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Photo report of the protest against the deportation of Afghan refugees

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After the book "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini: the kite as a symbol of freedom.

Yesterday was the international day of action against the expulsion of refugees to Afghanistan. Approximately three hundred people attended in Utrecht, including a considerable number of Afghan refugees. Besides Utrecht there were also demonstrations in Amsterdam, Nijmegen and Maastricht. And there were campaigns in various other European countries, such as Sweden, Germany, Poland, Austria, Ireland, Latvia and Belgium. Altogether thousands

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The Dutch constitution doesn’t apply. Where’s the rule of law?

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Zwarte Piet is racisme

In 2016 Doorbraak activist Jennifer van Leijen initiated a campaign to stop the Dutch government from subsidizing blackface (Zwarte Piet or Black Pete) on children’s television. More than 12.000 people already signed. Van Leijen regularly writes updates. Here is number 15 (also read numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6/7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14). There’s a

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Media silence and police arrests: Dutch strategies against peaceful protest

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Zwarte Piet is racisme

In 2016 Doorbraak activist Jennifer van Leijen initiated a campaign to stop the Dutch government from subsidizing blackface (Zwarte Piet or Black Pete) on children’s television. More than 12.000 people already signed. Van Leijen regularly writes updates. Here is number 14 (also read numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6/7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13). After one of

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Les Pays-Bas et la guerre coloniale en Indonésie: quand l’élève se note lui-même

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Jeffry Pondaag

Depuis plus de dix ans, Jeffry Pondaag, président du Comité fondateur pour les dettes d’honneur néerlandaises, poursuit en justice avec succès l’État néerlandais en collaboration avec l’avocate Liesbeth Zegveld et les victimes de la guerre coloniale en Indonésie. En raison de ces procès, il est devenu de plus en plus difficile pour l’Etat de dissimuler les violences coloniales commises pendant

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L’antifascisme doit acquérir une signification plus large et plus profonde que la simple “opposition au fascisme”

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Beaucoup de choses sensées ont été dites et écrites sur les événements de Charlottesville, et sur la nécessité d’un mouvement antifasciste militant, large et international et internationaliste. Il est souvent (et à juste titre) soutenu qu’un tel mouvement exige également une présence plus forte dans la rue – surtout quand, et où, l’extrême droite essaie de se rassembler dans l’espace

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Pourquoi nous ne devons jamais débattre avec des nazis

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Capture d'écran de l'interview.

J’ai beaucoup de respect pour Gary Younge (1) et son travail. Je peux même comprendre sa tentative d’interviewer Richard Spencer, l’une des figures marquantes de la soi-disant “Alt-Right” (littéralement la “Droite alternative”, expression provenant de la novlangue qu’utilisent les néo-nazis). Gary Younge exprime sa réticence à entamer un dialogue avec cette personne: “Normalement, offrir à quelqu’un comme celui-là une dose

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White innocence: fighting racism in the Netherlands

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Zwarte Piet is racisme

Recently Doorbraak activist Joris Hanse was interviewed by Julia Alexeenko, a journalist connected to the independent medium 34mag.net from Belarus. Her article was published in Belarusian, Russian and English. Here’s the English version. Protesting against racism in the Netherlands, the home-country of liberalism? Joris Hanse, activist of the Doorbraak-group, is telling us why and how to fight capitalism, patriarchy, and

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Teachers can be racist too! An antisemite started the racist Zwarte Piet tradition

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Zwarte Piet is racisme

Last year Doorbraak activist Jennifer van Leijen initiated a campaign to stop the Dutch government from subsidizing blackface (Zwarte Piet or Black Pete) on children’s television. More than 10.000 people already signed. Van Leijen regularly writes updates. Here is number 13 (also read numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6/7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12). Yesterday, an item appeared

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The Golden Coach and Dutch Cultural Relativism

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Zwarte Piet is racisme

Last year Doorbraak activist Jennifer van Leijen initiated a campaign to stop the Dutch government from subsidizing blackface (Zwarte Piet or Black Pete) on children’s television. More than 10.000 people already signed. Van Leijen regularly writes updates. Here is number 12 (also read numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6/7, 8, 9, 10 and 11). When the actor and comedian

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Dutch police apologise for proud photo in blackface

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Zwarte Piet is racisme

Last year Doorbraak activist Jennifer van Leijen initiated a campaign to stop the Dutch government from subsidizing blackface (Zwarte Piet or Black Pete) on children’s television. More than 10.000 people already signed. Van Leijen regularly writes updates. Here is number 11 (also read numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6/7, 8, 9 and 10). The police from Arnhem-North posted a

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