In an opinion piece, Rahma Bavelaar argues that Western institutions do not want to listen to the voices of Palestinians, such as that of a Gazan student who was wrongfully accused after a social media video, which led to a smear campaign and threats against him. #Gaza #Palestijnen #VrijheidVanMeningsuiting (translated)
Caroline van der Plas wrote that Moorman had not included the full justification of her argument in her video, according to her. She stated that it was very serious that Moorman held her personally responsible for homophobia and argued that this was how PRO operated. https://t.co/DTwpnv5fTV #homohaat #discussie #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting (translated)
EWagensveld stated that he was arrested on suspicion of illegal protesting in the empty Janskerkhof in Utrecht during an interview with PowNed. He said that he was only giving an interview and claimed that the Public Prosecution Service counted the interviewer and cameraman to make it a group protest. According to EWagensveld, the Public Prosecution Service demanded a fine of €250 and two weeks of conditional imprisonment, but the judge acquitted him. He wondered if there were double standards in the Netherlands, as police, mayors, and the Public Prosecution Service, according to him, often did not intervene in XR and pro-Palestinian demonstrations. He also criticized the Ministry of Justice and Security, which he claimed remained silent about abuse of power. #demonstratierecht #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #justitie (translated)
Jelmer Visser wrote that teenagers in the United States were not allowed to read Anne Frank's diary, but they could watch a livestream of an execution by a firing squad. He said that one should stay far away from Americans and called them idiots. #VerenigdeStaten #VrijheidVanMeningsuiting #Onderwijs (translated)
The author wrote that the Public Prosecution Service did not see incitement in the slogan "We Support Hamas" on the Dam. She stated that this meant that terrorists could be openly honored in the Netherlands and claimed that it was the same terrorists who had committed genocide in Israel three years earlier on that same day. She also wondered how low the Netherlands could still sink. https://t.co/AO02KTCv4J #Nederland #Hamas #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting (translated)
Annabel Nanninga wrote that the minister could not hide behind the editorial freedom of the NOS, according to her. She called the broadcaster's reporting outright lies, stated that the minister was responsible for that, and noted that everyone was contributing to it. #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #journalistiek #verantwoordelijkheid (translated)
Bart Nijman wrote that if slogans had been chanted in honor of the deeds of Anders Breivik, additional water cannons from Germany would have been called in, extra news broadcasts would have been scheduled, and Trouw and NRC would have published special supplements that day. #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #Nederland #media (translated)
Bart Schut asked why someone, according to him, received an unconditional prison sentence for projecting the slogan "White Lives Matter" on a bridge, while someone else received funding for openly supporting a movement he described as a genocidal terror movement. He referred to the country as increasingly anti-Semitic and "sick to death." #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #antisemitisme #rechtvaardigheid (translated)
Eppo Tjuchem wrote that senior activist Wim Velema reacted unfavorably to his camera before a Gaza sit-in at Groningen Station and threatened to call the police. Tjuchem stated that Groningen activists protested loudly three years after the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, but, according to him, showed no sympathy for the victims. He also wrote that they threatened reporters with police involvement and wanted to drive the press away while asserting their right to protest. #Groningen #7oktober #Groningen #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #demonstratie (translated)
Mariana_news wrote that she had received the excerpt and praised the woman in it for openly expressing her opinion on television. She suspected that the woman would receive threats again. https://t.co/tRDjl1kay2 #Inspiratie #VrijheidVanMeningsuiting #Moed (translated)
Geert Dales wrote that De Balie director Yoeri Albrecht had aptly articulated the problem in contemporary debate. Dales argued that especially leftist people wanted to dictate to others what they could say and did not tolerate dissenting opinions, which, according to him, led to people feeling excluded and keeping silent. He described this as a significant violation of freedom of speech and stated that it mostly came from one side. #VrijheidVanMeningsuiting #Debat #Intolerantie (translated)
Dr. Jan van de Beek wrote that, in his opinion, the call to prayer was not unifying. He stated that the creed that there is no God but Allah excluded and offended non-believers and those of other faiths. He also wondered how this was allowed and advocated for other laws. https://t.co/uxAWAoOUeZ #religie #inclusiviteit #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting (translated)
André Flach wondered whether Trouw had an editor and criticized the newspaper for allowing such columns, in his opinion. He objected to the use of the words "proportional" and "resistance fighters" and stated that he regarded Hamas as terrorists, whom he condemned in very harsh terms. https://t.co/Dy1vBUdy6W #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #media #terrorisme (translated)
Monique X- Fluencer asked how Trouw could allow a columnist to pay tribute to Hamas and justify the murders of October 7. According to her, that had nothing to do with freedom of speech and honoring terrorism should be punishable. #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #terrorisme #ethiek (translated)
This school year, nearly 12,000 books have been banned in public schools in the United States, the highest number since 2021, as a result of strict regulations and censorship, especially in Texas and Florida. #Boekverboden #Censuur #VrijheidVanMeningsuiting (translated)
My friend asked why the right of Muslims to broadcast the call to prayer via loudspeakers would outweigh her right not to be disturbed. She wrote that she heard an unsolicited message at home in a language she did not understand, coming from a religion that, according to her, many Dutch people consider extreme. #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #geluidsoverlast #religieuzevrijheid (translated)
The author stated that the Islamic beheading of the French teacher Samuel Paty, which happened six years ago, had been a major alarm signal. According to the author, Islamization has only increased since then. #islamisering #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #onderwijs #FR (translated)
Sander Sassen wrote that people on the left openly expressed their thoughts and wishes for others more frequently, according to him. He stated that Marcel Rozer wished death upon dissenters, which he deemed concerning. https://t.co/8YiILaA15c #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #politiek #maatschappij (translated)
Bart Nijman wrote that a man he characterized as a language police officer had presented his claims and demands with an elevated and unwavering certainty, in his opinion. He stated that the lie about "genocide" had become a tool of power to discriminate against and exclude Jews. #antisemitisme #discriminatie #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting (translated)
The so-called right-wing newspaper @telegraaf has once again said nothing about my latest prosecution for a joke. From the last time I was taken out of bed to today, nothing. They do have room for important news. https://t.co/i7nxJW3yvO #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #journalistiek #politiekevervolging (translated)
