Amsterdam centraal articles
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Thousands march through Amsterdam in support of Gaza
Some 10,000 people marched through Amsterdam on Saturday to support the people of Palestine and remember 76 years since the Nakba, when thousands of Palestinians were expelled from their homes through the formation of Israel in 1948. The march, which passed off peacefully, ended on the Museumplein where a group of men, dressed in black, attacked the few demonstrators who had remained in the area, the Parool reported on Saturday evening. “There were two loud bangs and then panic on
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University of Amsterdam “will no longer talk” to protestors
“We will no longer talk to activists,” stated the chairman of the University of Amsterdam about the Pro-Palestinian protestors overtaking the university. After another storm of protests on May 13, the UvA (University of Amsterdam) cut communication with the Pro-Palestinian activists who caused €1,5 million worth of damage to the university in four days. The […]
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student Danny Castledine stabbed to death on holiday in Amsterdam
Twenty-two-year-old Danny Castledine was on a trip to Amsterdam when he was stabbed 44 times by a ‘random man’, who then dumped his body down some steps. Now, Danny’s family have spoken about the ‘immeasurable’ pain of losing a loved one to knife crime, in a powerful video interview. Watch Grief - A documentary about knife crime on Shots! TV. Nearly two years have now passed since Danny, from Nottingham, lost his life on 1 June 2022. Danny, a student, had been on his way to a music festival...