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POLITICS


Helping Undocumented People Could Soon Be a Crime
“I walked the streets for a long time. I know how it is to be out there, how it feels when there is harsh winter cold; when you don’t...

Saar van Ommen & Alexandra Theodorou


Queer (Military) People of Ukraine: Fighting Two Battles
“It was like ‘Well, the fact that you’re bisexual is bad, but not as bad as russists.’ So, russists always beat all the records when it...

Mariia Chubareva


Trudeau’s popularity is in rapid decline. What is going on in Canada?
Canadian Liberal PM Trudeau’s approval rating is barely at 30%, while his conservative opponent, Pierre Poilievre, is leading the polls....

Alessia Balducci


Interview with Kim Van Sparrentak, Member of the European Parliament
On June 6th, Dutch citizens will vote for their representatives in the European Parliament. One of the candidates from the GroenLinks and...

Alessia Balducci


Rejected Palestinian Artists Are Preparing Unofficial Exhibition to the Biennale as Divisions over Israel and Palestine Overshadow the Festival
The exhibition titled Foreigners in Their Homeland will hold an unofficial collateral event without the Biennale’s sanction at Venice’s...

Veronika Bajnoková


New Nature Restoration Law by the EU causes mixed reactions
Last week, the EU adopted a historic bill to reduce agricultural emissions, promote biodiversity and sustainable land use, which has...

Alina Stehle


The Moral Price of Italian Poultry Meat
Chickens are the most exploited animal on Earth. Whether it’s intensive or organic farming, profits always rank higher than chickens’...

Alessia Balducci & Matilde Pozzato


Symbol of Dutch-Palestinian Solidarity Caught in Crossfire
A school in Gaza, funded in part by the municipality of Groningen, has been destroyed by Israeli air strikes. Early last week, it was...

Afonso Ivens-Ferraz


Dutch Privacy Watchdog Warns About the Consequences of Forced Registration of Sex Workers
The Municipal Sex Work Supervision Act proposed by the Dutch cabinet intends to introduce register for sex workers, but the Dutch Data...

Jacob Dutkiewicz


Slovak expats in the Netherlands face hurdles when voting by mail
Parliamentary elections are being held in Slovakia this Saturday. The Ministry of Interior received a record number of mail voting...

Veronika Bajnoková


Kyiv protesters demand bigger slice of city budget for the fight against Russia
“While the Kyiv Administration plants new flowers in parks, we put flowers on graves,” reads the sign held by one of the protesters...

Mariia Chubareva


Financial hope for women in Afghanistan: €140 million aid from the EU Commission
The European Commission will resume aid to women and girls in Afghanistan, two years after the Taliban retook control of the country. The...

Alina Stehle


Beyond asylum policy: what drives refugees to the Netherlands?
Dutch asylum policy is not the main reason why refugees decide to start a new life in the Netherlands, according to a respected think...

Alina Stehle


“Teaching is my plan B.” Young teachers grapple with precarious working environments
Teachers early in their careers are struggling to cope with the pressure arising from staff shortages and wage uncertainty. The academic...

Daria Danila


Locals say salt drilling damages their houses and the environment
Locals of Winschoten don’t agree with the new salt drilling plans of chemical company Nobian, as it can damage their houses and the...

Shanna Lutgert
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