Posted on: May 3, 2025 Posted by: Korina Lorenz Comments: 0

Protests in Serbia: Students at the Forefront of a Fight for Democracy

Protests in Serbia: Students at the Forefront of a Fight for Democracy By Korina Lorenz | News | May 03, 2025 Cover Illustration: Supportive protest in Amsterdam organised by the Serbian diaspora, January 18, 2025. Jan Arsenovi? / Odoma?eni With Serbia in mass uproar over Vu?i? government corruption, calls for democratic change are only growing. Korina Lorenz reports. 15th for 15  Saturday March 15 saw the biggest protest in modern…

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Posted on: April 13, 2025 Posted by: Natalie Gal Comments: 0

“The Matcha Diaries”: Conversations on Friendship, Podcasting & Navigating Your 20s

“The Matcha Diaries”: Conversations on Friendship, Podcasting & Navigating Your 20s By Natalie Gal | Culture | April 13, 2025 Cover Illustration: Leo (left) and Clara (right) / 2024 Reporter Natalie Gal sat down with Leo and Cara—the voices behind The Matcha Diaries—to uncover how their conversations evolved into a podcast beloved by thousands. Touching on the complexities of girlhood, the highs and lows of your twenties, and their lives in…

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Posted on: April 11, 2025 Posted by: Laia Fernandez-Areste Comments: 0

Dam Square Stabbing: Suspect Faces Court After Injuring Five

Dam Square Stabbing: Suspect Faces Court After Injuring Five By Laia Fernandez-Areste | News | April 11, 2025 Cover Illustration: Dam Square, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2023. Damian Kamp / Unsplash A knife attack on March 27 in Amsterdam’s Dam Square left five people injured, including tourists and locals. A British bystander heroically subdued the suspect, a 30-year-old Ukrainian man, who was later arrested and charged with attempted murder with terrorist intent. The…

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Posted on: April 8, 2025 Posted by: Roshni Ravi Comments: 0

Evictions and Restrictions: Growing Concerns About Political Freedom at the UvA

Evictions and Restrictions: Growing Concerns About Political Freedom at the UvA By Roshni Ravi | News | April 08, 2025 Cover Illustration: University of Amsterdam by Amstel River, May 13, 2022. Teresita Biafore / Unsplash A recent confrontation between security guards and representatives of the Activistenpartij at UvA’s Medicine campus (AMC) has sparked renewed concerns over political freedom at the university. The incident comes amid broader debates on student activism,…

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Posted on: April 1, 2025 Posted by: Yury Babinyan Comments: 0

The Body of the 23-Year-Old UvA Student Found: What is Known So Far and What is Left to Unfold?

The Body of the 23-Year-Old UvA Student Found: What is Known So Far and What is Left to Unfold? By Yury Babinyan | News | April 1, 2025 Cover Illustration: Missing! flyer of Shengmen Luo on post across his building, 2025. Andrea Michel. Luo Shengmen was a PhD student at the Institute of Logic, Language, and Computation at UvA. Previously, he studied philosophy at Tsinghua University (THU) in Beijing and recently…

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Posted on: March 31, 2025 Posted by: Jasmine Lin Comments: 0

CinemAsia 2025: Bridging Cultures through Asian Films in Amsterdam

CinemAsia 2025: Bridging Cultures through Asian Films in Amsterdam By Jasmine Lin | Culture | March 31, 2025 Cover Ilustration: City Cinema, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, 2023. Zhyar Ibrahim / Upsplash The seventeenth edition of CinemAsia – how was it? Soft news reporter Jasmine Lin discusses the festival’s role in connecting Asian filmmakers with the Dutch film landscape. The 17th edition of the CinemAsia Film Festival took place March 6-11 in Amsterdam, showcasing…

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