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Two Dutch facing eight years in Latvian prison for people smuggling
9 months, 1 week ago

Two Dutch facing eight years in Latvian prison for people smuggling

NL Times  

Two Dutch people face up to eight years in prison in Latvia. Suspects Abdulaal Hussein and Martine Doppen told NOS that they were trying to rescue Abdulaal’s sister and four other asylum seekers, who had been abandoned by human smugglers on a farm without food and water. The Latvian border guard arrested Hussein and Doppen on 20 November 2023 with …

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Netherlands set to formally apologise for 250 years of slavery
2 years ago

Netherlands set to formally apologise for 250 years of slavery

Al Jazeera  

The apology is expected to redress how the Dutch exploited more than 600,000 people. Basically, everything that the Netherlands stole from the former colonies, especially Suriname, they carried out through slavery,” Colin de Bie, 27, with Dutch and Surinamese roots, told Al Jazeera. Dutch slave trade history The Netherlands’ involvement in slavery began in the 17th century when the transatlantic …

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No public screenings of Morocco World Cup match in large Dutch cities after riots
2 years ago

No public screenings of Morocco World Cup match in large Dutch cities after riots

NL Times  

None of the four large Dutch cities will place screens on squares to show Morocco’s match in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup on Wednesday. “Ordinary fans would also become vulnerable to fireworks and misconduct,” a spokesperson for mayor Femke Halsema told NU.nl. The Hague worries that public screenings would invite new riots. Utrecht and Rotterdam told NU.nl that …

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Man wrongly imprisoned by Dutch government for 2.5 years
2 years, 2 months ago

Man wrongly imprisoned by Dutch government for 2.5 years

NL Times  

A man who was arrested at Schiphol in June 2019, although he was not a suspect in any investigation, has been determined wrongfully imprisoned. A court in The Hague ruled the Dutch government abused its power and that the man is entitled to compensation, according to De Volkskrant. However, the entrepreneur of Moroccan descent did not actually have suspect status …

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Russian firms use front companies to buy Dutch tech, security service says
2 years, 2 months ago

Russian firms use front companies to buy Dutch tech, security service says

Dutch News  

Dutch high-tech companies are unknowingly selling their technologies to companies set up by the Russian secret service, the head of the Dutch military secret service has told the Financieele Dagblad. MIVD chief Jan Swillens told the paper in an interview that the Russian military intelligence organisation GRU has set up front organisations and companies with the aim of purchasing technology …

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Dutch government planning to scrap coronavirus rules on February 25
2 years, 10 months ago

Dutch government planning to scrap coronavirus rules on February 25

Dutch News  

The government is preparing to scrap the last remaining coronavirus restrictions in the Netherlands at the end of the month, sources have told NOS. Prime minister Mark Rutte indicated this week that the cabinet was ‘cautiously optimistic’ about extending the closing time of 10pm at next week’s press conference, which could mean bars, restaurants and theatres are allowed to stay …

Dutch halt plans to introduce 2G law 'pending further research'
2 years, 11 months ago

Dutch halt plans to introduce 2G law 'pending further research'

Dutch News  

The Dutch government has decided not to press ahead with plans to introduce a 2G system for access to cafes and events, pending further research, health minister Ernst Kuipers has told MPs. Kuipers told MPs on Tuesday that there are still many questions around the use of 2G which need to be answered, including under what specific circumstances it could …

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Dutch halt plans to introduce 2G law 'pending further research'
2 years, 11 months ago

Dutch halt plans to introduce 2G law 'pending further research'

Dutch News  

The Dutch government has decided not to press ahead with plans to introduce a 2G system for access to cafes and events, pending further research, health minister Ernst Kuipers has told MPs. Kuipers told MPs on Tuesday that there are still many questions around the use of 2G which need to be answered, including under what specific circumstances it could …

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UN rapporteur stands by criticism of Dutch police violence: VK
2 years, 11 months ago

UN rapporteur stands by criticism of Dutch police violence: VK

Dutch News  

The UN’s special rapporteur on torture has admitted the terms in which he described the actions of Dutch riot police during an anti coronavirus demonstration were ‘provocative’ but said that he stands by his criticism of police practice in the Netherlands. Nils Melzer came under fire for retweeting two pieces of film without context, and describing one as ‘one of …

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UN rapporteur stands by criticism of Dutch police violence: VK
2 years, 11 months ago

UN rapporteur stands by criticism of Dutch police violence: VK

Dutch News  

The UN’s special rapporteur on torture has admitted the terms in which he described the actions of Dutch riot police during an anti coronavirus demonstration were ‘provocative’ but said that he stands by his criticism of police practice in the Netherlands. Nils Melzer came under fire for retweeting two pieces of film without context, and describing one as ‘one of …

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Experts: pandemic exposes shortcomings in Dutch crisis management
3 years, 1 month ago

Experts: pandemic exposes shortcomings in Dutch crisis management

Dutch News  

The Netherlands’ pandemic response has been hamstrung by its decentralised health network and slow decision making, experts have told AD. ‘Under the Dutch polder model it is very difficult to push through changes,’ he said. And then suddenly there’s a pandemic and a minster asking if they can set up extra intensive care beds.’ The first lockdown in March 2020 …

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Experts: pandemic exposes shortcomings in Dutch crisis management
3 years, 1 month ago

Experts: pandemic exposes shortcomings in Dutch crisis management

Dutch News  

The Netherlands’ pandemic response has been hamstrung by its decentralised health network and slow decision making, experts have told AD. ‘Under the Dutch polder model it is very difficult to push through changes,’ he said. And then suddenly there’s a pandemic and a minster asking if they can set up extra intensive care beds.’ The first lockdown in March 2020 …

Dutch Crisis Management Pandemic Exposes
Suspects deny kicking man who died on Majorca after violent attack
3 years, 1 month ago

Suspects deny kicking man who died on Majorca after violent attack

Dutch News  

Three of the young Dutch men suspected of involvement in the death of 27-year-old holidaymaker Carlo Heuvelman on the Spanish island of Majorca this summer have told judges in Lelystad they did not touch the victim. I am not responsible.’ The three were talking in court at a preparatory hearing for the main trial, but prosecutors say the investigation into …

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The pros and cons of 2G versus 3G: what the experts say
3 years, 1 month ago

The pros and cons of 2G versus 3G: what the experts say

Dutch News  

Scientists, sociologists and ethicists have been analysing whether it is justified to impose further coronavirus restrictions on the 15% of Dutch adults who are not fully vaccinated. Menno de Jong, a clinical virologist at Amsterdam UMC and member of the Outbreak Management Team, said that although the 2G policy would better protect unvaccinated people and stop some spread, actually a …

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The pros and cons of 2G versus 3G: what the experts say
3 years, 1 month ago

The pros and cons of 2G versus 3G: what the experts say

Dutch News  

Scientists, sociologists and ethicists have been analysing whether it is justified to impose further coronavirus restrictions on the 15% of Dutch adults who are not fully vaccinated. Menno de Jong, a clinical virologist at Amsterdam UMC and member of the Outbreak Management Team, said that although the 2G policy would better protect unvaccinated people and stop some spread, actually a …

Vaccinated Unvaccinated Unvaccinated People Told Dutch 2G Versus
Dutch jihadi talks about ‘beautiful’ life in the caliphate with British schoolgirl
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch jihadi talks about ‘beautiful’ life in the caliphate with British schoolgirl

Dutch News  

Dutch IS fighter Yago Riedijk, who married the British school girl now stripped of her citizenship by the UK government, has given an interview to a documentary maker about their life in the caliphate. In one excerpt, Riedijk talks about the couple’s ‘beautiful’ life together and described baking cakes together in Raqqa. ‘The prohibition of killing innocent people in Islam, …

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Dutch bring back masks, and widen coronavirus pass checks, to little protest
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch bring back masks, and widen coronavirus pass checks, to little protest

Dutch News  

The Netherlands brought back face masks in public buildings and shops, and expanded the use of the coronavirus pass system, on Saturday and most people seemed to accept the change without protest, according to Dutch media reports. The introduction of coronavirus passes to visit museums did not stop tens of thousands of people turning out to celebrate Museum Night on …

Coronavirus booster jabs for over-80s will start in December
3 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus booster jabs for over-80s will start in December

Dutch News  

Booster jabs for people over 80 will not be available until the start of December, the umbrella body for Dutch regional health boards has said. Jaap van Dissel, the public health agency RIVM’s head of infectious disease control, told a technical briefing in parliament on Wednesday that the vaccines given earlier in the year may be starting to wane. Van …

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Seven neglected lions from Romania get second chance at Dutch shelter
3 years, 3 months ago

Seven neglected lions from Romania get second chance at Dutch shelter

Dutch News  

An animal shelter for big cats has taken in seven lions from Romania where they were kept by a private owner in poor living conditions. The animals, which were both neglected and traumatised, arrived at the Felida shelter in Friesland last week and are doing ‘as well as might be expected’, manager Simone Schuls told broadcaster NOS. ‘Then at least …

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Seven neglected lions from Romania get second chance at Dutch shelter
3 years, 3 months ago

Seven neglected lions from Romania get second chance at Dutch shelter

Dutch News  

An animal shelter for big cats has taken in seven lions from Romania where they were kept by a private owner in poor living conditions. The animals, which were both neglected and traumatised, arrived at the Felida shelter in Friesland last week and are doing ‘as well as might be expected’, manager Simone Schuls told broadcaster NOS. ‘Then at least …

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Dutch lift social distancing, target non-vaccinated at work
3 years, 3 months ago

Dutch lift social distancing, target non-vaccinated at work

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is dropping social distancing as a requirement from September 25 but is also looking into giving employers more powers to determine if their workforce has been vaccinated, Dutch health minister Hugo de Jonge told reporters on Tuesday evening. In order to drop the 1.5 metres rule, the government’s Outbreak Management Team has recommended introducing the coronavirus pass for …

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Dutch lift social distancing, target non-vaccinated at work
3 years, 3 months ago

Dutch lift social distancing, target non-vaccinated at work

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is dropping social distancing as a requirement from September 25 but is also looking into giving employers more powers to determine if their workforce has been vaccinated, Dutch health minister Hugo de Jonge told reporters on Tuesday evening. In order to drop the 1.5 metres rule, the government’s Outbreak Management Team has recommended introducing the coronavirus pass for …

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Angry families demand justice from Russia at MH17 crash trial
3 years, 4 months ago

Angry families demand justice from Russia at MH17 crash trial

Al Jazeera  

Relatives of the passengers and crew killed in the shooting down of flight MH17 testify in Dutch court for first time. “I think, probably next to the verdict, it is one of the most important days for the family members because they can speak to the court, but through speaking to the court, they speak to the suspects and also …

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Dutch coronavirus infection risk set to go down, as vaccinations mount up
3 years, 6 months ago

Dutch coronavirus infection risk set to go down, as vaccinations mount up

Dutch News  

With the number of new coronavirus infections in the Netherlands dropping to under 2,000 on Sunday, and hospital admissions declining steadily, the official risk level for all of the Netherlands is set to go down in Tuesday’s review, the government’s coronavirus dashboard figures indicate. If the number of new infections falls below 100 per 100,000 people, the infection risk will …

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