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Washi L. accused by Italian authorities of a triple-fatal arson in Milan, and by Dutch police for a string of burglaries in the Netherlands. Undated
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Italian court convicts Dutch man in Milan arson that killed three
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Red shoes placed in a protest to represent the victims of femicide
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Dutch courts don't have clear definition of femicide, rarely use the term in rulings
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Prisoner's hands on bars.
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Ermelo man sentenced to prison for vandalizing Loosdrecht town hall over asylum plans
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Official sign on the Dutch-German border
Politics
German border controls violate Schengen agreement, German court rules
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Wim the dinosaur king
Politics
Pro-republic group can't place giant dinosaur on King's Day route in Dokkum, court rules
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Lizzy, a severely obese Labrador seized from her owner in Haaksbergen
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Court seizes seriously overweight dog from Haaksbergen owner
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Two photos of the man suspected of killing three people at random in Rotterdam’s IJsselmonde District from December 21, 2024, through January 2, 2025.
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Man who killed 3 random victims in Rotterdam jailed for 14 years
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Domestic violence.
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Dutch courts increasingly alert to intimate terrorism in divorce cases
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Taxi
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Utrecht taxi driver convicted of sexually abusing passengers; Jailed for 5 years
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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Syrian on trial for torture as Assad-regime soldier says case is "fabricated"
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Antwerp Courthouse and District Court
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Michelin star chef acquitted of running over intern, but convicted of withholding info
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Court sketch of former NCTV employee Abderrahim El M. On 11 March 2026, the Rotterdam court acquitted him of espionage for Morocco, but convicted him of mishandling trade secrets.
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Counter-terror worker convicted of mishandling State secrets; Acquitted of espionage
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Child with teddy bear
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Man sentenced to 18 years for sexual abuse of daughter & her friends during sleepovers
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Cropped shot of lawyer using laptop and lady justice statue on table.
Business
Dutch lawyers receive warnings for using ChatGPT to cite nonexistent cases in court
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A police detention cell
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Dutch courts extend detention for 12 of 16 suspects accused of spreading IS propaganda
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The Vlinderboek monument in Elzeneind park in Oss commemorates four children killed when a train hit a daycare's Stint cargo bike on a railway crossing in the city on 20 September 2018
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Executives acquitted in deadly Stint cargo bike case that killed four children
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An Uber driver
Business
Uber drivers are freelancers, not employees, Amsterdam Court of Appeal rules
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Business
Haarlem cafe ordered to pay chefs €2,000 each for firing them over private messages
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Mrs & Mrs wedding cake
Business
Couple denies using ChatGPT for wedding ceremony after court annuls marriage
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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
Court to rule on father, brothers accused in honor killing of teen woman Ryan Al Najjar
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Gavel with lady justice in the background
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Amsterdam man sentenced to 3½ years for shooting and attempted rape of 18-year-old
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Gavel with lady justice in the background
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Two sentenced to nearly 12 years for fatal shooting at Purmerend station
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Flowers on Lange Leidsedwarsstraat where Peter R. de Vries was shot on 6 July 2021
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Key players in Amsterdam murder of crime reporter convicted on appeal; Up to 27.5 years
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Homes on the Hertogsveld in the Helmond district of Brandevoort De Veste. On the left the playground in front of the Hertogsveld, on the right the Herenlaan, 24 February 2024
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Teaching assistant confesses to sexually abusing 20 kids at Helmond school