Author: Culture Crime News

War, Looting and Repatriation 

Painting stolen by Nazis from Ukraine during WW2 to be returned from U.S.

February 24, 2020March 5, 2020 Culture Crime News

(Ukraine; United States of America) UNIAN, 20th Feb 2020.

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War, Looting and Repatriation 

Peru recovers priceless Inca manuscript stolen during occupation

February 24, 2020March 26, 2020 Culture Crime News

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Crime & Theft 

Replicating Nepal’s stolen gods

February 24, 2020March 26, 2020 Culture Crime News

(Nepal) Nepali Times, 21st Feb 2020.

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War, Looting and Repatriation 

‘Bringing a chief home’: Tribe celebrates return of headdress, hopes for more repatriation victories

February 10, 2020February 13, 2020 Culture Crime News

(Canada; United States of America) Casper Star Tribune, 6th Feb 2020.

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War, Looting and Repatriation 

Why France is dragging its feet to repatriate looted African artworks

February 10, 2020February 13, 2020 Culture Crime News

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Crime & Theft 

Bungled Fontainebleau theft shines a spotlight on organised crime in the art world

February 10, 2020February 13, 2020 Culture Crime News

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War, Looting and Repatriation 

Looted ancient temple sculpture—seized by UK police—will go home to Afghanistan

February 10, 2020February 27, 2020 Culture Crime News

(Afghanistan; United Kingdom) The Art Newspaper, 5th Feb 2020.

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News War, Looting and Repatriation 

Germany Is Returning Artifacts Stolen From a Namibian Freedom Fighter During Its Colonial Rule

February 20, 2019February 3, 2020 Culture Crime News

(Namibia; Germany)

ArtNet News, 15th Feb 2019.

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Featured War, Looting and Repatriation 

Germany still has a problematic approach towards Nazi-era art restitution

February 20, 2019February 3, 2020 Culture Crime News

(Germany)

The Globe and Mail, 15th Feb 2019.

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Archaeology, Artifacts & Antiquities War, Looting and Repatriation 

Many calls but little action to stop cultural destruction in Yemen

February 20, 2019February 3, 2020 Culture Crime News

(Yemen)

Al Monitor, 15th Feb 2019.

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