Suriname

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Headshots of Desi Bouterse and Iwan Dijksteel published by Suriname police on 17 January 2023
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Suriname police issue bulletins in search for Desi Bouterse, bodyguard
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Desi Bouterse at a military parade following his inauguration as President of the Republic of Suriname, August 12, 2010
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Hunt for Desi Bouterse begins as former Surinamese leader refuses prison
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Archive photo of Desi Bouterse in January 2014
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Fmr. Suriname President Desi Bouterse fails to report to prison for 20-year sentence
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Archive photo of Desi Bouterse in January 2014
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Fmr. Suriname President Desi Bouterse ordered to report to prison on Friday
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Archive photo of Desi Bouterse in January 2014
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High Court sentences former Suriname leader Bouterse to 20 years for December Murders
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Desi Bouterse addresses an audience in Suriname during their national commemoration on Keti Koti. July 1, 2018
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Dutch embassy in Suriname warns about unrest over ex-president Bouterse's murder trial
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Desi Bouterse at a military parade following his inauguration as President of the Republic of Suriname, August 12, 2010
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Bouterse to listen to advice “stay away from the final verdict”
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Ribbons and messages praising Derk Wiersum
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Suspects in Dutch defense lawyer Wiersum's murder maybe linked to Suriname assassination
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Pride Amsterdam's canal parade, 5 August 2017
Culture
Despite rain, 26th Canal Parade in Amsterdam is in full swing
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King Willem-Alexander delivers a speech apologizing for the Dutch history of enslaving people, and participation in the slave trade. 1 July 2023
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Full English text of King Willem-Alexander's speech apologizing for history of slavery
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Bigi Spikri, colorful parade on Keti Koti in Suriname, 2018.
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Hundreds join in parade for Keti Koti in Amsterdam; racist slogans sprayed on slave monument in Vlissingen
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaking about the Dutch responsibility regarding its legacy of slavery during the colonial era. 19 December 2022
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Suriname needs space from the Netherlands after apology for slavery past, organizations say
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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
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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
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King won't say if he'll apologize for Dutch history of slavery at abolition ceremony
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Dutch-Surinamese writer Anton de Kom, around 1924.
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Cabinet apologizes to family of WWII resistance hero, anti-colonial writer Anton de Kom
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Child with teddy bear
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Children subjected to sexual abuse at SOS Kinderdorpen Suriname for years
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King Willem-Alexander, December 2022
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King Willem-Alexander will give speech on slavery commemoration, apology to be expected
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Street with old colonial buildings in Paramaribo, capital of Suriname.
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Dutch man, Cuban woman accused of human trafficking in Suriname
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
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Dutch central bank contributes to fund for reducing consequences of slavery
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Male jaguar
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Schiphol a transit port for illegal jaguar trade, say wildlife organizations
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The Ministry of Police and Justice in Paramaribo, Suriname. 17 October 2022
Crime
Dutch tourist stabbed to death in Suriname; Cousin arrested
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Hospital corridor
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26 injured had to be hospitalized after riots in Suriname
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Pride Amsterdam's canal parade, 5 August 2017
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#YouAreIncluded is new theme for 26th Pride Amsterdam
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Wopke Hoekstra
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Foreign Ministry advises Dutch people in Paramaribo to avoid city center