Ter Apel

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A tree blew over on the A13 during stormy weather, causing heavy evening rush hour traffic between Delft and Rotterdam. 29 May 2026
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Lightning storms ignite multiple house fires, paralyze rail travel across Netherlands
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Red Cross volunteers speaking with people arriving at the asylum registration center in Ter Apel, May 2026
Politics
Ter Apel asylum shelter will soon turn kids away, Red Cross warns as temps rise to 32°C
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Hanze Plaza conference center on Protonstraat in Groningen Stad.
Business
No space for over 100 at Ter Apel, forcing overnight shelter in Groningen
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A cover on a bicycle in Amsterdam says, "Asylum seekers are okay". February 2014
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Amsterdam adds 230 asylum shelter spots; Hundreds attend solidarity protest in Utrecht
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Rob Jetten
Politics
Dutch PM promises "expert team" to help municipaities set up asylum shelters
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A small group of people gathered at the Ter Apel asylum seeker reception center in November 2014
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Dutch asylum agency must pay municipalities more than €10 million in fines
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Sign at the entrance of the Ter Apel registration center.
Politics
Video: Police break up unauthorized protest at Ter Apel asylum center; Two arrested
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Image of man who is accused of sexually assaulting women in Rotterdam in January 2025.
Crime
Rotterdam court sentences man to 22 months after series of sexual assaults on 11 women
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A small group of people gathered at the Ter Apel asylum seeker reception center in November 2014
PoliticsBusiness
First-time asylum requests in Netherlands fall 25% to 24,000 in 2025
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Taking a pill
HealthCrimeBusiness
Addictive epilepsy drug increasingly used recreationally, experts warn
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A small group of people gathered at the Ter Apel asylum seeker reception center in November 2014
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Asylum center in Ter Apel on brink of exceeding its legal capacity, faces fines
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Crime
Dutch court won't extradite American murder suspect over potential death sentence
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Handcuffs, radio Dutch Police Car
Crime
First suspect arrested for vigilante border controls against asylum seekers
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German border
Politics
Civilians conduct more unauthorized border checks near German border, police intervene
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Official sign on the Dutch-German border
Politics
Dutch people try to stop asylum seekers with own border controls at German border
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Marjolein Faber
Politics
Asylum min. announces trials restrict the freedom of asylum seekers causing nuisance
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Bunk beds
Politics
Asylum Distribution Law: 75,000 shelter spaces will be ready by July 1, COA expects
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Sign at the entrance of the Ter Apel registration center.
Politics
Dutch lawmakers push for detention of problem asylum seekers near Ter Apel
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Empty beds in a shelter
Politics
Asylum seekers have slept in emergency night shelters 60,000 times since last December
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A small group of people gathered at the Ter Apel asylum seeker reception center in November 2014
Politics
Refugee orgs., others invovled very critical of Dutch government's leaked asylum plans
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Undated photo of children playing outside at an residential complex for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
Politics
Dutch gov't is deliberately chipping away at public support for asylum: A'dam alderman
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Sign at the entrance of the Ter Apel registration center.
Politics
Westerwolde scrambling for help as asylum seekers again risk sleeping outside Ter Apel
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Koen Schuiling
Politics
Groningen mayor steps down early; Exhausted from dealing with Ter Apel, gas extraction
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A small group of people gathered at the Ter Apel asylum seeker reception center in November 2014
Politics
Westerwolde preparing new case against overcrowded asylum center in Ter Apel