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After the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, which killed thirteen people, the kingdom is trying to maintain a façade of calm and stability despite the economic and social uncertainties resulting from security threats and limited freedom of expression. #SaoediArabië #HouthiAanvallen #VrijheidVanMeningsuiting (translated)

In his commentary, Hans Nijenhuis argues for distinguishing between decent demonstrators and rioters, warning that excessive repression against all demonstrators actually strengthens the extremists and undermines democracy. #demonstratie #rellen #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting (translated)

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)

Maarten van Rossem stated that criticism of Israel was not the same as antisemitism and said that Hans Teeuwen did not make that distinction according to him. He warned that equating the two undermined the fight against actual antisemitism and asked when that awareness would sink in. https://t.co/NJTfD3m8QB #Israël #antisemitisme #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting (translated)

Fleur Agema stated that education should not belong to a political party or movement. According to her, children should learn how to think, not what to think. She wrote that this had not been happening for decades and that it suddenly became a problem now that someone with a different way of thinking started a school. #onderwijs #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #denken (translated)

Weird Duk wondered why, according to him, almost no one was watching the program. He wrote that the approach where a complete panel collectively attacked someone with a differing opinion was no longer effective, and urged TV makers to take that to heart. #media #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #opinie (translated)

Wagensveld wrote that he had been arrested three times within a few weeks after the mayor imposed restrictions on the content of his demonstration at the last minute. According to him, it had been registered and approved in advance with a megaphone and a Quran as demonstration materials. He stated that during a conversation with the police, about 20 minutes before arriving at the location, no restrictions were mentioned. Upon arrival, he was required to hand over the Quran due to potential disturbances, even though there was no counter-demonstration or unrest and he had not yet shown the Quran visibly. The demonstration had not yet begun. At one of the arrests, he claimed he offered to leave, but that was only permitted if he handed over the Quran. Wagensveld reported that he was held for six hours and interrogated all three times. According to him, there was no prosecution. A fourth attempt to demonstrate ultimately did go ahead. He asserted that he and his supporters would keep returning until they received their rights. He described the arrests as an abuse of power intended to intimidate people and limit demonstrations based on their content. Wagensveld wrote that leftist activists and Islamists could express slogans that others found offensive, and that he supported their right to do so. According to him, officials were trying to restrict that same freedom for dissenters. He wondered why the Minister of Justice and Security apparently approved of that. #Demonstratierecht #VrijheidVanMeningsuiting #Rechtsstaat #Demonstratierecht #VrijheidVanMeningsuiting #Rechtsstaat (translated)

Jigal Krant asked why the investigative journalism platform Follow the Money had not yet uncovered the driving forces behind the pro-Palestinian movement by tracing funding sources from jihadist or Islamist origins. He wondered if a suspected outcome did not fit within the platform's framework. #onderzoeksjournalistiek #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #journalistiek (translated)

EWagensveld asked the police, the Public Prosecution Service, and the Minister of Justice and Security for clarification on what he described as a difference in treatment. According to him, the police threatened to arrest Erik Winkler if he did not put away a sign with a message against Hamas, while there were repeated demonstrations on the Dam in Amsterdam with a banner supporting Hamas. EWagensveld wondered whether the rules varied depending on the message. #VrijheidVanMeningsuiting #Demonstratierecht #Gesprekscultuur (translated)

The author described the situation as unprecedented and extremely concerning, and claimed that after designating the Italian collective Autistici Inventati a terrorist organisation, the Trump administration had asked Dutch authorities to seize its servers in the Netherlands. https://t.co/xcjPlpkg0L #VrijheidVanMeningsuiting #Persvrijheid #Burgersrechten #IT #NL #US

Unheard Netherlands TV reported that the permanent press accreditation of reporter Eljav Middelkoop for the House of Representatives had been revoked and wondered if he would get it back. According to the broadcaster, this happened at a time when ON! was under political attack. The broadcaster questioned what this meant for freedom of expression. https://t.co/cZNidRVdl2 #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #journalistiek #politiek (translated)

Widtvoet wrote that a motion to more frequently prohibit face-covering clothing at demonstrations had been adopted. As an example, the author cited public pro-Hamas meetings. According to Widtvoet, Pro, D66, PvdD, SP, DENK, Volt, and FvD voted against the motion. https://t.co/yMk4Wf4lBZ #Demonstratie #Kledingcode #VrijheidVanMeningsuiting (translated)

The SGP stated that someone could already be guilty by buying a few dates from Israel, while people who glorified Hamas and carried Hamas flags walked freely around Amsterdam according to the party. SGP MP Diederik van Dijk asked the minister to get them as far over the border as possible. https://t.co/jR27AzJd4b #Hamas #VrijheidVanMeningsuiting #Israel (translated)

The author wrote to Piet Hoebeke, Jan Nolf, P. Van Gompel, and Remy Bonny that it was concerning according to them if even people like Rik Van de Walle remained silent out of fear. The author rightly pointed out elements in the report and said that everyone should read it. The author also referred to previous reports on extreme religious and ideological hate networks and the funding of hate. (translated)

Jan Roos wrote that he was, in his own words, lifted from his bed and locked up in a cell because of a joke in a satirical program. He added that the woman he was referring to was notably silent at that time and used derogatory terms about her appearance. https://t.co/KUEOrZFiSx #satire #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #humor (translated)

In an opinion piece, Rahma Bavelaar argues that Western institutions do not want to listen to the voices of Palestinians, such as that of a Gazan student who was wrongfully accused after a social media video, which led to a smear campaign and threats against him. #Gaza #Palestijnen #VrijheidVanMeningsuiting (translated)

Caroline van der Plas wrote that Moorman had not included the full justification of her argument in her video, according to her. She stated that it was very serious that Moorman held her personally responsible for homophobia and argued that this was how PRO operated. https://t.co/DTwpnv5fTV #homohaat #discussie #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting (translated)

EWagensveld stated that he was arrested on suspicion of illegal protesting in the empty Janskerkhof in Utrecht during an interview with PowNed. He said that he was only giving an interview and claimed that the Public Prosecution Service counted the interviewer and cameraman to make it a group protest. According to EWagensveld, the Public Prosecution Service demanded a fine of €250 and two weeks of conditional imprisonment, but the judge acquitted him. He wondered if there were double standards in the Netherlands, as police, mayors, and the Public Prosecution Service, according to him, often did not intervene in XR and pro-Palestinian demonstrations. He also criticized the Ministry of Justice and Security, which he claimed remained silent about abuse of power. #demonstratierecht #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #justitie (translated)