slavery

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Auctioneer's gavel
Crime
Dutch woman sentenced to 9 years on appeal for enslaving woman in Syria
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Dutch royals speaking to the descendants of enslaved people during their state visit to Suriname, 1 December 2025
Politics
Enslaved people's descendants accept Dutch King's apology in Suriname
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Children dressed as Piet at the arrival of Sinterklaas in Dordrecht. 17 Nov. 2018
Politics
Kick Out Zwarte Piet enters final month as campaign for inclusive Sinterklaas ends
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A hot day in Amsterdam, 30 June 2025
PoliticsTechNature
Temperatures up to 38°C as Netherlands honors Keti Koti
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
Politics
Gov't talking with employers about making slavery commemoration a public holiday
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Cropped shot of lawyer using laptop and lady justice statue on table.
Crime
Almere woman sentenced to six years in prison for holding partner as 'house slave'
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The Hague court on Prins Clauslaan
Crime
Hengelo woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for enslaving a Yazidi woman in Syria
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Archives - shelves filled with folders and files
Business
Private bank InsingerGilissen to support investigation into its ties to slave trade
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
PoliticsCulture
The Netherlands commemorates and celebrates the abolition of slavery
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Martin Bosma, elected Tweede Kamer president on 13 December 2023
Politics
Activists push to block Parliament leader from emancipation event over “racist” remarks
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Groningen city
Politics
Groningen apologizes for it's role in the Dutch history of slavery
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TUI
Business
TUI apologizes for insensitive Suriname tour following footsteps of "brave ancestors"
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Panoramic view of Delft
Politics
Delft apologizes for historical role in slavery
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Replica of VOC ship Amsterdam
Politics
Millions of archived VOC documents now searchable online, including slavery records
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One of the Tula monuments, commemorating the uprise against slavery led by Tula.
Politics
Dutch gov't restores honor of Curacao national hero Tula 228 years after enslaved revolt
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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 unveiling of a monument in Utrecht dedicated to the victims of the slave trade between Europe, Africa and the Americas. 30 June 2023
Politics
Utrecht monument to the abolition of slavery unveiled on Friday
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
Politics
Thousands of heri heri meals, numerous commemorations on National Day of Awareness
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
Politics
King won't say if he'll apologize for Dutch history of slavery at abolition ceremony
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Panoramic view of Delft
Politics
Delft extensively profited from trading in enslaved people: report
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Dutch-Surinamese writer Anton de Kom, around 1924.
Politics
Cabinet apologizes to family of WWII resistance hero, anti-colonial writer Anton de Kom
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Painting of a slave ship of the Middelburg Commercial Company, at the roadstead of Vlissingen, made by Engel Hoogerheyden in 1779.
Politics
Province of Zeeland to apologize for its role in slavery on July 1
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A tronco, the multiple foot stocks used for restraining enslaved people from the 17th through 19th centuries
Politics
Dutch Royal House earned more than €545 million from colonies during slave trade peak
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
Politics
Keti Koti month kicks off with commemoration march through Amsterdam