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Netherlands mulls offering asylum to Russian homosexuals

10:47 06/11/2013 Foreign Minister of Netherlands Frans Timmermans proposed offering asylum to Russians claiming discrimination under the now infamous “gay propaganda” ban.

Arctic Sunrise hearing in Hamburg scheduled for November 6 - report

15:55 25/10/2013 The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg on November 6 will begin hearings in a case involving the Greenpeace activists detained in Murmansk over the Gazprom drilling platform raid in the Pechora Sea.

Dutch police detain suspect in Russian diplomat burglary

13:50 24/10/2013 Hague police have detained a man suspected of burglarizing the apartment of a Russian consulate employee.

Russia abstains from Arctic Sunrise litigation in Hamburg

10:24 23/10/2013 Russia will not take part in the Greenpeace piracy case proceedings at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg, the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told RIA Novosti Wednesday.

Russian diplomats' apartment in Netherlands burglarized - report

11:20 18/10/2013 An apartment of Russian diplomats in the Hague has been allegedly forced open, local media reported Friday.

Dutch diplomat beaten in Moscow

11:07 16/10/2013 Unknown assailants have beaten a Dutch diplomat working at the Netherlands Embassy in Moscow.

Russia will react to assault on diplomat in Hague – Putin

12:08 08/10/2013 The Kremlin is waiting for an explanation and the prosecution of those responsible for an assault carried out against a Russian diplomat in the Netherlands, and will react accordingly to Amsterdam’s position on the incident, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Netherlands initiates legal action over Greenpeace ship seized in Russia

16:58 04/10/2013 The Netherlands has initiated an international inquiry into Russia’s actions in the Greenpeace ship incident in the Pechora Sea, Reuters reports citing the Dutch authorities.

Dutch Supreme Court holds state responsible for three Srebrenica Massacre deaths

16:48 06/09/2013 The Supreme Court of the Netherlands held Friday that the Dutch State bears responsibility for the deaths of three men who lost their lives during 1995’s Srebrenica Massacre, according to a statement released by the court.

Rosneft to pay back $77 million debt to Glendale Group Ltd

13:49 14/08/2013 The District court of Amsterdam has ruled that Rosneft, Russia's largest state oil company, must pay 2,53 billion rubles ($76,6 million) to Glendale Group Ltd.

Suspected art thief offers to trade masterpieces for Dutch trial - report

19:14 13/08/2013 Shortly before the start of proceedings against six Romanians in the case of a massive art heist involving the theft of works by Monet, Picasso, Gaugin, and others from a Dutch gallery, it was revealed that one of the defendants had offered to return five of the works in exchange for prosecution in the Netherlands.

Monet, Picasso art heist trial to begin Tuesday in Bucharest

12:42 12/08/2013 Trial is set to begin in Bucharest Tuesday in a case involving six Romanians accused of having carried out the theft of several masterpieces by Monet, Picasso, and Gauguin, among others, which may have been burned and destroyed by the main suspect's mother.

Dutch government to compensate coffee shops for losses from tourist laws - report

16:08 06/06/2013 The Hague District Court has ruled that the owners of coffee shops in the Netherlands selling hashish and marijuana must be compensated for losses after marijuana sales were restricted last year.

Netherlands-Russia drug ring members indicted for trafficking

12:03 31/05/2013 Deputy Prosecutor General Viktor Grin has endorsed the indictment in a case of a large shipment of drugs and psychotropic substances to Russia from the Netherlands.

No connection between activist's suicide and prison conditions

14:42 19/04/2013 The Dutch authorities have found no connection between activist Alexander Dolmatov's suicide and the conditions in the deportation center, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Alexander Lukashevich said on Friday while quoting a report from the Dutch Safety and Justice Inspection.

Dutch diplomat faces 15 years in prison for spying for Russia

12:43 10/04/2013 The public prosecution department of the Netherlands has charged a former Dutch Foreign Ministry employee with selling state information to Russia. If proven guilty, he will face 15 years in prison.

Dutch police wrap up investigation into Russian activist's death

14:37 29/03/2013 The Dutch police have completed the investigation into Russian national Alexander Dolmatov's death in the Netherlands. Alexander Dolmatov, a member of the Other Russia unregistered party, was involved in the case of the Bolotnaya Square rally in Moscow in May 2012. When the police began to arrest suspects in the case, he fled from Russia and sought political asylum in the Netherlands.

Dutch Supreme Court rules that forcibly making out does not constitute rape

15:44 13/03/2013 The Dutch Supreme Court held Tuesday to remove kissing with tongue from the list of offenses that can be charged as rape under the country’s criminal code.

No grounds for an international investigation into activist's death

13:35 14/02/2013 There are no grounds for an international investigation into Russian opposition activist Alexander Dolmatov's death in the Netherlands, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.

Citizens ask US to sanction Dutch officials over Russian oppositionist's suicide

15:55 24/01/2013 A petition has been published on the White House's website requesting that the US Congress compile a Dolmatov list featuring all Dutch officials deemed responsible for Russian opposition activist Alexander Dolmatov's suicide.

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