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The Netherlands: the travel restriction law threatens media freedom

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  •   15-10-2019

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins its Dutch affiliate Nederlandse Vereninging van Journalisten (NVJ) in condemning a new law under which Dutch citizens travelling to an area “controlled by terrorist groups” must request permission from the justice ministry. This new regulation threatens the freedom to inform, EFJ said, calling on the Dutch senate to make an exception for journalists or to withdraw the bill. The bill, proposed by the Dutch Minister of Justice and Security Ferdinand Grapperhaus (our picture), was approved by the Lower House on 10 September. Under the proposed law, failing to request the justice ministry’s permission before travelling…

Dutch journalist arrested in Turkey for “Twitter terrorism”

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  •   06-01-2015

The Dutch journalist Fréderike Geerdink, permanent female media correspondent in Turkey for several media outlets (The Independent & Al Monitor), has been arrested today (06/01/2015) by a group of Turkish police anti-terrorism unit. “Terrorism police just searched my house, team of 8 guys. They take me to the station now, charge [sic]: ‘propaganda for terrorist organization”, wrote Geerdink on Twitter reporting about her own arrest. Fréderike Geerdink is specialised in the Kurdish issue (www.kurdishmatters.com), she wrote a new book about the Roboski massacre, she lives and works in the city of Diyarbakir. During the past few days, she was receiving…

The Netherlands

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  •   14-01-2014

NEDERLANDSE VERENIGING VAN JOURNALISTEN (NVJ) Address Joh. Vermeerstr. 22, Postbus 75997 NL-1070 AZ Amsterdam The Netherlands Staff Huub Elzerman (President of NVJ Committee) Thomas Bruning (General Secretary) Phone +31 20 303 97 00 Email vereniging@nvj.nl Contact Persons Thomas Bruning – tbruning@nvj.nl Jan Douwe Keulen – jd.keulen@gmail.com Website Twitter http://www.nvj.nl/ @nvj