Tag: commemoration
Emotional commemoration of the Dutch East Indies: ‘Important, no matter how difficult it is’
In Soest, about fifty people gathered at the Verzetsplein despite the rain. “It’s an emotional day,” says veteran Marinus Mooijwater. “You see the people who think it’s important to be…
KNIL daughter Nona Salakory at the Indies commemoration in Baarn: ‘You can forgive and make up for injustice’
“I lived like this for twenty years,” says Nona, who lived with her family successively in Amersfoort, Vught, Eijsden, Aardenburg and Wierden. “In single-walled wooden barracks, where sometimes the ice…
National commemoration of deceased police officers in the context of Rob Oostrom’s death: ‘An example for the police and society’
Garden of Reflection Just behind the stately, white castle of Huis ‘t Velde in Warnsveld in Gelderland lies the Garden of Reflection. Every year, the police hold a memorial service…
The police arrested the “grandmother” and other activists – China again suppressed the commemoration of the Tiananmen massacre in Hong Kong
The commemoration of the Tiananmen events took place in Hong Kong four years ago. Now security measures are strict on the anniversary. Hong Kong police on Sunday arrested a well-known…
Watch the commemoration live on the Grebbeberg in Rhenen
Province of Utrecht – At the Military Ereveld Grebbeberg in Rhenen, attention will be paid to the Dutch victims of the Second World War and later war situations and peace…
Despite the Foreign Ministry’s pressure, the commemoration for the Armenian genocide was held in the Riksdag
It was Göteborgs-Posten which reported last week that the annual memorial was in danger of being cancelled. This after a directive went out to the group leaders for KD, M…
Sadness and solidarity in Utrecht at the commemoration of the bus accident victim (7)
Local residents, aid workers and witnesses gathered this afternoon in the Oude Antoniuskerk in Utrecht to commemorate the 7-year-old girl who died in a bus accident last week. “I think…
Due to war in Ukraine, no diplomats at the commemoration of Soviet soldiers in Leusden
Leusden – No diplomats have been invited to the commemoration of the second largest mass execution in the Netherlands during the Second World War. This means that no diplomats from…
Tram attack commemoration: ‘Utrecht does not want to forget Daniël, Willem, Roos and Rinke’
Utrecht – “Willem, a strong man and a great grandfather. Roos, gentle and helpful. Rinke, polite and friendly until the last, fatal moment. And Daniel, a very sweet boy who…
De Bilt wants to apologize for the slavery past and organize a separate commemoration
GroenLinks, D66, PvdA and SP, four parties that together have a majority in the Biltse city council, argue for this. In a motion they write: “It is plausible that De…