Government and Church Sign Agreement for Reparations - Madrid

Government and Church Sign Agreement for Reparations - Madrid

The President of the Spanish Episcopal Confederation, Luis Argüello (left), and the President of the Spanish Conference of Religious, Jesús Díaz Sariego (right), give a press conference after signing the agreement, at the Parcent Palace, January 8, 2026, in Madrid (Spain). The Government, the Spanish Episcopal Conference and the Spanish Conference of Religious have signed an agreement for the creation of a new channel through the Ombudsman for the reparation of victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church for whom the judicial channel is no longer possible. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Government and Church Sign Agreement for Reparations - Madrid

Government and Church Sign Agreement for Reparations - Madrid

The president of the Spanish Episcopal Confederation, Luis Argüello, gives a press conference after the signing of the agreement, at the Parcent Palace, January 8, 2026, in Madrid (Spain). The Government, the Spanish Episcopal Conference and the Spanish Conference of Religious have signed an agreement for the creation of a new channel through the Ombudsman for the reparation of victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church for whom the judicial channel is no longer possible. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Government and Church Sign Agreement for Reparations - Madrid

Government and Church Sign Agreement for Reparations - Madrid

The President of the Spanish Episcopal Confederation, Luis Argüello (left), and the President of the Spanish Conference of Religious, Jesús Díaz Sariego (right), give a press conference after signing the agreement, at the Parcent Palace, January 8, 2026, in Madrid (Spain). The Government, the Spanish Episcopal Conference and the Spanish Conference of Religious have signed an agreement for the creation of a new channel through the Ombudsman for the reparation of victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church for whom the judicial channel is no longer possible. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Government and Church Sign Agreement for Reparations - Madrid

Government and Church Sign Agreement for Reparations - Madrid

The president of the Spanish Episcopal Confederation, Luis Argüello, gives a press conference after the signing of the agreement, at the Parcent Palace, January 8, 2026, in Madrid (Spain). The Government, the Spanish Episcopal Conference and the Spanish Conference of Religious have signed an agreement for the creation of a new channel through the Ombudsman for the reparation of victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church for whom the judicial channel is no longer possible. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Government and Church Sign Agreement for Reparations - Madrid

Government and Church Sign Agreement for Reparations - Madrid

The president of the Spanish Episcopal Confederation, Luis Argüello, gives a press conference after the signing of the agreement, at the Parcent Palace, January 8, 2026, in Madrid (Spain). The Government, the Spanish Episcopal Conference and the Spanish Conference of Religious have signed an agreement for the creation of a new channel through the Ombudsman for the reparation of victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church for whom the judicial channel is no longer possible. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Government and Church Sign Agreement for Reparations - Madrid

Government and Church Sign Agreement for Reparations - Madrid

The president of the Spanish Episcopal Confederation, Luis Argüello, gives a press conference after the signing of the agreement, at the Parcent Palace, January 8, 2026, in Madrid (Spain). The Government, the Spanish Episcopal Conference and the Spanish Conference of Religious have signed an agreement for the creation of a new channel through the Ombudsman for the reparation of victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church for whom the judicial channel is no longer possible. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Government and Church Sign Agreement for Reparations - Madrid

Government and Church Sign Agreement for Reparations - Madrid

The president of the Spanish Episcopal Confederation, Luis Argüello, gives a press conference after the signing of the agreement, at the Parcent Palace, January 8, 2026, in Madrid (Spain). The Government, the Spanish Episcopal Conference and the Spanish Conference of Religious have signed an agreement for the creation of a new channel through the Ombudsman for the reparation of victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church for whom the judicial channel is no longer possible. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Moulin Rouge cabaret in reparations works in Paris

Moulin Rouge cabaret in reparations works in Paris

This photograph shows the Moulin Rouge cabaret during reparations works in Paris on June 25, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

Moulin Rouge cabaret in reparations works in Paris FA

Moulin Rouge cabaret in reparations works in Paris FA

This photograph shows the Moulin Rouge cabaret during reparations works in Paris on June 25, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

Moulin Rouge cabaret in reparations works in Paris FA

Moulin Rouge cabaret in reparations works in Paris FA

This photograph shows the Moulin Rouge cabaret during reparations works in Paris on June 25, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

Moulin Rouge cabaret in reparations works in Paris FA

Moulin Rouge cabaret in reparations works in Paris FA

This photograph shows the Moulin Rouge cabaret during reparations works in Paris on June 25, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

Moulin Rouge cabaret in reparations works in Paris FA

Moulin Rouge cabaret in reparations works in Paris FA

This photograph shows the Moulin Rouge cabaret during reparations works in Paris on June 25, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

Moulin Rouge cabaret in reparations works in Paris FA

Moulin Rouge cabaret in reparations works in Paris FA

This photograph shows the Moulin Rouge cabaret during reparations works in Paris on June 25, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

Moulin Rouge cabaret in reparations works in Paris FA

Moulin Rouge cabaret in reparations works in Paris FA

This photograph shows the Moulin Rouge cabaret during reparations works in Paris on June 25, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 19, 2024 - UNFPA Representative in Ukraine Massimo Diana delivers a speech during a news conference on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials and international partners have presented the first results of the pilot project on urgent interim reparations for victims of sexual violence in wartime and the draft law on the State Register of Survivors. They have also reported on the work of Survivor Relief Centres.

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 19, 2024 - Ukrainian Government Commissioner for Gender Policy Kateryna Levchenko attends a news conference on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials and international partners have presented the first results of the pilot project on urgent interim reparations for victims of sexual violence in wartime and the draft law on the State Register of Survivors. They have also reported on the work of Survivor Relief Centres.

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 19, 2024 - A woman takes a picture during a news conference on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials and international partners have presented the first results of the pilot project on urgent interim reparations for victims of sexual violence in wartime and the draft law on the State Register of Survivors. They have also reported on the work of Survivor Relief Centres.

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 19, 2024 - Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine Oksana Zholnovych attends a news conference on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials and international partners have presented the first results of the pilot project on urgent interim reparations for victims of sexual violence in wartime and the draft law on the State Register of Survivors. They have also reported on the work of Survivor Relief Centres.

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 19, 2024 - Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna attends a news conference on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials and international partners have presented the first results of the pilot project on urgent interim reparations for victims of sexual violence in wartime and the draft law on the State Register of Survivors. They have also reported on the work of Survivor Relief Centres.

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 19, 2024 - UNFPA Representative in Ukraine Massimo Diana delivers a speech during a news conference on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials and international partners have presented the first results of the pilot project on urgent interim reparations for victims of sexual violence in wartime and the draft law on the State Register of Survivors. They have also reported on the work of Survivor Relief Centres.

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 19, 2024 - Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna attends a news conference on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials and international partners have presented the first results of the pilot project on urgent interim reparations for victims of sexual violence in wartime and the draft law on the State Register of Survivors. They have also reported on the work of Survivor Relief Centres.

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 19, 2024 - Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktoriia Litvinova speaks during a news conference on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials and international partners have presented the first results of the pilot project on urgent interim reparations for victims of sexual violence in wartime and the draft law on the State Register of Survivors. They have also reported on the work of Survivor Relief Centres.

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 19, 2024 - Women take pictures during a news conference on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials and international partners have presented the first results of the pilot project on urgent interim reparations for victims of sexual violence in wartime and the draft law on the State Register of Survivors. They have also reported on the work of Survivor Relief Centres.

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 19, 2024 - A banner is pictured during a news conference on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials and international partners have presented the first results of the pilot project on urgent interim reparations for victims of sexual violence in wartime and the draft law on the State Register of Survivors. They have also reported on the work of Survivor Relief Centres.

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 19, 2024 - Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna attends a news conference on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials and international partners have presented the first results of the pilot project on urgent interim reparations for victims of sexual violence in wartime and the draft law on the State Register of Survivors. They have also reported on the work of Survivor Relief Centres.

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 19, 2024 - Ukrainian Government Commissioner for Gender Policy Kateryna Levchenko attends a news conference on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials and international partners have presented the first results of the pilot project on urgent interim reparations for victims of sexual violence in wartime and the draft law on the State Register of Survivors. They have also reported on the work of Survivor Relief Centres.

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

News conference on response to sexual violence during war in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 19, 2024 - Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine Oksana Zholnovych attends a news conference on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials and international partners have presented the first results of the pilot project on urgent interim reparations for victims of sexual violence in wartime and the draft law on the State Register of Survivors. They have also reported on the work of Survivor Relief Centres.

Ghanaian president urges reparations for Africa over slave trade

STORY: Ghanaian president urges reparations for Africa over slave trade SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:43 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various shots of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, President of Ghana 3. Various shots of the participants 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English) NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, President of Ghana 5. Various shots of the event STORYLINE: Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday called for reparations for Africa over the effects of the trans-Atlantic slave trade on the continent. Akufo-Addo made the appeal at the opening of the Accra Reparations Conference in the Ghanaian capital of Accra, describing these reparations as long overdue. The Ghanaian president said the reparations must go along with the restitution of African cultural properties stolen from the continent. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, President of Ghana "The effects of the slave trade have been

GHANA-ACCRA-PRESIDENT-SLAVE TRADE-REPARATION

GHANA-ACCRA-PRESIDENT-SLAVE TRADE-REPARATION

(231115) -- ACCRA, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivers a speech at the opening of the Accra Reparations Conference in the Ghanaian capital of Accra, Nov.14, 2023. Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday called for reparations for Africa over the effects of the trans-Atlantic slave trade on the continent. TO GO WITH "Ghanaian president urges reparations for Africa over slave trade" (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-GENERAL DEBATE

UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-GENERAL DEBATE

(230920) -- UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivers a speech at the General Debate of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 20, 2023. Reparations must be paid for the slave trade to address the historical injustices that have shaped the world structure, Akufo-Addo said on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-GENERAL DEBATE

UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-GENERAL DEBATE

(230920) -- UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (at the podium and on the screens) delivers a speech at the General Debate of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 20, 2023. Reparations must be paid for the slave trade to address the historical injustices that have shaped the world structure, Akufo-Addo said on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Zimbabwean anti-sanctions group seeks reparations from U.S.

STORY: Zimbabwean anti-sanctions group seeks reparations from U.S. DATELINE: May 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of sanctions lobby group members arriving at the High Court 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SALLY NGONI, Spokesperson, Broad Alliance Against Sanctions (BAAS) 3. various of lobby group after filing their application 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SALLY NGONI, Spokesperson, Broad Alliance Against Sanctions (BAAS) 5. various of people walking outside the High Court STORYLINE: Zimbabwe's anti-sanctions lobby group, Broad Alliance Against Sanctions (BAAS), filed a court application at the High Court in Harare on Monday, seeking reparations from the United States for imposing sanctions on Zimbabwe more than two decades ago. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SALLY NGONI, Spokesperson, Broad Alliance Against Sanctions (BAAS) "We are also filing for reparations for the losses that the country has experienced for the past 23 years that we have been under these illegal sancti

ZIMBABWE-HARARE-ANTI-SANCTIONS GROUP-U.S.-REPARATIONS

ZIMBABWE-HARARE-ANTI-SANCTIONS GROUP-U.S.-REPARATIONS

(230529) -- HARARE, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Broad Alliance Against Sanctions (BAAS), Zimbabwe's anti-sanctions lobby group, and their legal team arrive at the High Court to file a court application seeking reparations from the United States for imposing sanctions on Zimbabwe, in Harare, Zimbabwe, May 29, 2023. The BAAS, Zimbabwe's anti-sanctions lobby group, on Monday, filed a court application at the High Court in the national capital of Harare, seeking reparations from the United States for imposing sanctions on Zimbabwe more than two decades ago. TO GO WITH "Zimbabwean anti-sanctions group seeks reparations from U.S." (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)

China on ship seizure

China on ship seizure

BEIJING, China - Qin Gang, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, holds a press conference in Beijing on April 21, 2014. Qin said the country's recent seizure of a vessel owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. has nothing to do with issues related to war reparations between the two countries.

China on ship seizure

China on ship seizure

BEIJING, China - Qin Gang, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, holds a press conference in Beijing on April 21, 2014. Qin said the country's recent seizure of a vessel owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. has nothing to do with issues related to war reparations between the two countries.

Top court denies right of Chinese individuals to seek war reparation

Top court denies right of Chinese individuals to seek war reparation

TOKYO, Japan - Two former Chinese laborers and relatives of three deceased workers walk to the Supreme Court with their supporters on April 27 to hear a court ruling on their damages suit. The top court later ruled that Chinese individuals have no right to demand war reparations from Japan under postwar agreements in its first ruling on the controversial issue.

Top court denies Chinese individuals' right to seek war reparation

Top court denies Chinese individuals' right to seek war reparation

TOKYO, Japan - One of plaintiffs speak in tears at a press conference after Japan's Supreme Court ruled that Chinese individuals have no right to demand war reparations from Japan under postwar agreements in its first ruling on the controversial issue on April 27. The decision will effectively conclude many other ongoing wartime compensation suits, filed mainly by Chinese and South Koreans, which will look to the top court's decision for guidance.

Top court denies right of Chinese individuals to seek war reparation

Top court denies right of Chinese individuals to seek war reparation

TOKYO, Japan - Two former Chinese laborers and relatives of three deceased workers walk to the Supreme Court with their supporters on April 27 to hear a court ruling on their damages suit. The top court later ruled that Chinese individuals have no right to demand war reparations from Japan under postwar agreements in its first ruling on the controversial issue.

Chinese forced workers call for rights before top court ruling

Chinese forced workers call for rights before top court ruling

TOKYO, Japan - Shao Yicheng (R), 81, a former forced laborer from China, and other Chinese plaintiffs speak at a news conference in Tokyo on April 25, calling for a ''fair'' judgment two days before the Supreme Court rules on whether Chinese individuals, including people who were forced to undertake forced labor in Japan during World War II, have the right to demand war reparations from Japan. The court will make a judgment on April 27 on whether China has given up individuals' rights to seek reparation under postwar agreements such as the 1972 Japan-China Joint Communique in which the Chinese government abandoned its right to do so.

S. Korea releases 1965 Japan-S. Korea pact archives

S. Korea releases 1965 Japan-S. Korea pact archives

SEOUL, South Korea - In a file photo taken in November 1962, then Japanese Foreign Minister Masayoshi Ohira (R) and Kim Jong Pil (C), who was the chief of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, at in talks at the Japanese Foreign Ministry. The South Korean government released on Aug. 26 diplomatic documents detailing behind-the-scenes negotiations between Japan and South Korea over reparations for Korean victims during Japan's colonial rule and other issues prior to the normalization of bilateral ties in 1965.

Polish, German FMs discuss WWII reparations

STORY: Polish, German FMs discuss WWII reparations DATELINE: Oct. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:11 LOCATION: Warsaw CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of two foreign ministers 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Polish): ZBIGNIEW RAU, Polish Foreign Minister 3. various of the ministers during the press 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Polish): ZBIGNIEW RAU, Polish Foreign Minister 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Polish): ZBIGNIEW RAU, Polish Foreign Minister 6. various of the press 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (German): ANNALENA BAERBOCK, German Foreign Minister STORYLINE: Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said on Tuesday that the reparations for World War II Germany owes to Poland "limit and hinder the possibilities for further development and deepening of Polish-German relations." At a joint press conference with his visiting German counterpart Annalena Baerbock, Rau said that they had discussed the issue of Germany's reparations for the destruction and crimes of World War II. SOUNDBITE 1 (Polish): ZBIGNIEW RAU, Polish Foreign Minister "Polish society is still traumati

Emperor, empress booed by demonstrators in The Hague

Emperor, empress booed by demonstrators in The Hague

THE HAGUE, the Netherlands - Placard-carrying demonstrators demanding war reparations boo Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko as they arrive by limousine May 24 at the Binnenhof, the seat of the Dutch government. The emperor's Dutch visit marks the first trip to the Netherlands by a Japanese monarch in 29 years. In 1971, Emperor Akihito's father, the late Emperor Hirohito, received a harsh welcome during his visit to the country.

S. Korea releases 1965 Japan-S. Korea pact archives

S. Korea releases 1965 Japan-S. Korea pact archives

SEOUL, South Korea - In a file photo taken in November 1962, then Japanese Foreign Minister Masayoshi Ohira (R) and Kim Jong Pil (C), who was the chief of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, at in talks at the Japanese Foreign Ministry. The South Korean government released on Aug. 26 diplomatic documents detailing behind-the-scenes negotiations between Japan and South Korea over reparations for Korean victims during Japan's colonial rule and other issues prior to the normalization of bilateral ties in 1965. (Kyodo)

Top court denies Chinese individuals' right to seek war reparati

Top court denies Chinese individuals' right to seek war reparati

TOKYO, Japan - One of plaintiffs speak in tears at a press conference after Japan's Supreme Court ruled that Chinese individuals have no right to demand war reparations from Japan under postwar agreements in its first ruling on the controversial issue on April 27. The decision will effectively conclude many other ongoing wartime compensation suits, filed mainly by Chinese and South Koreans, which will look to the top court's decision for guidance. (Kyodo)

Top court denies right of Chinese individuals to seek war repara

Top court denies right of Chinese individuals to seek war repara

TOKYO, Japan - Two former Chinese laborers and relatives of three deceased workers walk to the Supreme Court with their supporters on April 27 to hear a court ruling on their damages suit. The top court later ruled that Chinese individuals have no right to demand war reparations from Japan under postwar agreements in its first ruling on the controversial issue. (Kyodo)

Top court denies right of Chinese individuals to seek war repara

Top court denies right of Chinese individuals to seek war repara

TOKYO, Japan - Two former Chinese laborers and relatives of three deceased workers walk to the Supreme Court with their supporters on April 27 to hear a court ruling on their damages suit. The top court later ruled that Chinese individuals have no right to demand war reparations from Japan under postwar agreements in its first ruling on the controversial issue. (Kyodo)

Chinese forced workers call for rights before top court ruling

Chinese forced workers call for rights before top court ruling

TOKYO, Japan - Shao Yicheng (R), 81, a former forced laborer from China, and other Chinese plaintiffs speak at a news conference in Tokyo on April 25, calling for a ''fair'' judgment two days before the Supreme Court rules on whether Chinese individuals, including people who were forced to undertake forced labor in Japan during World War II, have the right to demand war reparations from Japan. The court will make a judgment on April 27 on whether China has given up individuals' rights to seek reparation under postwar agreements such as the 1972 Japan-China Joint Communique in which the Chinese government abandoned its right to do so. (Kyodo)

Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord, Jiriho z Podebrad square, Prague, reconstruction, reparation

Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord, Jiriho z Podebrad square, Prague, reconstruction, reparation

The facade of the modernist church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord in Prague, designed by famous Slovenian architect J. Plecnik is being reconstructed. The reparations are divided in six stages and should be finished in 2022. Whole costs for the reconstruction should be around 15 million crowns. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Zahorsky)

Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord, Jiriho z Podebrad square, Prague, reconstruction, reparation

Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord, Jiriho z Podebrad square, Prague, reconstruction, reparation

The facade of the modernist church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord in Prague, designed by famous Slovenian architect J. Plecnik is being reconstructed. The reparations are divided in six stages and should be finished in 2022. Whole costs for the reconstruction should be around 15 million crowns. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Zahorsky)

Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord, Jiriho z Podebrad square, Prague, reconstruction, reparation

Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord, Jiriho z Podebrad square, Prague, reconstruction, reparation

The facade of the modernist church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord in Prague, designed by famous Slovenian architect J. Plecnik is being reconstructed. The Reparations are divided in six stages and should be finished in 2022. Whole costs for the reconstruction should be around 15 million crowns. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Zahorsky)