Geert Wilders acquitted of hate charges by Dutch court

June 23rd, 2011

The controversial Dutch politician has avoided punishment for expressing his views on Islam. But his trials are far from over, writes Sander Zurhake

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Dutch prosecutor appeals Holocaust cartoon aquittal

May 5th, 2010

The Dutch public prosecutor will challenge an April court ruling which acquitted a Muslim group of insulting Jews by publishing a cartoon denying the holocaust. The public prosecutor said yesterday the appeal was necessary to establish whether the cartoon added to public discussion or was “exceptionally offensive”. The Arab European League claims it was highlighting free speech double standards following the row over publication of cartoons featuring the prophet Mohammed.

Wilders makes gains

June 5th, 2009

Geert Wilders, who was banned from Britain by former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, has made significant progress in the Netherland’s European Parliament elections. His anti-immigration Freedom party, which previously had no MEPs, looks set to come second behind the ruling Christian Democrat party. Read more here

Nederlandse Vereniging van Journalisten (NVJ)

May 20th, 2009

Nederlandse Vereniging van Journalisten is the only professional organisation of journalists in the Netherlands.

Wilders heads to Supreme Court

February 3rd, 2009

Dutch MP Geert Wilders has engaged one of the country’s top lawyers to fight a potential prosecution for incitement to hatred. (more…)

Wilders to face trial for Fitna

January 21st, 2009

A Dutch court has ordered the prosecution of Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders for inciting hatred and discrimination against Muslims. The charges relate to Fitna, a film he made last year in which he compared the Quran to Mein Kampf and drew a direct link between Islam and violence. Mr Wilders has called the decision ‘an ‘attack on the freedom of expression’. Read more here

Wilders releases controversial film

March 28th, 2008

Dutch MP Geert Wilders has posted his controversial film Fitna on the Internet. The film, a polemic against the ‘Islamicisation’ of Europe made up of clips of bombings and speeches from imams and politicians, has been the subject of huge controversy in the Netherlands, where the government has been at pains to distance itself from Wilders’s stance. Watch Fitna here (Warning: the film contains graphic violent footage).