laten we die 11 doden niet verdonk ere manen
as translated by babelfish
to let we those 11 deads verdonk ere remind
apparently in dutch there is a play on words between the minister's name and the idea of a cover up or sweeping things under the carpet, so I'm told this is very clever. I responded to the image, the text had to be explained to me. Its fresh, its big and its in spuistraat.
fire speech
"AMSTERDAM. The police kept survivors at gunpoint during the fire in the detention centre at Schiphol-East, during which eleven foreigners lost their lives last week. Those who were freed from their cells were handcuffed and locked up in metal air cages. Thanks to the dedication of one Securicor security guard who risked her life, by opening up holding cells, and who herself was injured in doing so, more victims were prevented. This is according to eyewitness reports from K and F wing in telephone conversations with the Volkskrant and with Ahmed Pourie of the refugee organisation Prime.
"We wanted to save others, but we were not permitted to do so."
from noracism
the story on bbc
The complex is used for people arriving by plane who are refused entry to the Netherlands.
Hundreds of cocaine smugglers, mostly from the Netherlands Antilles and other parts of the Caribbean, are detained at the airport every year, along with illegal immigrants awaiting deportation.
The Netherlands has one of the toughest immigration policies in Europe, and is in the process of deporting 26,000 asylum seekers who have been refused the right to stay.
Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk, visiting the site on Thursday, said: "It's awful. I offer my condolences to the families."
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