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As the war in Ukraine continues, Russian invaders have taken to stealing important cultural property from Ukrainian museums. Among the losses are Christian icons, fourth-century Sycithian gold, 300-year old silver coins, special medals, and more. One less discussed but immensely damaging feature of war is the attack on...
Strapped for funds under the weight of U.S. sanctions, lawmakers in Iran are pondering a new bill which proposed treating the country’s rich material heritage as a potential cash cow, but experts warned this would make Iran a hub for the illegal antiquities trade across the Middle East and Central Asia.https://www.occr...
Inside the multimillion-dollar illegal trade in artefacts from the Middle East.https://www.thenationalnews.com/weekend/2022/05/20/inside-the-multimillion-dollar-illegal-trade-of-artefacts-from-the-middle/
As war rages around the country, cultural centers and arthouses are scrambling to save priceless objects from destruction and would-be looters.https://www.occrp.org/en/feature/the-battle-for-ukrainian-culture?
En este texto, Daniel Salinas Córdova aborda el grave problema de la compraventa ilícita de bienes arqueológicos en redes sociales, particularmente en Facebook.https://estepais.com/cultura/trafico-antiguedades-redes-sociales/
A new TTP report released this month, Facebook Profits from White Supremacist Groups, says the company is “failing to remove white supremacist groups and is often profiting from searches for them on its platform,” exposing how it “fosters and benefits from domestic extremism.” To hear more about the findings in the rep...
Antiquity trafficking is big business – a booming global trade that continues to devastate the cultural heritage of countries around the world. From Ancient Egyptian Coffins trafficked to the Met Museum in New York to ISIS and other terrorist groups openly hawking stolen goods on Facebook, the black market is as varied as it is large.
After last year’s Taliban takeover, major concerns have been raised regarding looted antiquities appearing on the market.https://observer.com/2022/02/afghanistan-antiquities-will-face-u-s-import-restrictions-through-2026/
Under the new rules, US customs agents may return seized artifacts to the Taliban—a group with a history of destroying Afghan artifacts.https://news.artnet.com/art-world/us-banned-import-afghan-antiquities-2076352