Tag: commemoration
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…
Players host commemoration in an MMORPG
Batman voice artist Kevin Conroy has died at the age of 66. Numerous players in the MMORPG DC Universe Online gather ingame for a funeral service. Kevin Conroy was an…
Heulgirl commemoration can take place without a permit, mayor not present
Melissa van de Waerdt, who made the call, wanted to use the auditorium at the cemetery. It has been managed by a funeral director for two years now. He does…
ten years later, the difficult commemoration of the Marikana massacre
On August 16, 2012, police opened fire on miners at the Lonmin platinum mine who had been protesting for several days demanding a pay rise. Thirty-four of them were killed,…