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A Terrified Person in Hiding Once Lived Here

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Jan 19, 2024 Steve McQueen’s “Occupied City” brings a human-scale map of Nazi-occupied Amsterdam vividly to life. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Activists Block Roads, March in Global Protests

GEIR MOULSON / The Associated Press Oct 7, 2019 Members of the Extinction Rebellion movement demonstrate for more urgent action against climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Earth Just Eclipsed a Terrifying Threshold

klem@s / Flickr May 13, 2019 New research finds more than 400 parts of C02 per million in the atmosphere—the most since the Pliocene era several million years ago. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Terrorist Motive’ Alleged in Attack on Americans in Amsterdam

MIKE CORDER / The Associated Press Sep 1, 2018 A 19-year-old Afghan citizen is in custody after he allegedly stabbed two U.S. tourists at the Dutch capital's main train station before being shot by police. The unidentified victims suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

San Francisco Embraces Amsterdam-Style Marijuana Lounges

PAUL ELIAS / The Associated Press Mar 15, 2018 Only California permits marijuana smoking at pot retailers with specially designed lounges. Unsurprisingly, San Francisco is the trailblazer. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Art of Documenting the Undocumented

bart plantenga / Truthdig Aug 9, 2017 Dutch conceptual artist Domenique Himmelsbach de Vries takes the plight of refugees as his latest project. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

In Amsterdam, Refugees Find Shelter From the Storm

bart plantenga / Truthdig Mar 11, 2016 A life of displacement is hard, some Europeans oppose the influx and the bureaucracy is not all it could be. But small acts of kindness and human connection ease an anxious situation. Here's one volunteer's account from a refugee center. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Working Girls Gone Wild in Amsterdam’s De Wallen

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 2, 2013 Men in Amsterdam's red light district got an unsettling surprise when a group of shop window strippers put on an unexpected show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dutch MP Off the Hook in Hate Speech Case

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2011 Depending on how you see it, a Dutch court's acquittal Thursday of controversial politician Geert Wilders is an instance of hate speech gone unpunished or, as Wilders himself put it, "a victory for freedom of expression in the Netherlands." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Netherlands Closing Pot Shops to Tourists

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2011 Marking the end of a long era of tolerance for certain drugs in the Netherlands, Amsterdam's legendary "coffee shops" will soon stop admitting foreigners as the Dutch government prepares to ban tourists from cafes that sell marijuana. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )