Cultural Restitution
June 5, 2024
ALGERIA
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ALGERIA
Updated June 2024
Below is a schedule of successful restitutions made to Algeria, together
with other restitution news. Entries are updated regularly
June 2024
Algeria has requested the return from France of objects that belonged to Emir Abdelkader, the 19th century resistance fighter defeated in 1847.
June 2024
Algeria has submitted a list of historical artefacts currently held in France seeking their restitution
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Explaining why a looted artefact should be returned to its country or community of origin can sometimes be straightforward. But explaining how is altogether different
A unique shell necklace believed to originate from the Bass Strait islands has been returned by The Hunterian collection to representatives from the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre (TAC) who travelled to Glasgow to carry it home
Laying Ancestors to Rest pulls no punches. The recommendations made in a new policy brief published by the All Party-Parliamentary Group on Afrikan-Reparations (APPG-AR) include making the sale of human remains illegal and putting an end to the public display of ancestral remains