Mali

UNESCO Assesses Destruction to Mali

0 on February 12, 2013, 9:00 am / in Mali, Preservation Initiatives, UNESCO

On February 2, 2013, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova paid a visit to Mali. According to UNESCO, the purpose of the [...]

In light of the escalating violence in Mali, UNESCO has recently began to urge armed forces to protect Timbuktu’s historic [...]

4 on September 19, 2012, 9:00 am / in ancient texts, Armed Conflict, Mali

I recently posted on the assault on cultural heritage in Mali. A recent article in Newsweek Magazine reports that the [...]

0 on July 17, 2012, 7:00 am / in Africa, Art Law, cultural property law, Israel, Mali, Palestine, Southeast Asia, UNESCO

UNESCO has recently added 26 new sites to its World Heritage List. In total, five sites were added to the [...]

1 on July 16, 2012, 7:00 am / in Africa, Armed Conflict, Art Law, cultural property law, Mali

Armed with Kalashnikovs and axes, Islamists occupying northern Mali destroyed ancient Muslim tombs in the Malian city of Timbuktu last [...]