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Walk of Truth founder comments on Crimean Art dispute BBC Radio interview: 18th April 2014 The Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam is faced with a tough dilemma regarding the return of precious Crimean artifacts and jewels once the current exhibition “Crimea- Gold and...

Upheavals, wars and civil unrest in Iraq and Syria have led to an increase in the looting of antiquities from archaeological sites. Ever since western archaeologists began to identify and excavate ancient sites in the middle of the 19th century, they have been...

The city of Aleppo, Syria, was once the cultural jewel of the Ottoman Empire and the last outpost of Silk Road trade route to the west. Today, however, the historic city is at the heart of the Syrian civil war — bombarded with missiles and bombs, and suffering the...

UNESCO adopted a document on the protection of cultural property in the occupied territories. The document was adopted at the eighth session of the UNESCO committee on the protection of cultural property during armed conflicts in Paris on December 18, Azerbaijani...

It’s not only civilians who fall prey to the bloodshed in Syria but also the world’s most precious sites. There are 40 monuments in the country that UNESCO put on the World Heritage list. Over the last three years they’ve been attacked, looted and even destroyed. This...