Journalistic Struggle
Stories about the journalistic struggle are from/about Kurdistan, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Malta and the Netherlands. There are articles in Dutch and in English, and some are available in both languages.
Palestijns journalist Mariam Barghouti: ‘Voordat we op de grond werden uitgewist, waren we op papier al uitgewist’ – Villamedia, December 2025
Auteur en Palestina-activist Anja Meulenbelt wint P.C. Hooft-prijs: ‘Mijn schrijven is altijd activisme geweest’ – The Rights Forum, December 2025
(In English) Author and Palestine activist Anja Meulenbelt wins P.C. Hooft Prize: “My writing has always been activism.” – Substack, December 2025
Surrendering Palestinian journalist Mustafa Ayyash: By the Book, Against Justice – Substack, November 2025
Fotograaf Annet de Graaf werd journalist tijdens de Maccabi-rellen – Villamedia, July 2025
‘Daybreak in Gaza’: alles wat Gaza is en was – The Rights Forum, December 2024
Politie moet zich bijscholen over persvrijheid – NRC Handelsblad, May 2024
Questioning of journalist at UK airport highlights increasing overreach of border forces – Index on Censorship, October 2023
Weer geen persconferentie in Tunesië na migratie-onderhandelingen – Villamedia, July 2023
Chilling intimidation campaign against journalist outside Chinese borders – Index on Censorship, July 2023
Op zoek naar gerechtigheid voor vermoorde journalisten: “Het systeem van straffeloosheid moet worden doorbroken” – Vrij Nederland, May 2022
Jake Hanrahan, de Britse verslaggever van vergeten oorlogen – NRC Handelsblad, April 2022
It’s time to put down the detached watchdog – Index on Censorship, March 2022
Turning back the tide: the refugee crisis tests Greek media freedom – Index on Censorship, December 2021
Obituary: Peter R de Vries ‘a tireless and courageous fighter for justice’ – Index on Censorship, July 2021
(one week earlier) Attempted murder of Dutch crime reporter Peter R de Vries “a slippery slope of violence” – Index on Censorship, July 2021
Ans Boersma wil zich niet meer verstoppen – Villamedia, June 2021
Waarom het n-woord nog voluit in de krant staat – One World, March 2021
Ervaren journalist doet master – Villamedia, January 2021
Hoe ik van ‘objectieve waakhond’ een ‘pleitbezorger voor sociale verandering’ werd – Vrij Nederland, August 2020
Revolutionary Iranian-Kurdish town brought back to life in film “Big Village” – Ahval, June 2020
Photographer Hawre Khalid on working in Iraq’s wars: ‘All I can offer is a click’ – Patreon, December 2019
Shirin Amin, widow of murdered journalist Kawa Garmyani: ‘For Kawa, journalism was about freedom’ – Patreon, December 2019
Hope became a dream – press freedom in Iraq (full pdf!), book for Eva Tas Foundation, December 2019
Syrian photographer documents destruction by walking tightrope – Index on Censorship, August 2019
Journalist Peter Breedveld vervolgd wegens belediging: ‘Ik trek alle registers open’ – NRC Handelsblad, July 2019
Als journalisten worden vermoord, sterft ook hun verhaal – Vrij Nederland, February 2019
(in English) When journalists are murdered, the story does die too – Patreon, September 2019
Muslims systematically framed negatively in Dutch newspapers – Index on Censorship, January 2019
Maltese journalist Caroline Muscat continues in the spirit of her murdered colleague Daphne Caruana Galizia – Index on Censorship, October 2018
Maltees journalist Caroline Muscat: ‘Ik was beschermd. Zij niet.’ – NRC Handelsblad, October 2018
Kurdish translator Kawa Nemir vows to keep Kurdish publishing going from Amsterdam – Ahval, July 2018
Trilogy about Kurdish journalists in Turkey – Byline, January 2018
1. Journalist Faruk Encü, refugee in Switzerland: ‘I cannot be bought’
2. Journalist Nedim Türfent, imprisoned in Turkey: ‘To touch truth is a dangerous game’
3. Writer and activist Nurcan Baysal, working in Diyarbakir: ‘Until they detain me, I will write’
Bans, jails and shameless lies – press freedom in Turkey (full pdf!) – book for Eva Tas Foundation, May 2016