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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)

Timon Dias referred to a message from Police Utrecht about an increase in residents who, according to the police, were spat in the face by boys on fatbikes. Dias called this a form of jihad and wrote that, in his opinion, the Netherlands was not yet ready to discuss it. https://t.co/8x23sZxAYi #Politie #Utrecht #Veiligheid (translated)

Sander Sassen wrote that the presentation of the new Tesla Roadster was the highlight of the week for him. He said it made him feel like a child again, because dreams from his youth seemed to be coming true, and he encouraged Elon Musk to continue pursuing those dreams. https://t.co/sG3PPkwtnu #Tesla #Roadster #Dromen (translated)

A 24-year-old boy, William Chapman, was fatally injured by a tiger in a British animal park after he crossed two fences to enter the tiger enclosure, leading to a judicial investigation and concerns from his family about his mental health care. #ZooBritannique #Schizophrénie #DrameTragique (translated)

Sander Sassen wrote that Rob Jetten's call for all possible support for Ukraine amounted, in his view, to prolonging a war of attrition. He argued that the front line barely moved, that the Russian economy had adapted, and that Western munitions stocks and political support were finite. According to Sassen, diplomatic solutions were wrongly dismissed as a sign of weakness. Sassen referred to Ukrainian estimates of more than 1.5 million Russian dead and wounded and to Western analyses, including those from CSIS, which he claimed spoke of hundreds of thousands of casualties and over one hundred thousand deaths in Ukraine. He argued that the war constituted a demographic disaster for both countries and that further pressure from sanctions and weapons would result in more casualties. Negotiations, according to Sassen, were not capitulation but the way to end the war. He claimed that a full Ukrainian recapture of the borders of 1991 was militarily unrealistic without direct NATO intervention, risking a war with Russia. He advocated for territorial compromises, likely along the current front line, security guarantees for the remaining Ukraine, and an end to mobilization. He noted that Ukrainian men were forcibly taken off the streets in this process. Sassen acknowledged that such compromises would feel unjust and could reward aggression, but argued that they were better than continuing the current bloodshed. He accused Jetten and like-minded individuals of blocking serious diplomacy and urged the Prime Minister to immediately pursue a diplomatic solution. #Oorlog #Diplomatie #Vrede (translated)

The Public Prosecution Service has demanded prison sentences of one and a half to two years against three men from Heemskerk and Beverwijk for their involvement in the assault and humiliation of a 17-year-old boy from Haarlem, which was the result of a conflict between rival youth groups. #Jongerengeweld #Beverwijk #Celstraf (translated)

The Public Prosecution Service has demanded prison sentences of up to two years against three young men who are suspected of attempted manslaughter and public violence, after they assaulted a 17-year-old boy in Beverwijk last year during a violent conflict between rival youth groups. #Beverwijk #geweld #jeugdcriminaliteit (translated)

Janis Ian, geboren als Janis Eddy Fink (Farmingdale, 7 april 1951), is een Amerikaans singer-songwriter en auteur. Ian leerde al op 3-jarige leeftijd pianospelen van haar vader, een muziekleraar. Op 14-jarige leeftijd debuteerde zij met een zelfgeschreven liedje, Society's Child, dat haar in de Verenigde Staten van 1966 meteen nationaal bekend maakte (top 15-notering in de Billboard Hot 100). De tekst ging over een relatie tussen een blank meisje en een zwarte jongen. De discussie of zoiets wel kon, brandde los en Ian stond in het middelpunt van de belangstelling. Haar carrière kreeg verder vorm toen zij het album Between the Lines uitbracht. Het nummer At Seventeen, over de gevoelens van iemand van die leeftijd die zich eenzaam voelt, werd een van haar bekendste liedjes. https://hvdommelen.nl/i/IanJ.html

The French anti-terrorism prosecutor has taken over the investigation into a 14-year-old student who shot at his teacher and principal in Aubagne, with indications that the boy was influenced by violent online communities and had an obsession with shooting games. #schietpartij #Frankrijk #antiterrorisme (translated)

After the shooting at a college in Aubagne where a 14-year-old boy was injured, the anti-terrorism department is investigating the possible involvement of the True Crime Community, an online ideology that glorifies mass murderers and incites violence. #TrueCrimeCommunity #Terrorisme #ViolenceJuvenile (translated)