Destroying Cultural Heritage Sites is a War Crime

Elizabeth Cardosa, President, Badan Warisan Malaysia

09-Jan-20 14:00

Destroying Cultural Heritage Sites is a War Crime

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A few days ago, amidst rising tensions between the US and Iran, US President Donald Trump threatened to attack Iranian cultural and heritage sites if the situation continued to escalate. But destroying cultural heritage sites is a war crime. We discuss why.

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Categories: Politics, Law and Legal Matters, Technology, Tech, Property, Social Issues, Visual Arts, History, People and Places

Tags: The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, war crime, Donald Trump, United States, Iran, twitter, Qassem Soleimani, cultural heritage sites, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Mike Pompeo, Mark Esper, 1954 Hague Convention, Persepolis,

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