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Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam lit orange for women's safety after Abcoude teen Lisa's murder, 26 August 2025
Crime
Minute of silence for Lisa at Abcoude festival; Nightlife lit orange for women's safety
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Dutch police station.
Crime
Mother turns son in after recognizing him on footage of armed robbery
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Secondary school students
Health
Young people struggling with performance pressure at school, in their studies
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New police uniform
Crime
2 Israelis hurt in brawl around paintball match at Dutch holiday park; Boy, 15, arrested
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A candle burning in the dark
Crime
"Our hearts are broken" says family of Lisa, 17, killed while biking home from Amsterdam
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Police investigating the murder of Lisa, 17, in Duivendrecht near Amsterdam were searching for a scooter rider (top) and the occupants of a Biro microcar (bottom). 20 Aug. 2025
Crime
Teen called police about her assailant just before she was killed near Amsterdam
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Crime scene tape with a police car in the background
Crime
Girl brutally killed cycling home from Amsterdam may be tied to another violent crime
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Police officer cordoning off a crime scene
Crime
Teen killed in Amsterdam shooting had just graduated high school
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Dutch police station.
Crime
Girl (13) ambushed, mugged, assaulted in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht; Five teen girls arrested
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Dutch police crime scene tape
Crime
Girl, 12, stabbed outside Capelle a/d IJssel supermarket; Two teens arrested
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Police officer cordoning off a crime scene
Crime
Two explosions in two days at Rotterdam home; 13-year-old in custody
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Crime scene tape with a police car in the background
Crime
Boy, 17, hurt in shooting in Rozenburg home; Father arrested
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Red Cross workers setting up stretchers in a sports hall that will be an emergency shelter for asylum seekers
Politics
Relatively many child asylum seekers involved in incidents in overcrowded shelters
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Dutch police officers
Crime
Teens use scooter to abduct Amsterdam boy before beating him up, robbing him in park
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Teenagers using their smartphones on a bench in Amsterdam
Business
18 is too young to be in charge of your finances, debt aid organizations say
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Screen time
Health
Dutch gov't advises no screen time for toddlers; No more than 3 hours per day for teens
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Children playing in a fountain in Amsterdam’s Oosterpark. 24 Aug. 2022
CultureEntertainment
Only 29 percent of Dutch children spend time outside daily: UNICEF
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Two disposable vapes on a blue background
Health
More teenagers vaping; Decrease among young adults
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Screen time
Health
Dutch kids, teens in favor of age limit for social media: UNICEF
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Young boy using a smartphone
HealthTechInnovation
More parents sign pact not to allow smartphones for kids under 14
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Riot police at an anti-lockdown protest at the Malieveld in The Hague, 14 March 2021
Crime
Police missed "soft signals" on social media ahead of Scheveningen riots: Hague mayor
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Police guard in a detention center
Crime
Two teenagers, 17, arrested for shooting fellow ROC student in Amsterdam
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A Dutch police officer arresting a boy
Crime
Netherlands joins Europol taskforce against criminal recruitment of teenagers
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Rainbow gay flag on grey background
Crime
Five teenagers arrested for gay bashing of 16-year-old