#illicittrade — Public Fediverse posts

The Trade in Looted Antiquities Endures for One Reason: Demand

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/matt-campbell-cambodia-looted-antiquities-2779870

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48882608

#HackerNews #lootedantiquities #artcrime #antiquities #demand #culturalheritage #illicittrade

Tobacco shops caught breaking the law could face public naming and shaming under a proposed register https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/illegal-tobacconists-face-being-named-and-shamed-on-public-register/news-story/2f52b88d499050f4f2e3e165ed5b65ec #qldpol #tobacco #smoking #illicittrade #blackmarket

“Laws are living documents that should change with the times,” write Tess Davis & @helenaarose.bsky.social.

In AAP’s latest FirstView piece, they examine the roles of the CPIA in combating the #illicittrade & propose strategies to improve current practices for safeguarding #culturalheritage

https://doi.org/10.1017/aap.2024.42

Dr. Emiline Smith expands upon Neil Brodie’s perspective on the role of academic facilitators in the #illicittrade of cultural objects. Drawing on case studies, she underscores the need for scholars to confront broader social and #ethical implications of their work. @dremilinesmith.bsky.social

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/advances-in-archaeological-practice/article/scholarly-facilitation-of-the-illicit-trade-in-cultural-objects-providing-a-veneer-of-legitimacy/58651F895BE6237EC23C0948D3055DC5

Neil Brodie thinks “out loud” about archaeological views on the #illicittrade and unprovenanced artifacts. Citing examples of illegally excavated ancient arms and armor, he raises questions about archaeological practices surrounding the study and #publication of such objects.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/advances-in-archaeological-practice/article/examination-of-archaeological-attitudes-toward-the-publication-of-unprovenanced-antiquities-the-example-of-ancient-arms-and-armor/D8266794CBC3A5C0F4CFFB3DBBEA87C7

Reposting from Dr Emiline Smith:
Great to see this out - in this article I elaborate on passive and active academic facilitation of #illicittrade in cultural objects, taking Mary Slusser and Emma Bunker as examples #returnthegods @saa-aap.bsky.social‬ @thesccjr.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/advances-in-archaeological-practice/article/scholarly-facilitation-of-the-illicit-trade-in-cultural-objects-providing-a-veneer-of-legitimacy/58651F895BE6237EC23C0948D3055DC5

Bulgaria failing to tackle medicine smuggling from Asia, putting patients at risk [Advocacy Lab Content] https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/bulgaria-failing-to-tackle-medicine-smuggling-from-asia-patients-at-risk/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Bulgaria #IllicitTrade #medicines #smuggling

Melbourne men arrested over alleged importation of 10 million illicit cigarettes https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-28/10-million-illegal-tobacco-import-arrests/103520546 via @ABCaustralia #tobacco #illicittrade #auspol #auslaw

Collaboration among authorities key to fighting smuggling, says expert https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/collaboration-among-authorities-key-in-fighting-smuggling-says-expert/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #IllicitTrade #smuggling

How well founded is the widely repeated claim, the #IllicitTrade in #antiquities is 3rd largest? In their @Antiquity (2023 🔓) paper, D. Yates & N. Brodie trace the factoid's (re-)use in academic, popular, & policy literature over past 5 decades.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/illicit-trade-in-antiquities-is-not-the-worlds-thirdlargest-illicit-trade-a-critical-evaluation-of-a-factoid/A46F60E9C347AF9DF1AB3B5F1FAA6676

Illicit tobacco trade – same issue, new forms and dynamics [Promoted content] https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/opinion/illicit-tobacco-trade-same-issue-new-forms-and-dynamics/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #IllicitTrade #OrganisedCrime #tobacco