Firebrand anti-Islam Dutch political Geert Wilders will return to court in May to appeal against his 2016 conviction for discrimination, judges ruled Thursday.
But they rejected the defence request for other witnesses to be called. These included Prime Minister Mark Rutte and other former ministers, the Dutch broadcaster NOS said.
"The substantive hearing will start on May 17, 2018. TheRead more
The Dutch government was ordered Wednesday by the country’s highest court to approve funding for a new Islamic school in Amsterdam which it had sought to ban.
Funding for the school was refused in 2014 by Deputy Education Minister Sander Dekker, after a member of the school’s board voiced support for the so-called Daesh jihadist group.
But the Council ofRead more
A 19-year-old student carrying a fake pistol who forced his way into the Dutch national broadcaster and demanded airtime has told detectives he was acting alone and had no links to any terror organization, police said Friday.
In a statement, police said the teenager also told them h
However, Dutch media widely reported his name as Tarik Z., a studentRead more
In a first reaction to the Dutch advisory referendum exit poll, claiming a convincing "no" to the Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement, opponents called not to ignore this signal, despite the low voter turnout could make the referendum invalid.
"Democracy deserves to be congratulated," Thierry Baudet, chairman of the Forum voor Democratie (Forum for Democracy), prominent supporter of the "no" vote,Read more