Riots

12November 2024 Ingrid Gerkama

Amsterdam on fire: Who started it?

Protests and riots in Amsterdam do not calm down days after Israeli hooligans ran amok in the city and were attacked. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators and Jewish residents speak for Vreme

The rise of anti-Semitism

08November 2024 MJ

Amsterdam: Maccabi fans attacked, more than 60 people arrested

A dozen Maccabi fans in Tel Aviv were injured on Thursday during a riot after the game against Dutch Ajax. This is another case of violence caused by anti-Semitism, the number of which has increased significantly since the start of Israel's military operations in the Gaza Strip.

On the spot: Amsterdam

26July 2023 Ingrid Gerkama

Battle for the Red Lanterns

The city fathers of the Dutch metropolis want to change the traditional purpose of the Red Lantern District and relocate a good part of the brothels to a multi-story "erotic center" on the outskirts of the city. Sex workers, activists, restaurateurs and locals from the famous quarter stood up against those plans

Evropa

19February 2023. Sonja Ciric

Johannes Vermeer Retrospective: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

As never before, 28 out of 35 paintings by one of the most famous painters of the 17th century can be found in one place, in a retrospective at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. There are no tickets, but you have to be persistent and patient - the museum is trying to get more of them