Section: The Netherlands
Rutte says Ukraine referendum result was ‘disastrous’
Prime minister Mark Rutte has described the results of the recent Dutch referendum on the EU’s treaty with Ukraine as… …read more Source:...
Immersive VR Documentary on Ukrainian Chernobyl Fully Funded on Kickstarter
Screenshot from the Chornobyl360 documentary trailer, showing drone video shot over Pripyat. Courtesy image. A virtual reality documentary about the Ukrainian Chernobyl exclusion zone using 360-degree video technology has been fully funded on Kickstarter. The documentary’s authors received support from over 300 backers to the tune of over...
Large BUK missile part found at MH17 crash site
The MH17 investigation team found the “exhaust” of a BUK missile at the site of the crash in eastern Ukraine, the Joint Investigation Team revealed on Monday in an online magazine on the investigation into the disaster. The post Large BUK missile part found at MH17 crash site appeared first on NL Times. …read more Source: NL...
Referendum law needs changes, 30% turnout ‘confusing’
The referendum law allowing people to instigate a popular vote on issues such as the EU’s treaty with Ukraine is… …read more Source:...
The Week That Was at Global Voices Podcast: The Disappeared
The Week That Was podcast takes a look at some of the stories that we’ve published recently on Global Voices. This week, we take you to Ecuador, Uganda, Bangladesh and Ukraine. We also speak to Pakistan editor Sana Saleem about Zeenat Shahzadi, a journalist who has been missing there for nine months. Many thanks to all our authors,...
Ukraine poultry giant opens processing plant in the Netherlands
Ukrainian poultry giant MHP is opening a processing plant in the Netherlands next month, to the concern of local producers… …read more Source:...
Crimea’s Government Cancels That ‘Putin Is a ********’ Event
Putin meets with his Economic Council. May 25, 2016. Photo: Kremlin Press Service. Edited by Kevin Rothrock. In the late hours of Wednesday, May 25, a curious event announcement appeared on the website of the Crimean Republic’s Ministry of Industrial Policy. The information was displayed only briefly (it’s already been removed), but...
The Luhansk Excursions
“The Luhansk videos focus on the mundane. And that. . . is the point.” Screenshot from a dashcam video posted on YouTube. A car revs and pulls forward. Volume cranked on the radio, out blares a Russian pop song from the 1990s, all static and drum machine. Streets, pavement, peripheral view of buildings, trees, kiosks, streetlights, pedestrians....
Russians Aren’t Happy About Losing Eurovision, But They Weren’t Happy Before, Either
Image shared widely online featuring the “Putin Rides” meme mixed with Sergei Lazarev’s performance. Russia’s narrow defeat this weekend in the 2016 Eurovision music contest wasn’t the only tension in a competition full of lights, pyrotechnics, and nationalism. Even before the Ukrainian artist Jamala won with a song titled...
Ukrainian Activists Leak Personal Information of Thousands of War Reporters in the Donbas
Images from Wikimedia Commons/UTR News, CC BY 3.0, and Luis Prado/the Noun Project. Images edited by Tetyana Lokot. Earlier this week, the Ukrainian activist website Mirotvorets (“Peacemaker”) published a spreadsheet listing what appear to be the names and details of thousands of journalists who have received accreditation to report in the...
