At a special ceremony held at the Embassy of Cyprus in The Hague on 21 January, Walk of Truth Foundation delivered to Cyprus four fragments of frescoes that had been looted after the 1974 Turkish invasion, then illegally traded on the world art market before they were returned by a Canadian art collector several decades [...]
The Icon Hunter: A Refugee’s Quest to Reclaim Her Nation’s Stolen Heritage One woman's pursuit of justice leads her on a riveting adventure into the world of art trafficking. Tasoula Hadjitofi was only a child when her homeland, Cyprus, was invaded. As bombs fell and soldiers marched through the streets, her mother stood guard, [...]
The ratification of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict will be mentioned in the Queen's Speech in British Parliament. This is a result of months of dedicated lobbying by Walk of Truth and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (APPG). The Queen's speech announces the government's legislation [...]
As part of your coverage of today’s momentous debate in the British Parliament, it should be of interest to note that at a meeting in London earlier this week, the mayor of London Boris Johnson suggested another thing that could be done to combat terrorism – clamping down on the trade in looted antiquities which [...]
Mayor of London backs efforts to halt trade in trafficked antiquities Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, today joined members of both Houses of Parliament in vowing to stop London’s art market being used by terrorists to sell trafficked antiquities. The parliamentarians also backed the idea of London becoming a safe haven for works of [...]
