Appeal sent to 10 Downing Street
Just came across this:
Letter 16 August 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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Petition sent to Westminster Abbey
Sam sent us a link to this:
Petition 16 August 07PETITION 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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University criticised for keeping looted manuscripts
This is interesting:
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
Thanks David, for pointing out:
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
Interesting:
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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AFROMET sets out Edinburgh case
Found this:
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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British Museum eases grip on religious treasures
Kent emailed us this:
The Independent/The NZ Herald 20 October 04On a shelf in a locked basement room underneath the British Museum are kept 11 wooden tablets which are covered in purple velvet. No member of the museum staff - including director Neil MacGregor…
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Blair urged to return treasures
Tristan sent us a link to this:
BBC 07 October 04Ethiopian campaigners have asked UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to return hundreds of rare manuscripts and religious artefacts. The treasures were looted from the palace of an Ethiopian emperor, after his defeat by a British force in…
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Politicians back AFROMET’s Edinburgh appeal
Johnny sent us a link to this:
AFROMET press release 30 June 04Two of Ethiopias most senior politicians today threw their weight behind a campaign to persuade Edinburgh University to return five stolen sacred manuscripts. Teshome Toga, Ethiopian Minister of Youth Sports and Culture, and Dawit Yohannes,…
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Edinburgh appeal suffers set back
Just came across this:
The Herald 30 March 04 A CAMPAIGN for the return of scores of treasures looted by British soldiers from Ethiopia more than a century ago has been dealt a blow by Edinburgh University. The Association for the Return of the…
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