Tag: The Hague

Climate Activists Get a Month in Prison for Vermeer Protest

November 3, 2022
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands—Two Belgian activists who targeted Johannes Vermeer’s iconic “Girl with a Pearl Earring” painting in a climate protest last week were sentenced Wednesday to two months in prison, with prosecutors saying their action “crossed a line” of acceptable protest. Half of the sentence was suspended by a judge in The Hague, meaning the…

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CCP Harassing Chinese Dissident in Netherlands, Victim Says

October 11, 2022
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A 21-year-old Chinese dissident, living in the Netherlands, says he has been constantly harassed in recent months by what he believes are Chinese agents and individuals hired by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Wang Jingyu, from Chongqing, China, is living in exile. He expressed his support to Hong Kong protesters on social media in 2019…

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UK to Send Ukraine Long-Range Rocket Systems to Counter Russian Artillery Attacks

June 6, 2022
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The UK will supply Ukraine with multiple-launch rocket systems to help the country defend itself against Russian long-range artillery attacks, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced. The cutting-edge M270 weapon system can strike targets up to 50 miles (80 kilometers) away with “pinpoint accuracy” and will offer a “significant boost in capability” for the Ukrainian…

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Huawei Had Access to 6.5 Million Dutch KPN Users’ Data and Phone Calls Including Prime Minister’s: Report

April 20, 2021
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The Chinese military-affiliated technology firm Huawei, which supplied telecom equipment to Netherlands’ largest mobile phone network KPN, had unlimited access to the Dutch company’s 6.5 million users including the then Dutch Prime Minister’s phone calls and personal data. On April 17, Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant reported that in 2010 KPN commissioned the Capgemini consultancy firm…

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131 Arrested on ‘Calmer’ Night During Dutch COVID-19 Curfew

January 27, 2021
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands—Dutch police said Wednesday that the fourth night of the Netherlands’ coronavirus curfew passed more peacefully than the previous three nights marred by rioting. Even so, officers arrested 131 people, mainly for public order offenses and incitement. “It was calmer around the curfew on Tuesday night than the days before,” police said in…

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