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An international organisation dedicated to retrieving priceless treasures looted during the British invasion of Ethiopia in 1867-8. |
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Petition sent to Westminster Abbey
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:14:00 -0700
Petition 17 July 2007PETITION IN SUPPORT OF THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE RETURN OF ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 'TABOT' - HOLY ALTAR SLAB, ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMING ETHIOPIAN MILLENNIUM...
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Appeal sent to 10 Downing Street
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:35:00 -0700
Letter 17 June 07Letter sent to British Prime Minister Tony Blair by Gabriel Berhanu Kassayie and friends from Year 5, Rosary RC Primary School...
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Joy as stolen objects are returned to Africa
Thu, 5 May 2005 15:14:00 -0700
Socialist Worker 05 May 05The return to Ethiopia of historic objects stolen by fascist Italy reminds us of the imperialist crimes that scar Africa's past, writes John McLuckie...
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University criticised for keeping looted manuscripts
Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:04:00 -0800
The Scotsman 01 March 05A DECISION by the University of Edinburgh court not to return looted manuscripts to Ethiopia was yesterday condemned as a "retrograde step" by a lobby group....
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University refuses to return Ethiopian artefacts
Tue, 1 Mar 2005 09:52:00 -0800
The Herald 01 March 05CAMPAIGNERS fighting for the repatriation of scores of treasures looted by British soldiers from Ethiopia more than a century ago have been dealt a blow by academics in Scotland....
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University of Edinburgh announces decision on AFROMET request
Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:12:00 -0800
University of Edinburgh press release 28 February 05 The University of Edinburgh Court, the governing body of the University, today announced that after careful consideration, it is at this time unable to meet the request made by the organisation AFROMET...
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British Plunder Returned to Ethiopia
Thu, 10 Feb 2005 08:25:00 -0800
AP 10 February 05Two sacred paintings have been returned to Ethiopia 137 years after they were ripped out of a holy book by invading British troops....
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AFROMET motion launched in UK Parliament
Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:17:00 -0800
AFROMET press release 21 January 05AFROMET has taken its campaign to the UK Parliament's House of Commons. AFROMET supporter and British Member of Parliament Derek Wyatt has put down a motion calling on the British Museum to return a number...
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AFROMET sets out Edinburgh case
Mon, 29 Nov 2004 10:10:00 -0800
AFROMET press release 29 November 04AFROMET today set out its case for the return of five sacred Ethiopian manuscripts currently kept in the library of Edinburgh University, Scotland. The campaign group sent its statement to the first meeting of a...
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Italy Prepares to Return Prized Ethiopian Obelisk
Sat, 6 Nov 2004 09:53:00 -0800
Reuters 06 November 04Italy finally looks set to heal a feud with Ethiopia by returning one of its most cherished relics, the obelisk of Axum, taken by fascist invaders almost 70 years ago....
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