Tom Zwart

Aug 9, 2023 | parool.nl | Tom Zwart

In diverse West-Europese landen, zoals Denemarken en Zweden, vinden de laatste dagen regelmatig koranverbrandingen plaats (Het Parool, 1 augustus). Iets dergelijks gebeurde in januari ook in Nederland: Pegidavoorman Edwin Wagensveld scheurde toen bij de Tweede Kamer enkele pagina’s uit de koran en vertrapte die daarna. De betrokken overheden claimen dat vernieling van de koran een vorm van meningsuiting is die niet mag worden beperkt.

Aug 9, 2023 | politicstoday.org | Gloria Shkurti Özdemir |Shahd Qaid |Tom Zwart |Şeymanur Melayim

Can you imagine a sovereign country using a currency other than its own for local transactions? This has been the case in Sri Lanka since 20 July 2023. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry and President Ranil Wickremesinghe made their first visit to India since Ranil assumed office last year. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi held talks with Wickremesinghe.

Aug 8, 2023 | politicstoday.org | Tom Zwart |Kemal Inat |Batuhan Aca |Ezgi Yaramanoglu

Western Europe is currently experiencing a wave of public desecrations of the Quran. In the Netherlands, the leader of PEGIDA tore pages from the Quran and trampled them. In Denmark and Sweden, activists have on several occasions burned copies of the Quran in front of buildings belonging to Islamic organizations. What is striking is that the authorities in these countries have acted as mere bystanders, claiming that they are powerless to deal with such activities.

May 15, 2023 | chinadaily.com.cn | Tom Zwart

In the report he delivered at the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Oct 18, General Secretary Xi Jinping said that as a result of the transformative changes that have been made during the past five years, the country is better prepared than ever before to take on the challenges in the new era. One of the many fields in which China has made significant progress over the past five years is human rights.