Forum on Terrorist Financing to Address Illicit Sales of Antiquities In U.S. and Internationally Thursday, September 24, 2015 8:30 - 11:30 AM Asia Society, 725 [...]
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
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 [...]
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
16 April 2015 - Weighing in on the vital importance of the world"s cultural artifacts and the illegal trade that endangers them, experts at an [...]
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 [...]
More Than Collateral Damage: The Systematic Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Yemen’s Civil War Antiquities Coalition Blog 15 April 2015
Cultural Property: Current Problems Meet Established Law Antiquities Coalition Blog 8 April 2015
The Race to Protect Antiquities in Syria Sarah Lynch USA Today 18 March 2015
The Tomb Raiders of Mesopotamia: Fighting ISIL, terrorism financing and saving our cultural heritage Mark V. Vlasic Huffington Post 26 March 2015
The Fight Against the Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Objects The 1970 UNESCO Convention: Past and Future 15 and 16 March 2011 Paris, UNESCO Headquarters Information [...]
March 14, 2015 The Daily Star By Samar Kadi http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Mar-14/290754-narrowing-markets-for-illicit-trade-of-syrian-antiquities.ashx BEIRUT: Syria’s opulent cultural treasures, including six sites on the world heritage list, are at [...]
ISIS Assault On Civilization Targets Relics Once Saved From Looters Cristina Corbin Fox News 11 March 2015
Washington, DC, March 11, 2015 ——— As ISIL extremists intensify their shameful march of destruction — destroying or looting and trafficking our shared heritage — the Antiquities Coalition [...]
Antiquities Coalition Calls on U.S. and All Nations to Use All Policy and Legal Tools to Halt the Destruction, Trafficking, and Sale of Illicit Antiquities [...]
March 19, 2015 Every person on the planet should pause after yesterday's violent attack on humanity’s heritage and understand ISIS’ intent not only to control [...]
Download PDF Version AC Press Release 2015-3-11 Washington, DC, March 6, 2015 ——— Every person on the planet should pause after yesterday's violent attack on humanity’s [...]
Member of ISIS destroyed the priceless Assyrian winged bull statue at the Mosul Museum. Photo Credit: Vice Following the events in Mosul last week, [...]
ISIS Bulldozing of Ancient Nimrud Site in Iraq Stirs Outrage Rick Gladstone and Somini Sengupta NY Times 6 March 2015
March 4, 2015 Newsweek By Jack Moore http://www.newsweek.com/2015/03/13/rise-isis-threatens-libyas-classical-archaeology-sites-311038.html Armed with sledgehammers, chisels and a video camera, ISIS militants took their propaganda campaign to Mosul museum [...]
March 2, 2015 The Wall Street Journal By Eric Gibson http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-destruction-of-cultural-heritage-should-be-a-war-crime-1425073230 It turns out that the news isn’t as bad as it first appeared. Last [...]
