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Martin Bos wrote that NOS, RTL, SBS, AD, and the regional newspapers, NRC-Handelsblad, Trouw, and the Volkskrant would remain silent. According to him, people would not know it without X, and that was the reason why they wanted to ban X. https://t.co/n0tTgAIuxl #media #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #censuur (translated)

Isa Yusibov wrote that October 17, 2003, was a day of conflicting feelings for him: he wished it had never happened, but he was also proud of it. He was 14 years old at the time and said his family had considered him an adult since then. The day after the presidential elections in Azerbaijan, in which his father played an important role according to him, Yusibov claimed to be one of the first victims of the repression against the pro-Western opposition. He wrote that he was beaten, humiliated, and spat on in front of about 300 to 400 students. Afterwards, he received his school file and was informed that he was no longer welcome because his father was considered a state enemy. Yusibov said that on his way to the exit, he made eye contact with teachers who had treated him kindly before the elections. Several teachers reportedly gestured for him to leave quickly. He wrote that the experience made him proud of his father and convinced him that the dictatorship would continue. A month later, his family reportedly fled to the Netherlands. The event compelled him to focus on geopolitics. Yusibov argued that the power transition surrounding Aliyev was a consensus among the West, Putin, Erdogan, and Iran. According to him, the West, led by Bush, had betrayed the democrats in Azerbaijan in favor of authoritarian stability. He also wrote that great power interests dictated politics in the Caucasus and that this situation had not changed 23 years later. Yusibov stated that his experiences had taught him how difficult it was to stand up for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. He wrote that he had seen the first signs of undermining democratic principles in the Netherlands as well, by parties that he believed targeted democracy. He referred to a previous interview with NRC and said he would not allow the Netherlands to become a country where the government disregarded fundamental rights. #Democratie #Mensenrechten #Geopolitiek (translated)

The author named Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, the IRGC, Samidoun, and other organizations that they claimed glorified deadly Islamic jihad terror. The author also stated that Belgium alone counted a hundred Salafist organizations. The author sarcastically noted that Israel was nonetheless designated as the instigator of polarization and wrote that readers of NRC no longer needed to read De Speld. #België #Jihad #Polarisatie #BE #IL (translated)

There was no direct or formal communication from the US, I did not receive a letter. One morning I was called by the board of the Criminal Court, they told me that I had been placed on the sanctions list. They were, I suspect, informed through the embassy. Criminal Court judge Kimberly Prost, who has been on the sanctions list since August 2025, explained in NRC that the procedure is unclear even for those directly involved. #InternationaalStrafhof #sancties #VerenigdeStaten (translated)

"It is absolutely shameful that, a whole year after the signing of the ceasefire, the situation of the Palestinian population in Gaza has improved so little," denounces Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). #Gaza #DerechosHumanos #AltoElFuego (translated)

"Most love poems are not about love," she states in an interview in NRC with journalist Corine Vloet. "They are not about happiness. That is not very interesting. Most love poems are about the absence of the beloved." #AnneCarson #NobelprijsLiteratuur #KlassiekeLiteratuur (translated)

Bart Nijman wrote that if slogans had been chanted in honor of the deeds of Anders Breivik, additional water cannons from Germany would have been called in, extra news broadcasts would have been scheduled, and Trouw and NRC would have published special supplements that day. #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #Nederland #media (translated)

Oscar Hammerstein criticized NRC and wrote that the newspaper, in his opinion, used legal nuances to morally justify a bloodbath. He claimed that the references to occupation, settlers, and Zionists after the designation of the murder of civilians as terrorism created the impression that the victims might have been combatants. According to Hammerstein, this reasoning could present a baby, festival-goer, or raped or kidnapped woman as a military target. He argued that international law protected civilians, even if they were Israeli or Zionist, and even on October 7. #SlachtofferBlaming #InternationaalRecht #BurgersBlevenBurgers (translated)

Carel Brendel wrote that kibbutz Be’eri was founded in 1946, was located in the Negev desert, and was partly established by Jews from Iraq. He emphasized that the kibbutz was not located in the occupied West Bank and sharply criticized NRC Handelsblad because, according to him, the newspaper had published incorrect information. https://t.co/cYtkPzyeyd #Kibboets #Negev #Israël (translated)

Bart Schut asked NRC why the newspaper had written that the massacre of October 7 was targeted at settlements in occupied territory. He wondered whether the editorial team did not know the difference between Gaza and the West Bank or was lying intentionally, and referred to a link. https://t.co/F8TsJsJ7Y0 #Gaza #Westbank #Nieuws (translated)

"It is frightening, but you also understand how those people turn to it. They use euphemisms that create distance to reality." In the interview that Coen van Zwol made for NRC with the filmmakers, Abraham says: "It is frightening, but you also understand how those people turn to it. They use euphemisms that create distance to reality." #NAZA #genocide #Gaza (translated)