A Dutch court ruled Wednesday that border police can use ethnicity as one of the criteria for selecting people for checks at the border, a legal defeat that rights activists immediately vowed to appeal. The decision came in a case brought against the government by two citizens, backed by rights groups, who argued that they …
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The investigations are being carried out secretly by at least ten municipalities through private companies in the Netherlands, local media reported. Some city governments in the Netherlands have been secretly investigating mosques and Muslim institutions through private companies, local media reported. Dutch daily NRC reported on Saturday that at least 10 municipalities in the country …
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Hospitals in the southern Dutch province of Limburg warned the government on Tuesday that they can no longer cope with new COVID-19 patients. “We are heading straight for a healthcare blockage and the entire system is grinding to a standstill,” five hospitals in the border province said. “We are convinced that other parts of the …
The Dutch Religious Foundation issued a statement Monday condemning the sending of letters to several mosques in the Netherlands with Islamophobic content. The mosques, which are affiliated with the foundation, also known as Hollanda Diyanet Vakfı (HDV), received the letters last week, which included cartoons insulting the Prophet Muhammad and Islam. The foundation said in …
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A Dutch-Turkish single mother and her 15-year-old son faced so much harassment, racism, and discrimination from a group of teenagers in Giethoorn that they’ve decided to move. The incidents continue, despite multiple reports to the police, Public Prosecution Service (OM), and the municipality of Steenwijkerland, which covers Giethoorn, Zembla reports. The investigative program has images …
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Muslims in the Dutch capital Amsterdam think Islamophobia is “becoming increasingly normalized in society,” local media reported Sunday. An English-language newspaper in the Netherlands, NL Times, reported that a study into Islamophobia conducted by the Amsterdam municipality found that Muslims living in the city regularly face discrimination. The NL Times reported that researchers in the …
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