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China surveilling students abroad, including in the Netherlands: Amnesty International
7 months, 1 week ago

China surveilling students abroad, including in the Netherlands: Amnesty International

NL Times  

Chinese authorities are intimidating, surveilling, and harassing students from China and Hong Kong who study abroad, including in the Netherlands. China wants to prevent these students from engaging in “sensitive” or political topics abroad and will threaten their family members to achieve that goal, Amnesty International said in a report published on Monday. Amnesty International researchers conducted in-depth interviews with …

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Police make 2,400 arrests at A12 demo
1 year, 3 months ago

Police make 2,400 arrests at A12 demo

Dutch News  

Police have arrested 2,400 demonstrators, including dozens of under-18s, after using water cannon on a banned protest by Extinction Rebellion activists on the A12 motorway near The Hague. In the meantime, they have been denied and trivialised.” Tax breaks and perks given to polluting companies are described as “fossil fuel subsidies” and a Friends of the Earth Netherlands report last …

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Dutch universities still actively attracting international students
2 years ago

Dutch universities still actively attracting international students

NL Times  

Dutch universities and universities of applied sciences are still actively recruiting international students, despite concerns about their influx and the increased pressure on the housing market, De Telegraaf reports. Parliament recently voted in several motions to limit the number of international students coming to the Netherlands, including a ban on universities actively recruiting students from abroad. Over the summer, several …

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Summer in the city: The Dutch News crew's favourite museums
2 years, 4 months ago

Summer in the city: The Dutch News crew's favourite museums

Dutch News  

The Netherlands might have lots of tourists, but with half the Dutch population decanted into France, Spain and Turkey, summer can be a great time to visit a museum. Brandon Hartley Nobels Nostalgisch Museum is a the Dutch version of the sort of roadside ‘museum’ that once lined the highways of America. Definitely not for every taste, but I’m sure …

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US agents 'used Danish network to spy on Dutch internet users'
4 years, 1 month ago

US agents 'used Danish network to spy on Dutch internet users'

Dutch News  

The US National Security Agency spied on internet traffic in allied nations including the Netherlands from an island in Denmark, a Danish broadcaster has claimed. American agents were able to use a cable network set up in 2008 in conjunction with the Danish secret service Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste to tap into internet traffic in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway. …

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