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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.

Museum of the Bible returns hand-written gospels looted from Greece during the First World War

(Greece; United States of America)

David D'Arcy (2020). Museum of the Bible returns hand-written gospels looted from Greece during the First World War. The Art Newspaper. 26 November.

Un intento de robo en la iglesia de La Concepción acaba con la detención de un hombre acusado de cinco hurtos con fuerza en La Laguna

(Spain)

An attempted robbery in the church of La Concepción ends with the arrest of a man accused of five robberies with force in La Laguna

El Diario (2020). Un intento de robo en la iglesia de La Concepción acaba con la detención de un hombre acusado de cinco hurtos con fuerza en La Laguna. El Diario. 24 November.

While Installing Her Show at a Canadian Museum, an Artist Discovered a Looted Statue in the Collection. Now, It's Headed Back to India

(Canada; India)

Brian Boucher (2020). While Installing Her Show at a Canadian Museum, an Artist Discovered a Looted Statue in the Collection. Now, It's Headed Back to India. ArtNet News. 24 November.

Canada To Return a Statue It Stole From India Over a Century Ago

(Canada; India)

Varsha Rani (2020). Canada To Return a Statue It Stole From India Over a Century Ago. Vice. 23 November.

Where Are the Other Fake Fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls?

(United States of America)

Gordon Govier (2020). Where Are the Other Fake Fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls?. Christianity Today. 23 November.

Cultural relics repatriated by U.S. find home in east China city

(China; United States of America)

CGTN (2020). Cultural relics repatriated by U.S. find home in east China city. CGTN. 17 November.

Google Arts & Culture as an Agent of Ethnic Cleansing

(Armenia; Azerbaijan)

Nevdon Jamgochian (2020). Google Arts & Culture as an Agent of Ethnic Cleansing. Hyperallergic. 13 November.

Bronze idol stolen from temple

(India)

The Times of India (2020). Bronze idol stolen from temple. The Times of India. 12 November.