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El político estadounidense que se robó más de 3 mil piezas mayas de Chichén Itzá

(Mexico; United States of America)

The American politician who stole more than 3 thousand Maya pieces from Chichén Itzá

Por Esto (2020). El político estadounidense que se robó más de 3 mil piezas mayas de Chichén Itzá. Por Esto. 28 November.

Heritage Furniture Theft: Crime Branch Sends Team To Mumbai

(India)

Mumbai Live (2020). Heritage Furniture Theft: Crime Branch Sends Team To Mumbai. Mumbai Live. 28 November.

California bill seeks to give tribes more standing to recover sacred objects from museums

(United States of America)

Alexei Koseff (2020). California bill seeks to give tribes more standing to recover sacred objects from museums. San Francisco Chronicle. 28 November.

Police discover large network of European auction houses selling stolen ancient Greek artifacts illegally

(Greece)

Paulina Karavasili (2020). Police discover large network of European auction houses selling stolen ancient Greek artifacts illegally. Greek City Times. 28 November.

The World's Most Glamorous Quarantine Project

(United States of America)

Geraldine Fabrikant (2020). The World's Most Glamorous Quarantine Project. The New York Times. 28 November.

The art that isn't there

(United Kingdom)

Piper Whitehead (2020). The art that isn't there. Varsity. 27 November.

'Restitution is important but it is not essential': the African museums building a homegrown cultural revival

(Senegal; Togo)

Ayodeji Rotinwa (2020). 'Restitution is important but it is not essential': the African museums building a homegrown cultural revival. The Art Newspaper. 27 November.

Nigeria receives repatriated 600-year-old Ife Tarrecotta

(Nigeria; Netherlands)

Naija 247 News (2020). Nigeria receives repatriated 600-year-old Ife Tarrecotta. Naija 247 News. 27 November.

Church crime team becomes national model for police forces everywhere

(United Kingdom)

Tom Mack (2020). Church crime team becomes national model for police forces everywhere. Leicester Mercury. 27 November.

Passing sentences … what's the worst kind of book thief?

(United Kingdom)

Shaun Bythell (2020). Passing sentences … what's the worst kind of book thief?. The Guardian. 27 November.