Syria

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An asylum shelter in Zeewolde
Politics
Syrians not the largest group of new asylum seekers for first time since 2016
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A police officer looks on as a trauma helicopter arrives in Amsterdam after five people were stabbed in the city center. 27 March 2025
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Still a realistic chance of terror attack in the Netherlands, security coordinator warns
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David van Weel
Politics
Caretaker Dutch gov’t wants to make asylum much more difficult for people from Syria
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Politics
Dutch court forces release of secret Syria report used in asylum decisions
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The Leiden courthouse location for the District Court of The Hague. 9 Oct. 2019
Crime
Syrian man arrested in Leiden on terrorist charges over Clubhouse app broadcasts
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(Syrian flag at demonstration in Strasbourg, 2015)
Politics
The Netherlands opposes plans for quick easing of sanctions against Syria
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Press bullet proof vest
Business
The Netherlands rises one place on press freedom index; Warned for increasing threats
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Undated photo of children playing outside at an residential complex for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
Politics
Asylum applications in Netherlands halved in Q1, mostly due to fall of Assad regime
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Ryan al N., an 18-year-old from Joure, who was found murdered in the waters along Knardijk in Lelystad on 28 May 2024.
Crime
Honor killing victim was being protected by police shortly before her murder
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(Syrian flag at demonstration in Strasbourg, 2015)
Politics
Faber blocks Syrian asylum seekers from visiting homeland before return
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The International Criminal Court in The Hague
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Clashes erupt at demonstration for persecuted Alawites in Syria
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Jail bars
Crime
Hawala banker arrested for terrorism funding, sanction violations; Active since 2017
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(Syrian flag at demonstration in Strasbourg, 2015)
Politics
Netherlands provided security for OPCW visit to Syria
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Ryan al N., an 18-year-old from Joure, who was found murdered in the waters along Knardijk in Lelystad on 28 May 2024.
Crime
18-year-old honor killing victim was tied up and drowned in Lelystad, prosecutors say
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(Syrian flag at demonstration in Strasbourg, 2015)
Politics
First group of Syrians have returned to the country with the aid of the Dutch government
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Minister Marjolein Faber of Asylum and Migration signing a letter asking the European Commission to give the Netherlands an opt-out on EU asylum policy, 18 September 2024
Politics
Dutch gov't offering Syrians €900 to return to Damascus and not come back
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(Syrian flag at demonstration in Strasbourg, 2015)
Politics
Dutch envoy visits Damascus amid ongoing Syrian transition
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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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Mazen al-Hamada in 2000
CrimePolitics
Body of activist who disappeared from Netherlands found in Syrian prison
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(Syrian flag at demonstration in Strasbourg, 2015)
Politics
Netherlands freezes Syrian asylum application decisions for six months
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PVV leader Geert Wilders during a contentious question time session in the Tweede Kamer about asylum policy and policing. 23 June 2023
Politics
Over half of Dutch pleased with government's asylum plans
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(Syrian flag at demonstration in Strasbourg, 2015)
Politics
Hundreds of Syrians protest in The Hague against government plans
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A Syrian refugee camp on the Turkish border in 2012
Politics
Schoof: Refugees do not have to return to Syria if country is declared unsafe
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Prime Minister Dick Schoof takes questions from reporters after the last Cabinet meeting before the autumn recess. 25 October 2024
Politics
Prime Minister confirms new asylum measures; Distribution Act to be scrapped