UK Art Dealer Pleads Guilty to Selling Art to Suspected Hezbollah Financier
09-05-2025 20:29 via artnews.com

UK Art Dealer Pleads Guilty to Selling Art to Suspected Hezbollah Financier

A London art dealer recently pled guilty to selling artworks to a collector sanctioned by the US government since 2019 for giving money to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group.Oghenochuko Ojiri pled guilty today to eight charges of failing to disclose potential terrorist financing during a court hearing in London. On May 8, he was charged by Metropolitan Police as “the first person to be charged with a specific offence under section 21A of the Terrorism Act 2000.”The char
Read more »

Arts news



$60K grant canceled for World Arts West Dance Festival - KRON4
Sculptor Gordon Paul Mischke is the May 12 “Amazing Artist” at The Holland Center - City Sun Times
Vermont Arts Leaders Resolve to Continue Their Work - Seven Days
Free self-defense classes at Jonesville martial arts gym aim to empower locals - Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville
Trinity Lutheran School awaits new performing arts center - Central Oregon Daily
Vermont organizations are reeling from federal rollbacks to arts and humanities funding - VTDigger
Massachusetts arts organizations reeling from federal funding cuts, "like a sucker punch" - CBS News
Boston area arts organizations impacted by federal funding cuts - CBS News
New Podcasts Unpack the Liberal Arts, Military Blunders, Student Success - Humboldt NOW
Franklin County arts organizations concerned by proposed NEA elimination - Greenfield Recorder
Jackson Arts Council celebrates over 50 years with ribbon cutting - WBBJ TV
Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival - Cape Gazette
Vancouver Animation School to Grant 50% Scholarships for LatAm Digital Arts Students - Animation Magazine
Local arts non-profit says federal cuts to hurt local economy - WDEF
Desktop versie