Ministry of Justice

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firework during the Dutch Eredivisie match between AFC Ajax and FC Groningen at Johan Cruyff Arena on November 30, 2025 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Amsterdam mayor urges Justice Ministry to investigate fireworks chaos at Ajax match
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European union flag in front of building
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Dutch Data Privacy Authority flags risks in EU proposals on AI and data rules
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Man in prison
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Dutch prison system strained by hundreds of costly foreign detainees at Ter Apel
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Station building of Purmerend train station, 16 April 2024
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Almelo, Purmerend, and Bergen op Zoom among stations targeted for safety upgrades
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A woman looks at her phone, visibly distressed.
Crime
New study: 80% of online scam victims in Netherlands fail to recover losses
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Two women at an asylum reception center
Politics
Overcrowding strains Schiphol Asylum facility amid migrant surge
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A woman and man working together on a project using an iPhone and a Macbook Air
Politics
Interpreters quit Justice Ministry over poor conditions, fairness concerns arise
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Bribe
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Small businesses team up with government to detect undermining crime
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Wolf
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Ministry says that a wolf attacking cattle does not justify shooting at it in court case
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The Hunnerberg National Judicial Youth Institution (RJJI) Berg en Dalseweg Nijmegen.
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Background check required for buyer of villa next to youth detention center in Nijmegen
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Dutch government websites struggling with cyberattacks possibly from Russian hackers
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Data privacy
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Millions of passport photos of innocent foreigners in police face database
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Riot police at an illegal demonstration on the Museumplein in Amsterdam, 24 January 2021
Crime
Damage fund for Covid riots compensation still not set up
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The Voice of Holland is shut down due to sexual and power abuse allegations. The new season first aired on January 7
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Victims must never be blamed, Justice Min. says about The Voice sex scandal
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License plate recognition cameras are "massive privacy violation": Privacy First
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Politicians react to Justice Ministry resignations
Crime
Explosives found Dutch "jihad couple" home; planned Brussels attack
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Fred Teeven at an HvA election debate in 2010
Politics
Child asylum seekers win court ruling
Crime
New York man suspected of several Amsterdam murders
Crime
Most motorcycle gang members have rap sheets
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Prison for seller of Heyboer fakes
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Curaçao deploys drones against robberies
Crime
Rotterdam female suspected of killing baby