
Indonesia and Sri Lanka recover valuables seized by Dutch soldiers. The so-called Lombok treasure will be among the first to be returned to Indonesia. Europe’s former colonial masters are going…