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Netherlands

Criminal International Trials 

Charges Dropped Against Man Who Kept Family Isolated

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 MOLLY QUELL
fair trial, hostages, Netherlands, sex abuse

Prosecutors say the father of nine is too ill after a stroke to be tried on charges that included sexually abusing two of his children.

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Health International 

Health Minister Condemns Blast at Dutch Virus Test Center

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, explosion, Netherlands

A blast caused by a “homemade device” smashed windows at a coronavirus testing center in a small Dutch town early Wednesday, police said. Nobody was hurt in the explosion, which was condemned by the government and health officials.

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Science Technology 

‘Virtual Unfolding’ Used to Read Unopened Renaissance Letters

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 NATHAN SOLIS
France, mail, Netherlands

When a French lawyer sent a letter to his cousin in the Netherlands 300 years ago, he folded the letter to deter anyone from reading it. That didn’t stop a group of researchers in the year 2021.

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Appeals Civil Rights Health International 

Dutch Appeals Court Upholds Coronavirus-Minded Curfew

February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 MOLLY QUELL
coronavirus, Netherlands

Friday’s emergency ruling was one of the most-watched judicial events in the Netherlands, with more than 20,000 people watching a live stream of the hearing.

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International Politics 

Netherlands Lashes Out Against ‘Genocide’ of Uighur People in China

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 BARBARA LEONARD
China, detention, Muslims, Netherlands, Olympics, torture

China, for its part, denies reports that at least 1 million Muslims are being held against their will in a remote region of country where they are subjected to torture, forced labor and sterilization.

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Appeals Government Health International 

Dutch Curfew Debated in Court as Lawmakers Push to Enshrine It

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 MOLLY QUELL
coronavirus, legislators, Netherlands, State of Emergency

An appeal over a temporary curfew struck down just days before was heard Friday as the Dutch Senate debated legislation to preserve the nightly stay-at-home order.

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Government Health International Law 

Dutch Opposition Lawmakers Back New Coronavirus Curfew Law

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
bills, coronavirus, legislators, Netherlands

Key Dutch opposition parties expressed support Thursday for hastily drawn-up legislation underpinning the country’s coronavirus curfew after a judge ordered the measure scrapped earlier this week.

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Appeals Government Health International 

Dutch Gov’t Appeals Court Order to Scrap Coronavirus Curfew

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, Netherlands

A Dutch court ordered the government Tuesday to end the curfew it imposed last month to rein in the spread of the coronavirus, saying the ruling coalition was not entitled to use emergency powers to enforce the restrictive measure.

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Entertainment Health International Sports 

Skating-Crazy Dutch Defy Pandemic by Taking to Outdoor Ice

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Netherlands, Weather

A deep winter freeze gripping the Netherlands is reawakening the national obsession with skating on frozen canals.

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Consumers Government International 

Dutch Government Halts Overseas Adoptions After Criticism

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
children, Fraud, Netherlands

The Dutch government suspended adoptions from foreign countries Monday after an investigative committee report criticized past ruling coalitions for being “too passive” in the face of years of reported abuses including impoverished mothers being coerced into putting up their children for adoption.

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Business Government International 

Russia Asks Dutch High Court to Toss $50B Award for Oil Shareholders

February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 MOLLY QUELL
arbitration, Netherlands, Oil and gas, Russia, shareholders, Taxes

The Russian Federation faced off against former shareholders of oil giant Yukos on Friday in the latest chapter of a 15-year legal saga over the company’s taking of shares.

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Criminal Health International 

Dutch Politicians Condemn Weekend Rioting as Curfew Started

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, Netherlands, riots

Politicians and local leaders on Monday condemned rioters who clashed with police in about 10 towns and cities across the Netherlands a day earlier, on the second night of a coronavirus curfew.

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Appeals Civil Rights Criminal International Trials 

Rights Court Balks at Off-Limits Witnesses in Dutch Trial

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 MOLLY QUELL
European Court of Human Rights, Fraud, Netherlands, retrial, witnesses

Vahap Keskin should have been allowed to cross-examine the witnesses who testified against him at his trial in absentia, according to the ECHR.

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Government International Politics 

Child Welfare Scandal Topples Dutch Government

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 MOLLY QUELL
children, Fraud, Netherlands, resignation, scandal, welfare

The Dutch cabinet has resigned following the release of a reporting condemning the government for its role in a child care benefits scandal.

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Uncategorized 

Netherlands Violated Child’s Right to Nationality: UN Committee

December 29, 2020December 29, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Asylum, children, China, citizenship, immigration, Netherlands, trafficking

The Netherlands violated a child’s rights by failing to acknowledge that he was stateless and eligible for international protection, a U.N. committee found Tuesday, urging the country to change its legislation.

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Business Environment International Trials 

Shell Denies Climate Change Liability as Extraordinary Proceedings Come to Close

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 MOLLY QUELL
Climate change, emissions, Greenhouse gas, Netherlands, Oil and gas

A group of environmental groups wrapped up two weeks of hearings on Thursday in a unique case that could force the oil giant Shell to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Financial Government International 

Dutch Committee Issues Scathing Report Into Benefit System

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
children, Fraud, Netherlands, welfare

A Dutch parliamentary commission issued a damning report Thursday into a scandal in which thousands of parents were wrongly labeled fraudsters by government officials assessing claims for child benefit payments.

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Arts International 

Dutch Court Refuses to Return Painting to Jewish Heirs

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
art, auctions, Holocaust, Netherlands, restitution

A Dutch court on Wednesday rejected a restitution case brought by heirs of a Jewish family that originally owned a painting by Wassily Kandinsky that was bought by the city of Amsterdam at an auction in 1940.

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Business Criminal Financial International 

Dutch Court Calls for Criminal Probe Into Former ING CEO

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
background check, banks, money laundering, Netherlands, Settlement, Terrorism

A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered prosecutors to open a criminal investigation into the former CEO of ING bank, Ralph Hamers, for his role in a money laundering scandal that led to a huge settlement in 2018.

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International Latest Headlines 

Explosion Damages Polish Store Near Amsterdam, 3rd in 2 Days

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Netherlands

An explosion damaged a Polish supermarket in a Dutch town near Amsterdam early Wednesday morning, the third such blast in two days.

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