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AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De 39-jarige Bob ter H., die wordt verdacht van het bedreigen van zanger Douwe Bob, is opnieuw opgepakt. De man was in afwachting van zijn strafzaak vrijgelaten, maar heeft de voorwaarden die daaraan waren verbonden overtreden. Dat bevestigt zijn advocaat Willem van Vliet na berichtgeving door het AD.
Van Vliet stelt dat zijn cliënt geen nieuwe strafbare feiten heeft gepleegd, "dus ook geen feiten jegens aangever Douwe Bob". Welke voorwaarden Ter H. heeft overtreden, wil zijn advocaat niet zeggen.
Ter H. blijft vastzitten tot de inhoudelijke behandeling van zijn zaak op 17 maart. Het Openbaar Ministerie verdenkt de Amsterdammer ervan dat hij eind juni Douwe Bob heeft bedreigd, nadat die zich vlak voor aanvang van een optreden op een Joods voetbalevenement had teruggetrokken. De zanger en zijn gezin vluchtten na de bedreiging even uit Nederland.
LEEUWARDEN (ANP) - Vier van de vijf verdachten in een groot proces dat draait om een groep vermeende soevereinen, mogen de inhoudelijke behandeling van de strafzaak in vrijheid afwachten. Dat heeft de rechtbank in Leeuwarden aan het einde van de derde inleidende zitting laten weten, waarna applaus in de zittingszaal klonk.
Justitie verdenkt de mannen ervan onderdeel te zijn van een groep die een anti-institutioneel gedachtegoed aanhangt en vanuit die overtuiging aanslagen wilde plegen. De verdachten ontkennen dit.
De verdachten die volgende week donderdag op vrije voeten komen, zijn oud-advocaat Arno van K. (62) en medeverdachten Ritske B. (66) en John van K. (61). Ook het voorarrest van wapenhandelaar Jan B. (75) uit Hulten (Noord-Brabant) wordt geschorst. Alleen Chris van V. (55) uit Den Bosch blijft in voorarrest. Zijn voorarrest in deze zaak was al eerder geschorst, maar hij werd opgepakt op basis van een nieuwe verdenking. Het Openbaar Ministerie verdenkt beide Brabanders van het leveren van wapens aan het netwerk.
Het is nog niet bekend wanneer de strafzaak inhoudelijk wordt behandeld. Dat is een van de argumenten van de rechtbank om de verdachten voorlopig vrij te laten.
De verdachten krijgen volgende week allemaal een enkelband en moeten zich aan een reeks voorwaarden houden. De rechtbank legt hen een contactverbod met medeverdachten en getuigen op. De drie in Friesland woonachtige verdachten mogen het land niet uit en moeten daarom hun identiteitsbewijs en paspoort inleveren.
Reuters photojournalist Phil Noble staked out police station for hours, just catching ex-prince as he sped off
For more than 10 hours after the news broke that detectives had taken the unprecedented step to arrest Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, there was total silence from police and the former prince himself.
Then at 7pm, news that he had been released from a police station in Norfolk emerged, accompanied by a paparazzi-style image of the former prince slumped in the back of a car. The image landed on front pages across the globe.
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The decision of an Austrian court sitting in Innsbruck to convict an amateur climber of manslaughter after he had left his girlfriend behind to die on an Alpine peak in winter is certain to be examined closely throughout Europe.
In his decision, the judge, Norbert Hofer – a climber, and an expert in Austrian law relating to the mountains – ruled that the “galaxies-wide” disparity in experience and skills between Thomas P and his late girlfriend Kerstin G meant that he had been de facto acting as her mountain guide “as a favour” despite no financial arrangement having been involved.
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Club cites unrest after ICE killings, US visa restrictions
German soccer club Werder Bremen have canceled a trip to the United States due to concerns over unrest in Minnesota after the actions of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as well as economic risks, a club spokesperson told Reuters on Friday.
The top-flight team were planning to visit Minnesota and Detroit in May and play two friendly matches, according to media reports in the US and Germany. No opponents for the matches had been confirmed.
Continue reading...From the dire Hathaway and Franco double act to the charming Fey and Poehler combo, the choice of MC is vital to a show’s success. With Alan Cumming set to helm the Baftas on Sunday, here’s what he needs to know
No modern film awards show is complete without a wisecracking host, who has the tricky job of compering the evening, bringing people on and off stage in rapid succession, keeping a restless audience entertained, and coming up with a decent comedy routine themselves. Hence the attention that is paid to the annual announcement of the Baftas, Golden Globes and Oscars hosts; they are gigs that can flourish in the cultural memory, such as Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s multiple turns at the Golden Globes, or become infamous, such as Anne Hathaway and James Franco’s double act at the Academy Awards in 2011, which saw them castigated as “children” and “spectacularly unwatchable” by the media.
In December, the Baftas announced that Scottish actor Alan Cumming was to host of the 79th edition of the event, which takes place on Sunday; he takes over from fellow actor and Scot David Tennant, who occupied the berth in 2024 and 2025. Tennant was given a middling review for his efforts last year by the Guardian’s Gwilym Mumford, who called him “a game host, a willing song and dance man, but he definitely needs more help from whoever’s writing his gags” – but that was glowing compared with the notices that arrived for Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna Lumley after her turn in 2019; in an article headlined “Is Joanna Lumley the worst Baftas host of all time?” the Guardian said: “Watching it on TV was excruciating. Not only were the jokes bad, but the Bafta audience responded with a total, ominous silence.” Following the Lumley debacle, Bafta managed to claw back some credibility by hiring Graham Norton in 2020 (“a safe pair of hands”) and a well-reviewed Rebel Wilson in 2022 (“rescues Baftas”).
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While balancing atop a precarious stack of bolsters and tables, a young juggler sends four bright balls up into the air. A fellow performer stands on the floor nearby, observing the skillful toss against the backdrop of a wall-mounted tent in bright, primary colors.
Veiled in a warm glow, the photo by Constanze Han offers a rare glimpse into a practice session at Escuela Nacional de Circo, Havana’s center for circus performance. “Founded after the Cuban Revolution, the school was part of a broader effort to make professional arts education accessible to young people across the island,” Han shares. “With Soviet support in the late 1970s, it blended technical rigor with Cuban creativity and style, shaping a distinct circus tradition that continues today.”
Circuses have an enduring role in Cuban culture, one that began in the 16th century “as a family-run, traveling tradition, especially in the countryside,” the photographer adds. Combined with Soviet styles following the revolution, the circus became a distinctive blend of “rumba, Cuban folklore, and Afro-Cuban influences.”
Han has worked on several projects in Cuba in the past few years, often in collaboration with her friend Karla Batte. While staying in Havana for a residency at Casa Cache, a connection from an earlier project that centered around the iconic Tropicana Nightclub introduced Han to the school.
During a week-long visit, she created Circus of a Revolution, which documents a group of ambitious, dedicated artists and offers a timely glimpse of youth culture in a country that has been experiencing a mass exodus of its youngest generations. Cuba lost nearly 20 percent of its population between 2022 and 2023 alone, and one in four residents is currently over age 60.
Han notes that amid the country’s dire economic situation, Circus of a Revolution provides an alternate look at the people defining its cultural output. Whether a posed portrait or candid snapshot, the photos echo the intimacy and focus of the performers, while capturing the beauty of creative expression and how it flourishes amid enormous difficulties.
“Because a lot of the equipment is older and manually operated, performers rely heavily on discipline, teamwork, and each other. This creates a strong sense of community, camaraderie, and mutual support within the practice,” she adds.
Han’s work has taken her around the world, from Tegucigalpa to Taipei, where she’s photographed often unseen communities and ways of life. Find more on Instagram.
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