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Nike
HealthBusiness
Report finds fashion brands misleading on ethical claims, calls for stronger oversight
24 February 2026 - 18:40
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Radboud University Nijmegen seen from Heyendaalseweg
Politics
Radboud University advised to cut ties with two Israeli institutions
2 April 2025 - 12:00
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Flyers posted at the University of Amsterdam announcing a strike by the FNV union over issues related to protest rights, and collaboration with Israeli institutions. Dec. 2024
PoliticsBusiness
University of Amsterdam employees to go on strike for improved demonstration rights
6 December 2024 - 14:30
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Vivianne Miedema
PoliticsSports
Dutch players join women footballers' call for FIFA to stop working with Saudi oil giant
21 October 2024 - 08:44
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Damaged UVA University Sign The Day After The Riots Of The Free Palestine Movement At Amsterdam The Netherlands 9-5-2024
Politics
Some unrest at Pro-Palestinian protest on Univ. Amsterdam campus
6 September 2024 - 16:20
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte during his weekly press conference on 12 May 2023
PoliticsBusiness
Rutte disagrees with recent discussions on grabflation and China relationship
12 May 2023 - 17:56
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Kingdom tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch gov't recruiting companies to invest in controversial Saudi project
31 March 2023 - 10:06
PoliticsSports
Dutch boycott of Winter Olympics in Beijing pointless, expert says
30 January 2022 - 09:18
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Willemstad on Curacao
Politics
Curacao government refuses to talk with Amnesty about human rights violations
18 December 2021 - 17:20
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Aerial photo of Arnhem in July 2019
Politics
Arnhem breaks ties with Wuhan over treatment of Uyghur people
22 July 2021 - 13:30
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Netherlands and Canada Flags
Politics
Netherlands and Canada initiate joint effort to hold Syria accountable for human rights violations
13 March 2021 - 16:30
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The Aspire Sports Stadium in Doha, Qatar
PoliticsSports
MPs want Dutch King, PM to avoid 2022 World Cup in Qatar
26 February 2021 - 13:50
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China national flags
BusinessCrime
Dutch company sold surveillance equipment to China: Amnesty International
21 September 2020 - 09:57
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Some 2,000 people gather on Schouwburgplein in Rotterdam to protest against human rights violations in Morocco's Rif region, 4 Jun 2017
Politics
Dutch Moroccans gather in Rotterdam to protest Morocco arrests
5 June 2017 - 12:00
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Pandas Xing Ya and Wu Weng on their way to their new home at Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, 12 Apr 2017
CrimePoliticsNature
Amnesty International: Don't let pandas distract from China's human rights violations
14 April 2017 - 08:25
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Giant pandas Wu Wen and Xing Ya arrived in the Netherlands on 12 Apr 2017
Nature
Pandas Wu Wen and Xing Ya receive warm welcome to Netherlands
13 April 2017 - 10:35
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Handguns
BusinessCrime
Dutch insurers still invest in weapons manufacturers
2 March 2017 - 16:15
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Geert Wilders Purmerend borders closed
Politics
Half of political parties' election campaigns against Dutch constitution: report
14 February 2017 - 11:35
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Entertainment
Canal Parade just as busy as last year, despite extra security
8 August 2016 - 08:07
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Gavel
Crime
Prosecutor: Extradite Turkish drug trafficker, despite political unrest
4 August 2016 - 15:20
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Handguns
Business
Report: Dutch banks investing in nuclear weapons, arms programs
7 July 2015 - 09:59
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Prison Cells
Crime
Lawyer: Max. security prison violates human rights
7 May 2015 - 13:05
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Homeless in Amsterdam
HealthPolitics
UN experts harshly criticize Dutch on migrant policy
16 December 2014 - 22:38
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BusinessCrime
Dutch firms investigate coal miners' abuse claims
18 November 2014 - 10:03

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