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Focus – Looted art: Pillaged war zones make for a lucrative black market – FRANCE 24

Focus – Looted art: Pillaged war zones make for a lucrative black market – FRANCE 24


Issued on: 01/02/2021 – 16:37

The international market for rare archaeological artefacts can be extremely lucrative, providing a huge incentive for looters keen to get rich quick. In recent years, wars and instability in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Egypt have seen priceless artefacts plundered. They have later turned up on the global art market. It then falls to specialist teams to sort the legitimate items from the stolen ones. Our colleagues at France 2 report, with FRANCE 24’s James Vasina.

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Programme prepared by Patrick Lovett and James Vasina.

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Harry Miller is a writer and editor based in Toronto with 14 years of experience in the journalism industry. Before joining Canada News Media as a National Online Journalist, Miller worked as a senior writer and a reporter-editor with the Canadian Press and as a breaking news reporter with the Toronto Star. At Canada News Media he covers national news and the trending stories Canadians are searching for. Miller holds two bachelor's degrees, one in journalism from Ryerson University and another in communications and film studies from Carleton University.

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