colonialism
Historical figures reassessed around globe after Floyd death
World
June 12, 2020
Historical figures reassessed around globe after Floyd death
The rapidly unfolding movement to pull down Confederate monuments around the US in the wake of George Floyd’s death at…
Century ago and today, Baghdad street a front line in revolt
Middle East
November 27, 2019
Century ago and today, Baghdad street a front line in revolt
BAGHDAD (AP) — When discontented Iraqis sought independence from British occupation in 1920, Baghdad’s most prestigious new boulevard, Rasheed Street,…
Hong Kong’s expat police become focus of protester rage
World
July 17, 2019
Hong Kong’s expat police become focus of protester rage
A peculiar legacy of Hong Kong’s colonial past has emerged as a focal point of rage for anti-government protesters: a…
Zimbabwe to pay partial compensation to white ex-farmers
World
April 8, 2019
Zimbabwe to pay partial compensation to white ex-farmers
Zimbabwe next month will start paying partial compensation to white commercial farmers whose properties were seized nearly 20 years ago…
Mexico’s president calls for an apology from Spain for historic wrongs
World
March 29, 2019
Mexico’s president calls for an apology from Spain for historic wrongs
(CNN)–Mexico’s president wants an apology for violations committed by Spanish conquistadors in the region, 500 years ago. “I have sent…
US returns bells looted after Philippine wartime massacre
World
December 11, 2018
US returns bells looted after Philippine wartime massacre
MANILA (Reuters) – Church bells taken as war trophies by US forces more than a century ago arrived in…
Map shows Halayeb and Shalateen under Egyptian sovereignty
Egypt
January 17, 2018
Map shows Halayeb and Shalateen under Egyptian sovereignty
Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper publishes the African continent’s map showing the political borders of African countries during the colonial era in…
Israel to approve hundreds of new settler homes in West Bank
Middle East
January 10, 2018
Israel to approve hundreds of new settler homes in West Bank
Israel will approve construction of hundreds of new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman…
London mayor calls for UK apology over colonial-era massacre in India
World
December 6, 2017
London mayor calls for UK apology over colonial-era massacre in India
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan called on the British government on Wednesday to make a formal apology for the 1919…
Archaeologists outraged by ‘derogatory’ statue at College de France
Archaeology
January 10, 2013
Archaeologists outraged by ‘derogatory’ statue at College de France
Archaeologists issued a statement slamming a statue in the courtyard of the College de France showing the French Egyptologist Jean…