asylum shelter

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An asylum shelter in Zeewolde
Crime
Unaccompanied child asylum seekers relatively often suspected of crimes
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A firefighter prepares a hose.
Crime
Video: Fire at asylum shelter for children in Limburg town; Police suspect arson
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A Dutch police officer standing by a police car
Crime
Pregnant woman thrown to ground at Zeist asylum shelter was trying to ask cop a question
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King Willem-Alexander with the Jetten I Cabinet after swearing in the new Ministers and State Secretaries on 23 February 2026
Politics
Lack of results sends confidence in Jetten I Cabinet plummeting after 100 days in office
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A Dutch police officer standing by a police car
Crime
Police threatened over video of cop throwing pregnant woman to floor in asylum shelter
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PVV leader Geert Wilders addressing a crowd of anti-asylum protesters in Uithoorn, telling them that “our people are being replaced” and advocating for “repatriation.” 28 May 2026
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Video: Violent far-right demonstrators attack asylum center supporters in Uithoorn
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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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An asylum shelter in Zeewolde
Politics
Asylum Min. demands answers from municipalities with no, too few asylum shelters
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Rob Jetten
Politics
Dutch PM promises "expert team" to help municipaities set up asylum shelters
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Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber after a debate in Parliament on a vote of no-confidence against her. 2 April 2025
Politics
Officials doubted substantiation for PVV Minister's asylum emergency
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Riot police officer surrounded by smoke
Crime
Video: Rioters start fire at Loosdrecht asylum shelter with 15 asylum seekers inside
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Riot police
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Explosion at future Den Bosch asylum shelter; Riot police again intervene in Apeldoorn
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Red Cross workers setting up stretchers in a sports hall that will be an emergency shelter for asylum seekers
Health
Over 7,000 children in emergency asylum shelters years after court ruling banning this
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Police officers
Crime
Video: Anti-asylum protesters block traffic, throw fireworks at cops in Apeldoorn
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A Dutch police officer standing by a police car
Crime
Video: Vandals smash windows at Loosdrecht town hall, to be used as asylum shelter
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Arrest: Police officer handcuffing a suspect with a police car in the background
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Video: Cop hurt in third violent anti-asylum protest in Loosdrecht in as many days
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Riot police officer surrounded by smoke
CrimePolitics
Two arrests at second violent anti-asylum protest in Loosdrecht in two days
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Riot police
Politics
Anti-asylum protesters throw fireworks, eggs at cops in Loosdrecht; Riot police deployed
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The Silja Europa, a cruise ship that was scheduled to house 1,000 asylum seekers in Velsen-Noord. 16 Oct. 2013
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Doctors warn children on Rotterdam asylum ship face risk of lasting developmental harm
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Undated photo of children playing outside at an residential complex for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
Politics
Resistance to asylum shelters led to far-right gains in municipal elections
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Riot police keep anti-asylum and anti-fascism protesters apart in Amersfoort, 30 September 2025
Politics
Far-right group Defend rapidly expanding in the Netherlands
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A protest against a proposed asylum seeker shelter in Molenlanden turned violent Tuesday evening, with demonstrators setting off fireworks near the municipal building in Bleskensgraaf, 24 February 2025
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Protesters threw rocks, glass at cops during anti-asylum protest in Zuid-Holland town
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Red Cross workers setting up stretchers in a sports hall that will be an emergency shelter for asylum seekers
Politics
One in six new local parties in municipal elections against opening asylum shelters
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Bunk beds
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Anti-asylum protesters in Uden harassing, threatening aldermen at home