Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht has renamed the street after the former mayor Herman J. to Lage Kade, following his conviction for possession and distribution of child pornography. (translated)
Six suspects in the murder case against lawyer Derk Wiersum have received longer sentences of up to eleven years and three months in appeal for membership in a criminal organization and attempted murder, following their earlier convictions by the court. (translated)
Hundreds of far-right activists attempted to block 140 asylum seekers who were rescued from the sea by the British Coastguard in Portsmouth, leading to condemnations from politicians and a police response threatening arrests. (translated)
Seddik Errais, a Moroccan-Dutch man who has been in a harsh prison in Morocco for nine years for a murder he denies committing, calls for justice and wonders what he did wrong, while more and more evidence emerges that his conviction was unjust. (translated)
The Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who was involved in the conviction of former president Jair Bolsonaro, is embroiled in a scandal due to his close ties with the fraudulent former banker Daniel Vorcaro, leading to calls for his departure from the Supreme Court. (translated)
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to 'conspiracy with foreign powers', which could cost him his life, while he is already serving a 4.5-year prison sentence due to previous convictions under China's national security legislation. (translated)
Two children have been removed from a family home in Friesland after the conviction of the family home father for child abuse and new suspicions against another family member, because the juvenile judge had insufficient confidence in their safety. (translated)
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty in court to 'conspiracy with foreign forces', while he faces a prison sentence until January 2027 and may receive life imprisonment with a new conviction. (translated)
Waar blijft de keiharde veroordeling van @MinPres mbt deze wegblokkade? Of doet Rob dat alleen als de boeren demonstreren? Ach laat ook maar. We weten allang hoe de hazen rennen #politiek #demonstratie #boeren
In the article, Jarl van der Ploeg describes the indescribable pain of Ramiz Holjan, who found his son after a mortar attack by Ratko Mladic, and the deep wounds of the war that still divide Bosnia and Herzegovina, even after Mladic's conviction for his crimes. (translated)
Ratko Mladic, responsible for the largest mass murder in Europe since World War II, died at the age of 84 in a prison in The Hague, while for many in Serbia he always remained a hero, despite his conviction for genocide. (translated)
In South Sudan, two United Nations peacekeepers were killed and seven others were injured after an ambush during a patrol in Jonglei state, amid increasing violence between communities and armed groups, leading to international condemnation and calls for an investigation into the attack. (translated)
Australian prosecutors have appealed for Erin Patterson, who was found guilty of murdering four members of her former in-laws with toxic mushrooms, to never be released, despite her previous life sentence with the possibility of parole after 33 years. (translated)
Bij het ICC (International Criminal Court) in Den Haag werken 900 mensen. In 25 jaar heeft deze instantie 13 veroordelingen en 4 vrijspraken geproduceerd. Wat doen al die mensen al die tijd, behalve vergaderen? #ICC #InternationaalRecht #Justitie
Kritiek op Rob Jetten om ‘dubbele standaard’ Op sociale media klinkt kritiek op premier Rob Jetten. Mensen vragen zich af waarom hij boerenprotesten op de weg zo scherp veroordeelt, terwijl Extinction Rebellion de A12 herhaaldelijk blokkeerde. Critici vragen zich af: waar was dezelfde scherpe veroordeling toen XR keer op keer de weg blokkeerde? Is hier sprake van meten met twee maten? Wat is jouw mening? #DubbeleStandaard #HaalDeKlimaatbeweging #PolitiekeKritiek
Luigi Mangione confessed on Friday to the murder of insurance chief Brian Thompson in 2024 and in a stalking case, in hopes of avoiding a conviction for murder, while his defense argues the ‘double jeopardy’ principle, which could potentially dismiss his charges in the state of New York. (translated)
The fugitive Eindhoven pill dealer Gerrit van R. has been arrested in Antalya, Turkey, where he was hiding after being sentenced to more than ten years in prison for his role in a large-scale speed smuggling operation to Sweden. (translated)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the disputed Kuril Islands for the first time, leading to fierce condemnation from Japan, which considers the islands to be its territory and does not recognize the Russian annexation. (translated)
Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing was recently received with great respect in Thailand, despite international condemnation of his regime and an arrest warrant for war crimes, indicating a shift in diplomatic relations in the region and renewed attempts by Myanmar to break its isolation. (translated)
Ulrich S., a former German nurse who is already serving a life sentence for the murder of ten patients and 27 attempted murders, is now linked to more than 120 other suspicious deaths, while prosecutors have recently exhumed 46 bodies that died before his convictions. (translated)
