Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) returned two hand-carved sandstone lintels structural components from 9th and 10th century religious sanctuaries in Northeastern Thailand at an official commemoration ceremony held Tuesday at Crozier Fine Arts. The sacred lintels had been stolen and illegally exported from Thailand more than 50 years ago.
The return of the lentils to Thailand marks the culmination of a three-year probe by HSI Bangkok, HSI San Francisco, and subsequent prosecution by the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Calif., that resulted in the City of San Francisco’s forfeiture of the sacred artifacts that had been on exhibit at the city’s Asian Art Museum.
Jonah E Bromwich and Ed Shanahan, The New York Times
Published: 27 May 2021 10:11 AM BdST
Updated: 27 May 2021 10:11 AM BdST Christian Cooper displays a video recording of Amy Cooper (no relation) on his smartphone in New York s Central Park on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. In a racist confrontation with a black bird-watcher in Central Park, Amy Cooper s choice of words was striking. The New York Times.
Amy Cooper, a white woman who last year became an international symbol of the routine racism that Black people face in their daily lives, is suing her former employer for firing her, arguing that she is a victim of racial discrimination.
Amy Cooper, the woman who falsely told police that a Black bird watcher had threatened her in Central Park, has sued her former employer for firing her.