Oosterpark

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A spoon, lighter, syringe, and a bag of white powder lie in the foreground, while a man sits in the background, partially out of focus.
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Amsterdam entrepreneurs hire private guards to fight drug-related thefts, nuisance
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Aerial view of the Vondelpark in Amsterdam
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Vondelpark and surrounding streets declared nuisance area to curb crime and disorder
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Aerial view of the Vondelpark in Amsterdam
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Amsterdam residents avoid several city parks, shopping streets, bike tunnels at night
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Young women in a park in Amsterdam
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85% of Amsterdam women avoid certain parts of the city for safety
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A hot day in Amsterdam, 30 June 2025
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Temperatures up to 38°C as Netherlands honors Keti Koti
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Anti-Israel texts spray-painted on a statue in Amsterdam's Oosterpark, 14 May 2025
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1 hurt at protest at Israel celebration in Katwijk; Anti-Israel graffiti in A'dam park
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Flowers and a photo of Theo van Gogh at a commemoration two years after his murder, 2 November 2006
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Theo van Gogh commemorated in Amsterdam 20 years after his murder
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
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Parliament leader will not attend slavery abolition ceremony on July 1 over racism row
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Martin Bosma, elected Tweede Kamer president on 13 December 2023
Politics
Over 20,000 people sign petition to block parliament leader from slavery commemoration
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Public toilet in Amsterdam
Politics
Amsterdam to build more public toilets, also for women, at a cost of €4 million
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
Politics
Netherlands facing four reparations claims after apology for historic ties to slavery
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King Willem-Alexander gives a speech during the National Remembrance Day of Slavery Past in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam.
Politics
King Willem-Alexander formally apologizes for Dutch history of slavery
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
Culture
Hundreds of people gathered on Surinameplein in Amsterdam for National Day of Awareness
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
Politics
The Netherlands officially commemorates the abolition of slavery today
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
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King won't say if he'll apologize for Dutch history of slavery at abolition ceremony
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
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Keti Koti celebrations moved to Museumplein this year in anticipation of higher turnout
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Water in Oosterpark in November 2021.
HealthTechNature
Botulism-causing bacteria potentially found in Amsterdam Oosterpark ponds
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
Culture
Abolition of slavery commemorated in Amsterdam; Many companies give a day off
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Nederland in Verzet protesters commemorate "coffee battle"
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Anti-coronavirus measures protesters march through Amsterdam, unite at Museumplein
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Netherlands commemorates Slavery Remembrance Day
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Open air theater in Vondelpark in Amsterdam
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Amsterdam Roots Festival returns in July; First open-air festival since pandemic began
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Weird snowman in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
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Weird snowman sends A'dam police responding to reports of dead body
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
Politics
Slavery Remembrance Day honored in closed ceremony, live broadcast
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Commemoration for the abolition of slavery in Amsterdam's Oosterpark, 1 Jul 2017
Crime
Amsterdam police investigate social media racism during slavery commemoration