Brothels in Amsterdam are going to guard more strictly against human trafficking and other abuses.
Members of SOR, an industry foundation for operators of so-called ‘window brothels,’ have agreed to set up a code of conduct.
The City of Amsterdam has posted a warning on its official website stating that an organization is mailing invoices to local businesses for listings in ‘the municipal guide.’
The City of Amsterdam is in no way involved in publication of the guide.
The man who caused a panicked stampede among a crowd gathered at Amsterdam’s Dam Square for the national Remembrance Day commemorations in May, 2010 — injuring dozens of people — has been sentenced to 12 months in jail, six of which suspended.
The district courthouse in South Amsterdam’s business district was badly damaged by an explosion overnight, Amsterdam police say.
Dutch media report the damage may have been caused by a mortar shell.
The Amsterdam court today handed down a 22-year prison term to the murderer of Turkish daycare center owner Arzu Çakmakçi-Erbas.
Based on the testimony of witnesses, the court found Nezvat K., an immigrant from Turkey, guilty of murdering Erbas on August 11, 2009.
Public prosecutor Maaike Bienfait today called for a 25-year prison sentence for Nevzat K. (42), who is suspected of murdering Amsterdam day care center owner Arzu Çakmakçi-Erbas in August, 2009.
Erbas was stabbed twenty times.
Two men violently beat up a gay man in Amsterdam because of his sexual orientation. Two suspects have been arrested.
Under Dutch law, should it be proven that the men acted out of homophobia, any resulting punishment will be increased by 50 percent.