colonialism

Historical figures reassessed around globe after Floyd death
World

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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