Franc Weerwind

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Emergency services are present at an accident on the N290 involving a car and cyclists in which multiple people were injured. Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
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Thousands participate in silent march for 3 kids, teacher killed in Zeeland accident
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Emergency services are present at an accident on the N290 involving a car and cyclists in which multiple people were injured. Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
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Mayor shocked by school camp accident that killed 3 kids, 1 adult; 19-year-old arrested
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Transgender flag
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Dutch Parliament demands end to transgender law; “Disturbing & Dangerous,” advocates say
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Hacker_-_Hacking_-_Symbol
CrimePolitics
Software the government uses for videoconferences can be hacked, says minister
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Dick Schoof during an interview as the top civil servant at the Ministry of Justice and Security. 8 June 2021
Politics
Schoof thinks he is above the law, says civil rights group; Muslim organization unnerved
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Shadows of two children and an adult holding hands
Politics
Netherlands halts adoption from abroad with immediate effect
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File photo of the Justitieel Complex Zaanstad, a prison facility in Noord-Holland. 30 May 2017
CrimePolitics
Escaping from prison is not a crime in the Netherlands, but that could soon change
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Online gambling
Dutch Online Gambling: What the Future Holds?
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Franc Weerwind in The Hague on Jan. 7, 2022.
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Cabinet will not withdraw bill making it easier to change gender registration
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Online gambling
Business
Dutch banks won't help gov't set gambling limit to protect customers' privacy
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Franc Weerwind in The Hague on Jan. 7, 2022.
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Weerwind criticizes plans to record conversations between prisoners and their lawyers
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Prisoner's hands on bars.
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About 1,800 convicts haven’t been jailed due to staff shortages
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Franc Weerwind in The Hague on Jan. 7, 2022.
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Minister doesn't want to impose further limits on online gambling yet
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Confidential files
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Whistleblowers now able to receive free legal aid
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Franc Weerwind in The Hague on Jan. 7, 2022.
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Minister expects the shortage of TBS clinics will continue or worsen
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
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Netherlands looks to waive €835 name change fee for descendants of enslaved people
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Online gambling
HealthBusiness
Stricter measures around online gambling announced
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Crime
Certificates of good behavior awarded to 13 people despite terrorism convictions
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Student debt
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch debt collection system requires major reform, experts say
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Domestic violence helpline
Crime
Government campaign urges bystanders to reach out to domestic violence victims
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Influencer set up - ring light with a smartphone
Politics
Dutch influencers caught promoting dodgy gambling services; MP's demand intervention
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Politics
Netherlands wrongfully issued criminal sentence demands to other EU countries for years
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Pregnant woman at the doctor
HealthPolitics
New bill to regulate surrogacy in the Netherlands divides coalition parties
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Jail bars
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Netherlands allocates extra money to help prisoners reintegrate into society