Sydney Morning Herald: "Protocols shape use of Indigenous art and culture" - Sep 29, 2020
In Australia, protocols for the use of the intellectual and cultural property of Indigenous artwork have been revised for the first time in 13 years.
Artnet News: "A New Report on Transnational Crime Shows That the Business of Smuggling Cultural Property Is Not as Big as People Think" - Sep 28, 2020
The World Customs Organization's illicit trade report shows cultural heritage crime pales in comparison to other risk categories. The 2019 report, which is usually released in December but came out in July this year, gathers data about crime reported by Customs globally.
Guardian: "Ancient sculpture put up for auction in UK to be returned to Iraq" - Sep 27, 2020
An ancient sculpture is to be returned to Iraq after it was secretly smuggled out of the country and offered for sale in the UK – only to be seized by the Metropolitan police.
Art Newspaper: "Cowan’s auction house returns indigenous war god sculpture to a Zuni Pueblo" - Sep 25, 2020
The Cincinnati-based auction house Cowan’s has returned a hand carved wooden statue of the Zuni War God Ahayu:da to the Zuni Pueblo of New Mexico.