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Asylum and Immigration Minister Bart van den Brink (CDA) after the Dutch Senate voted down a package of stricter asylum measures. 21 Apr. 2026
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Intelligence service to investigate anti-asylum riot planning, support
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The AIVD building in Zoetermeer
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Russia and China: Netherlands at highest threat level in 80 years, AIVD warns
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The Public Prosecution Service office in Oost-Nederland
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Prosecutor drops case against four suspects in Iranian's 2017 murder in The Hague
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The Ministry of Security and Justice and the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations located on Turfmarkt in The Hague. 12 October 2017.
Crime
Dutch government reaches settlement with family of murdered Iranian activist
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A narrow majority in the Tweede Kamer votes in favor of a ban on the Muslim Brotherhood in the Netherlands. 17 Mar. 2026
Politics
Parliament approves PVV motion to ban Muslim Brotherhood, despite controversy
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Jail bars
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Dutch far-right activist arrested in Syria, family fears terrorism charges
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Confidential files
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Espionage scandal: NCTV worker in court for leaking state secrets to Morocco
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The Maastoren, Wilhelminatoren, and the Rotterdam courthouse in August 2016
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Syrian arrested in Dutch port city suspected of Christmas terrorist attack plot in Europe
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The cover of the 2025 edition of the AIVD holiday puzzle.
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Dutch Intelligence Service launches 2025 holiday puzzle challenge
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Nexperia logo seen displayed on a smartphone and on the background
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Nexperia publishes Dutch spies' names as Nexperia feud escalates further: report
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Simone Smit
Politics
Simone Smit named first female director-general of Dutch intelligence service AIVD
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Handcuffs
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Police arrest another suspect in investigation of “sovereign citizen” extremists
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Gavel
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Prosecution drops terror charges against far-right affiliate Thomas D.
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Douglas C. W., one of several people arrested in the Dacia gold artifacts robbery from the Drents Museum in Assen in January 2025
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Drents museum art theft suspects stay silent as lawyers seek minister’s testimony
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Riot police
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Police mobilize Den Bosch after threats to storm asylum center
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Rioters set a police car on fire during an anti-immigration protest on and around the Malieveld in The Hague, 20 September 2025
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Hague riots prove threat of normalizing right-wing extremism: counter-terror office
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The Zr.Ms. Den Helder escorts the Russian frigate Neustrashimy out of Dutch waters in the North Sea, 20 September 2025
Politics
Netherlands must start hitting back in Russia's hybrid war, intelligence services say
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Child drinking water
Politics
Dutch water, power companies targeted in cyberattacks, intelligence service warns
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Mosque in the Netherlands
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Court finds Veenendaal guilty of privacy breach in mosque probe
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Burned building at the Maidan in Kyiv, Ukraine
Politics
Russia used chemical weapons in 9,000 attacks on Ukraine, intelligence report says
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The Leiden courthouse location for the District Court of The Hague. 9 Oct. 2019
Crime
Syrian man arrested in Leiden on terrorist charges over Clubhouse app broadcasts
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Dutch police station.
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Spy agencies: Russian group behind Dutch police hack sought Ukraine military info
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The entrance to the Vught Penitentiary Institution, including the ultra-secure EBI prison ward. Feb. 2024
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Former lawyer to Taghi denies accusations that he passed on messages from prison
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Justitieel Complex Schiphol, the courthouse for the Noord-Holland district at Schiphol Airport in Haarlemmermeer
Crime
Trial for murder attempt of Iranian journalist in Haarlem to take place in October