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news & events latest headlines Abbey urged to return sacred relic to Ethiopia The Observer 26 September 10 Westminster Abbey has been accused of sacrilege over its refusal to return a "looted" sacred object to the Ethiopian Orthodox church. Ethiopia demands stolen crown back The Independent on Sunday 23 November 08 Ethiopia is demanding that Britain's museums return some of its most significant religious treasures. President Girma Wolde-Giorgis has personally intervened in a dispute to get the artefacts, including the Ethiopian royal crown, returned home 140 years after they were "looted" by marauding British troops. Petition sent to Westminster Abbey Petition 17 July 07 PETITION IN SUPPORT OF THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE RETURN OF ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 'TABOT' - HOLY ALTAR SLAB, ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMING ETHIOPIAN MILLENNIUM Appeal sent to 10 Downing Street Letter 17 June 07 Letter sent to British Prime Minister Tony Blair by Gabriel Berhanu Kassayie and friends from Year 5, Rosary RC Primary School Trinity asked to give back Ethiopian 'booty' The Sunday Times 08 April 07 TWO leading academics have said Trinity College Dublin should consider returning historic manuscripts looted from Ethiopia by the British Army in the 19th century. Joy as stolen objects are returned to Africa Socialist Worker 05 May 05 The 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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