September 21, 2020 Looted Art News

New York Times: "To Protest Colonialism, He Takes Artifacts From Museums" - Sep 21, 2020

Mwazulu Diyabanza will appear in a Paris court this month after he tried to make off with an African treasure he says was looted. France and its attitude to the colonial past will be on trial, too.


BBC News: "How stolen Hindu idols were discovered in UK" - Sep 18, 2020

Three bronze sculptures stolen from a southern Indian temple more than 40 years ago were found in the UK, and returned to Indian government officials this week.


Law360: "Lawyers Urge High Court To Leave FSIA Scope To Congress" - Sep 10, 2020

A group of former U.S. State Department lawyers urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to reverse a D.C. Circuit judgment reviving claims over Nazi officers' alleged misappropriation of more than $250 million dollars in medieval art stolen from German Jews.