Response by Antiquities Coalition Chair Deborah Lehr on ISIS’ Destruction of the Ancient City of Nimrud Press Release - Antiquities Coalition 6 March 2015
Partnership Established Between The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and The International Coalition to Protect Egyptian Antiquities Press Release - Antiquities Coalition 9 March 2014
Response by Antiquities Coalition Chair Deborah Lehr On ISIS's Destruction of the Ancient City of Nimrud Press Release - Antiquities Coalition 19 March 2015
Egypt Organizes an International Conference to Combat the Looting of Culture Heritage in the Arab World Press Release - Arab Republic of Egypt 29 April [...]
Ten Middle East And North African Countries Announce Cairo Declaration, Take Steps To Prevent The War Crime Of Looting And The Destruction Of Heritage: Joint [...]
Introducing the Antiquities Coalition’s New Video Series, “Culture Under Threat: Terrorism and Profiteering” Antiquities Coalition Blog 23 June 2015
June 23, 2015 The world will not look away. Ten nations from across the Middle East and North Africa recently pledged a coordinated response to stem terrorist [...]
Digital Monuments Men wage online war against Islamic State looting Ben Farmer The Telegraph 6 June 2015
UN unable to stop IS relic-smuggling from Iraq and Syria James Reinl Middle East Eye 4 June 2015
Heritage in Crisis discussed on The Jim Bohannon Show The Jim Bohannon Show 22 May 2015 Antiquities segment starts at 40:25 On [...]
Ancient City of Palmyra Falls to IS Militants Associated Press 21 May 2015
Ancient City of Palmyra Falls to IS Militants Associated Press 21 May 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a64zwyJkuGA#t=16
Culture Under Threat Conference in Cairo: Red Arch Raises Important Questions Posed by U.S. Imports of Art, Collectors' Pieces, and Antiques Rick St. Hilaire Red [...]
Islamic State threatens ancient Syrian site with destruction Gregg Zoroya, Rasha Faek and Riham Kusa USA TODAY 21 May 2015
Deborah M. Lehr Interview on with Osama Kamal Cairo 360 31 August 2013
Deborah Lehr, Chairman of The Antiquities Coalition, interviews with Amr Adib Amr Adib Alqahera Alyoum Show 22 September 2014
Criminal Justice Matters Stealing the Past: Terrorists and the Black Market for Antiquities CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 4 March 2015
Egypt Organizes an International Conference to Combat the Looting of Culture Heritage in the Arab World Reuters Arabic 5 February 2015
The Arab Republic of Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities Organizes an International Conference Next May to Face the Attempts of Tempering with Cultural Heritage (English Translation) SCA [...]
TEN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRIES ANNOUNCE CAIRO DECLARATION, TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT THE WAR CRIME OF LOOTING AND THE DESTRUCTION OF HERITAGE [...]
The Cairo Declaration Released in Cairo, Egypt May 14, 2015 Recognizing the continuing threat to our economic, cultural well-being and national security as a result [...]
TEN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRIES ANNOUNCE CAIRO DECLARATION, TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT THE WAR CRIME OF LOOTING AND THE DESTRUCTION OF HERITAGE JOINT [...]
Culture Under Threat: Fighting Terrorist Financing in the Middle East Deborah Lehr and Wendy Chamberlin Huffington Post 12 May 2015
Antiquities Minister urges amendment of UNESCO 1970 agreement Egypt Independent Al Masry Al Youm 14 May 2015
Cairo Declaration to protect Middle East cultural heritage Nevine El-Aref Ahram Online 18 May 2015
Iraq says ISIS demolishes ruins to cover up looting operations Associated Press Asharq Al-Awsat12 May 2015
UN says destruction of Mideast historical sites 'war crime' Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press Washington Post 13 May 2015
U.N., Arab officials seek to counter militant threat to monuments AFP Cairo Al Arabiya 13 May 2015
CAIRO, May 14, 2015 – Ten nations from across the Middle East agreed today to take cooperative and ongoing steps to stop the looting and [...]
2015 Cairo Conference Cultural Property Under Threat: The Cultural, Economic and Security Impact of Antiquities Theft in the Middle East Day 1 • 13 May [...]
Seeking Common Ground: Digging for Answers Antiquities Coalition Blog 29 April 2015
Webcast HERE Cultural Heritage: Conflict and Reconciliation Friday, April 17 2:00-3:00 p.m. Leadership Panel 3:00–4:00 p.m. Discussion Panel Meyer Auditorium Freer [...]
IS looting provokes call for global response Jane O'Brien BBC News, Washington 17 April 2015
