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Bulldozers and looting threaten Libya's ancient treasures

(Libya)

AFP (2021). Bulldozers and looting threaten Libya's ancient treasures. France 24. 25 March.

When Picasso's Weeping Woman Was Stolen By Art Terrorists

(Australia)

Kim Thomson (2021). When Picasso's Weeping Woman Was Stolen By Art Terrorists. Mental Floss. 24 March.

The Crime Scene of Stolen Objects at the Peabody

(United States of America)

The Harvard Crimson (2021). The Crime Scene of Stolen Objects at the Peabody. The Harvard Crimson. 24 March.

US museums hold the remains of thousands of Black people

(United States of America)

Delande Justinvil, Chip Colwell (2021). US museums hold the remains of thousands of Black people. The Conversation. 24 March.

`The movement is unstoppable': African scholars and activists hail German plan to return Benin bronzes

(Nigeria; Germany)

Catherine Hickley (2021). `The movement is unstoppable': African scholars and activists hail German plan to return Benin bronzes. The Art Newspaper. 24 March.

Australian art festival cancels plan to soak UK flag in indigenous blood

(Australia)

BBC News (2021). Australian art festival cancels plan to soak UK flag in indigenous blood. BBC News. 24 March.

University of Aberdeen to return pillaged Benin bronze to Nigeria

(Nigeria; United Kingdom)

Lanre Bakare (2021). University of Aberdeen to return pillaged Benin bronze to Nigeria. The Guardian. 24 March.

Berlin's plan to return Benin bronzes piles pressure on UK museums

(Nigeria; Germany)

Philip Oltermann (2021). Berlin's plan to return Benin bronzes piles pressure on UK museums. The Guardian. 23 March.

Charley Hill, art detective who found `The Scream' and studied the Gardner heist, dies at 73

(United Kingdom)

Bryan Marquard (2021). Charley Hill, art detective who found `The Scream' and studied the Gardner heist, dies at 73. The Boston Globe. 23 March.

Germany is In Accelerated Talks to Definitively Return Its Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

(Nigeria; Germany)

Helen Holmes (2021). Germany is In Accelerated Talks to Definitively Return Its Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. Observer. 23 March.