The Antiquities Coalition is leading the international campaign against cultural racketeering, the illicit trade in ancient art and artifacts.https://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3mk3zcd7vby2lICYMI: AC and American Society of International Law unite to raise awareness of cultural property legal frameworks in East Africa ▶️Watch the ASIL webinar here: https://ow.ly/pMW250YLo1O 🗝️Key Takeaways on the AC Blog: https://ow.ly/gbj850YLo1N22 Apr 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3zcd7vby2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3mgnbloowhk24📣New From the AC Blog: AC Chairman and Founder Deborah Lehr Argues in @thehill.com Successful Peace Settlement for #Ukraine Must Include Cultural Property Check it out! https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5766735-ukraine-cultural-treasures-stolen/09 Mar 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnbloowhk24https://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3mcfzdny3q225ICYMI—2025 @ec.europa.eu report on stolen cultural goods databases and transaction registries. Key takeaways → 🔑Stats from EU law enforcement 🔑Case studies linking cultural goods and money laundering 🔑Analysis of EU monitoring frameworks Read it here: ow.ly/1IZT50XSCGw https://ow.ly/1IZT50XSCGw14 Jan 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfzdny3q225https://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3m7q7vz4zjs2fJoin us next week for "Leveraging the UNCAC to Combat Cultural Racketeering" at #COSP11. 📅 17 December, 5:00 pm (UTC+03:00) 📍 Special Event Room 2 / Online 🔗 Watch here: meet.google.com/dkq-oifc-vkg Featuring experts from the AC, UNODC, GITOC, @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social, #Egypt, and #Italy.11 Dec 2025 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7q7vz4zjs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3m7nnhrruqk2z⛑️Sudan’s archeological heritage is in crisis. To track what’s been lost, Shadia Abdrabo is creating an online database of Sudan’s cultural treasures. Learn more: https://phys.org/news/2025-11-archaeologist-sudan-heritage-war-threatens.html10 Dec 2025 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nnhrruqk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3m6hv3ydo722z🏗️Land Consolidation vs 🏺Archaeology ICAHM’s David Depraetere and Tom Debruyne will discuss conflicts and solutions with two cases from the Flemish hinterland. Wednesday, November 26 at 2 pm (GMT) Register for the Webinar: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFVJjYrsrfRwEc3c0bIyNdZVSbAI0umFSbGbNR-eg_mF1Szg/viewform25 Nov 2025 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hv3ydo722zhttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3m5m2nzjmhk2yOn this, the International Day Against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property, the AC recalls the human impact of #CulturalRacketeering. 📢Cultural plunder robs communities of their heritage, corrupts the archaeological record, and enables a range of organized crimes.14 Nov 2025 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5m2nzjmhk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3m5k4sqdtys2g🖼️COMING SOON: An expert discussion featuring the AC's Tess Davis, @arguscpc.bsky.social, and @transparencyusa.bsky.social. Rogue Galleries: Tackling Illicit Finance in US Art Markets ⏰November 17, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. 📍Hudson Institute/Online → Register here: https://www.hudson.org/preview-link/node/50878/767c86bd-434e-4c8e-bd07-fb0abaa0d3ba13 Nov 2025 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5k4sqdtys2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3m5jrejjrls2v🚨ALERT—Thieves stole six Roman statues from Syria's national museum in Damascus earlier this week. Investigators are pursuing information about these lost cultural treasures. Learn more: https://apnews.com/article/syria-damascus-museum-statues-stolen-roman-era-theft-51a041b63de8c25e9506ba2cf50ac5a913 Nov 2025 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jrejjrls2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3m3fowfn24c2u📣Over 40,000 looted artifacts returned to #Iraq in just four years—a milestone achievement in cultural diplomacy and law enforcement cooperation. But the fight is far from over. Find out more: https://artdependence.com/articles/iraq-recovers-over-40-000-looted-artifacts-in-four-years/17 Oct 2025 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3fowfn24c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3lzlluz57gk25🖼️Five Years of Progress🖼️ On Sept. 24, 2020, the AC’s FCTF released its landmark report, 'Reframing U.S. Policy on the Art Market: Recommendations for Combating Financial Crimes.' → ow.ly/2Iy550X15p7 Stay tuned! In the days ahead, we'll share progress updates and insights from the FCTF. https://ow.ly/2Iy550X15p724 Sep 2025 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzlluz57gk25https://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3lz5426pnks2tHow are Ukrainians fighting back against Russia’s assault on their cultural heritage? 🔊Find out—listen to this excellent discussion from the ‘Art in Brief’ podcast, featuring Roksolana Makar and Anastasiia Olexii. https://pod.link/1792885681/episode/QnV6enNwcm91dC0xNzY2ODc0Ng?view=apps&sort=popularity18 Sep 2025 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz5426pnks2thttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3lz23vthmvc27📅Mark Your Calendar📅 On September 23, @unesco.org will host a webinar marking the launch of the third volume in the Oxford Commentaries on International Cultural Heritage Law—the focus: #Asia. 🔗 Register here: https://utsmeet.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h6L_QBbaRo2pWmySfmcnSA#/registration17 Sep 2025 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz23vthmvc27https://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3lyiq3lphzk2b🗺️From Burial to Battleground🗺️ The #Mariupol Bull Figurine—buried with a child 8,000 years ago, and excavated by a Ukrainian scholar later executed in Stalin’s purges—is now missing. → Explore our latest StoryMap, tracing its loss: ow.ly/pzNt50WTXtu10 Sep 2025 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyiq3lphzk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3lxdjfm2hnk2o🖼️Dirty money is infiltrating the U.S. art market. The #ArtMarketIntegrityAct would fight back by expanding the Bank Secrecy Act—protecting legitimate businesses, while helping law enforcement track illicit financial flows. Let’s bust 4 myths we've seen circulating around the bill:26 Aug 2025 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxdjfm2hnk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3lwhi6w6qqs26📅Mark Your Calendar! The U.S. Cultural Property Advisory Committee will meet Sept. 15-17 to review a new CPA request from #Cameroon and to renew agreements with #Colombia and #Türkiye, and extend emergency restrictions for #Afghanistan. Find Out More: ow.ly/39SS50WEV0B15 Aug 2025 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwhi6w6qqs26https://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3lvohevq2hs2z🚨 New addition to our Ten Most Wanted Antiquities: The “Mariupol Bull Figurine,” one of more than 2,000 museum pieces that disappeared amid the chaos of Russia’s 2022 siege of Mariupol and the Kremlin’s broader campaign of cultural plunder. Learn more: https://theantiquitiescoalition.org/antiquities-coalition-enlists-the-public-to-help-ukraine-recover-missing-cultural-treasure/05 Aug 2025 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvohevq2hs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3lv23p2g64c2c🌐Join us August 5, 2025 Together with the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social Eurasia Center, we will announce the latest addition to the #TenMostWantedMissingAntiquities list and hear expert discussion on the Russian war on Ukraine’s cultural heritage. → Register here: ow.ly/PmeI50WwfgQ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/examining-russias-assault-on-ukraines-cultural-heritage/28 Jul 2025 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv23p2g64c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3luqj6perl22t🖼️A Bipartisan Bill to Stop #ArtCrime: The Art Market Integrity Act The newly released legislative proposal is essential to protect national security, economic integrity, and American businesses. → https://theantiquitiescoalition.org/congress-takes-aim-at-dirty-money-in-the-multi-billion-dollar-u-s-art-market/24 Jul 2025 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3luqj6perl22thttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3lu4b7n7yvs26The AC congratulates the @manhattanda.bsky.social Antiquities Trafficking Unit for the restitution of three artifacts to #Indonesia and 28 antiquities to #Turkey. 🛡️Read More: https://manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-announces-return-of-antiquities-to-indonesia-and-turkiye/16 Jul 2025 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu4b7n7yvs26https://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3lu4afct2tk2p📣 NEW on the AC Blog: The Lalitpur Call to Action—How Regional Leadership is Driving Global Solutions Against Cultural Racketeering. The AC commends @nhrcampaign.bsky.social's leadership in the fight for justice and cultural restitution. 🔸Read more: ow.ly/fj1Z50WmqiC https://ow.ly/fj1Z50WmqiC16 Jul 2025 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu4afct2tk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3lsejn6rg5c2g🇺🇸 🤝🇰🇭 The AC is proud to join an upcoming panel on "Insights from the U.S.–Cambodia Cultural Property Agreement." 📅 30 June 2025 📍 US-ASEAN Center (in-person and online) 🔗 Register by June 27: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjLDp5WccKUtYmIriQUnG9JxV2yTqHGz7-VyZamGaEVrrl-A/viewform24 Jun 2025 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsejn6rg5c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3lr6s2ykq3c2iIN THE NEWS—Online antiquities trafficking spikes in #Syria following the collapse of Assad’s regime, reports researchers from the ATHAR Project. 🔍Learn more: ow.ly/2yZ150W6rPy ⛑️Want to help? Save and share ICOM's Red List of Syrian antiquities at risk: ow.ly/3fEF50W6rPx09 Jun 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6s2ykq3c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3lqunppd7r22o❓Who is the rightful custodian of the Prakhon Chai Hoard? For AC’s Executive Director Tess Davis, the answer is clear: Fifty years later, it’s past time to return Thailand’s looted statues. → Read more: https://theantiquitiescoalition.org/acs-tess-davis-thailands-fight-to-reclaim-looted-temple-relics-should-be-a-wake-up-call-for-u-s-museums/05 Jun 2025 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqunppd7r22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3lqdp5mhljc24The AC was proud to co-lead a session at #ICAHM2025 on plundering and the restitution of cultural collections. Key takeaways: 🔹 Legal gaps undermine repatriation 🔹 Soft law tools are critical—but need political will 🔹 Multilateral action is key 🔗 Read More: ow.ly/NQBB50VXsbT https://theantiquitiescoalition.org/closing-legal-gaps-centering-communities-key-takeaways-from-icahm-2025/29 May 2025 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdp5mhljc24https://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3lpr2ayoe222nTODAY the AC is honored to cosponsor a side event with Egypt, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, the UK, the EU, and UNODC to combat illicit trafficking in cultural property at #CCPCJ34 🛡️Join us May 22, 13:00- CEST/ 7:00 ET (in-person/online) https://www.unodc.org/documents/commissions/CND_CCPCJ_joint/Side_Events/2025/CCPCJ34_Side_Events_Programme_shared.pdf22 May 2025 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpr2ayoe222nhttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3lpcetlgbsc2xOn the final day of the #ICAHM 2025 conference in San Pedro de Atacama, discussions will focus on Sustainable Tourism and New Technologies, exploring how archaeology and its interpretation intersect with modern tools and contemporary goals.16 May 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpcetlgbsc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/combatlooting.bsky.social/post/3lpaljexhw22gIn the afternoon, the AC was proud to co-chair a session on "Processes of Plundering and Restitution of Archaeological and Anthropological Collections." ED Tess Davis opened the session with an introduction on Understanding the Legal Framework to combat cultural racketeering.15 May 2025 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:2ugy7773c422phjwf4ezpt3z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpaljexhw22g