Jun
The only remnant of the murdered Congolese independence leader, a gold tooth, was returned to his family during a ceremony in Brussels. His 1961 murder is a reminder of Belgium’s brutal colonial history. Belgian authorities returned the only known remains of assassinated Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba to his family on Monday. A gold-capped tooth belonging […]
Jun
Some Muslim and Jewish organizations are opposed to the law introduced by Belgium’s Flemish region in 2017 which prohibits the slaughter of animals without stunning beforehand. Muslim and Jewish communities, which make up about 6% of the Belgian population, argue that the decision prohibiting animals from being slaughtered without being shocked and put to sleep […]
Dec
On Wednesday, a Brussels court acquitted the Belgian State in the trial about five ‘métis’ (mixed-race) children, who were taken from their mothers in Congo when it was under colonial rule. Five métis women – children born in Congo under Belgian rule of Congolese mothers and Belgian fathers – sued the Belgian State for kidnapping, […]
Nov
Water cannons and tear gas fired at protesters in Belgium Police have fired tear gas and water cannons at Covid protesters in Brussels, as seen in footage shared on social media. It’s the latest country in Europe to face unrest over new coronavirus restrictions. They’re protesting against rules on things like the wider use of […]
Nov
Belgium’s colonial history report on Congo massacre published 10 experts analyzed Belgium’s colonial past and presented their reports that the country should pay compensation to the Congo. Anne Wetsi Mpoma, art historian and representative of the diaspora movement, examined the 681-page report of exploitation. She argued that Belgium should recognize the colonization of the Congo […]
Nov
Amnesty International said Belgium authorities “abandoned” thousands of elderly people who died in nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic following an investigation published Monday going through a series of inadequacies described by the group as “human rights violations.” One of the hardest-hit countries in Europe, Belgium has reported more than 531,000 confirmed virus cases and […]
Aug
Two mosques in Antwerp are filing a complaint against the far-right Vlaams Belang political party and its chairman Tom Van Grieken for spreading images on social media which they feel incite hatred and discrimination. The Al Aqsa Mosque and the adjacent Cultural Centre Mosque Omar in the northern district of Antwerp are filing a complaint, […]
Jun
A black MEP has told Euronews of her emotion after receiving a standing ovation for her speech during a debate on racism. MEPs applauded Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana after her address on Wednesday in which she claimed police had humiliated her during an incident in Brussels. She alleged officers turned violent with her after she tried to […]
Jun
In Belgium, the police put a reverse handcuff on the 13-year-old boy and detained him. Increased racism and police violence are being protested in many countries in Europe after the black murder of George Floyd in the USA by the police. On June 1, in the Saint-Gilles region of Brussels, the capital of Belgium, the images that the […]
May
Hundreds of medical staffers, in a sign of protest, turned their backs on Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes during her Saturday visit to a hospital in the capital Brussels. The premier was on her maiden to two healthcare institutions since the coronavirus outbreak. The employees of the Saint Peter hospital gave a “guard of dishonor” […]
