Illegal & Illicit
Unesco, stop citing 'bogus' $10bn figure, art trade pleads
Ahead of a major anniversary this weekend, the international organisation is under fire for apparently exaggerating the scale of the illicit trade in cultural goods
Online antiquities smugglers are taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis
Heritage watchdog sees rise in posts from trafficking groups on Facebook
Old Master scandal dealt fresh blow as Court of Appeal rejects arrest warrant
French investigation into Giuliano Ruffini, the prime suspect in the case, is hampered by Milan ruling
E-commerce sites accused of fostering trade in ‘blood brushes’
Wildlife trust calls on artists and online markets to help stem illicit sales of Indian mongoose hair
Italy sues for return of antique pottery which they claim to own under national law because they are objects of archaeological interest.
The US has filed a complaint in a federal district court to determine who owns 230 antiquities produced in ancient Italian pottery workshops
What if Italy sold this 5,000-piece hoard of orphan antiquities?
Experts say the haul, the result of a 14-year investigation, could raise as much as €15m for the country’s cash-strapped archaeological service
MP Robert Jenrick leads campaign to stop Islamic State funding terror through trafficking
UK and US collaborate to cut off one of group’s top revenue streams
Collector Eskandar Maleki sues long-time friend and adviser Amir Shariat over profits
Maleki alleges deals were undisclosed, Shariat countersues for malicious falsehood and defamation
Has peace broken out after the trial of Marion True?
One writer says the pressure on American museums has eased, but another insists Italian prosecutors remain combative
The Marion True case has concluded, but how does the former antiquities curator of the Getty Museum feel about the outcome?
“Neither condemned nor vindicated”: Marion True on why it is hard to accept the lack of verdict after her five-year trial
Marion True case set for final hearing?
After more than 5 years of hearings, the case is finally closing
Marion True, former Getty curator, trial collapses
Victims include prime minister’s father-in-law and an old master art dealer
Marion True defence continues
“Stolen” antiquities put under microscope in Getty trial
Marion True trial: Expert archaeologist Rizzo ends prosecution testimony
As the testimony of the expert witness comes to a close, we look at what the next hearing will entail
Further documents link key defendants in Marion True trial
Hearings drag on into fifth year
Getty letters analysed in Marion True trial
The letters aid claims that the Getty Museum were aware of the origin of the illegally excavated artefacts
Iran Foundation trustee found guilty of book theft from British Library and Oxford's Bodleian Library steps down from post
Farhad Hakimzadeh was given two years' imprisonment after it was learnt he had stolen volumes from the two UK institutions
“The Fleischmann Collection was just a front” - updates on the Marion True trial
The latest hearing in the Marion True trial links Getty to convicted dealer, again
Trial of Marion True and Robert Hecht over illegally excavated antiquities from Rome continues
Complications over reputation, paperwork, and repatriation
The Marion True trial: troubles in the courtroom
The hearings heated up when one of the defence lawyers threatened to abandon the trial if the prosecution continued its aggressive stance
The Marion True trial: investigation continues
The trial of former Getty antiquities curator continues with prosecutor Daniela Rizzo offering witness evidence
Tomb robber takes the stand in Marion True trial
Evidence of illegally excavated antiquities in the collection of Getty is presented in court
Antiquities resembling those looted from Jiroft offered for sale by satellite of Manhattan's Salander O' Reilly Galleries
Gallery “unaware” of concerns over objects offered on website
Marion True trial delayed by lawyers’ strike
This is in response to Italy's new liberalisation measures
The Marion True trial: continued struggle in the courtroom
Specific artefacts are called into question
The Marion True Trial: information from the courtroom; Sergeant of Carabinieri cross-examined
More evidence is scrutinised
Evidence of Getty Venus’s illicit origin shown to court
Trial of Marion True continues with more evidence against her presented in court
The Marion True trial continues: is there any progression in the courtroom?
The Art Newspaper reports on the events of the continuing trial
The Marion True trial continues: more information from the courtroom
However, both True and co-defendant Robert Hecht were absent