The Niemeyer factory closed three years ago due to a decline in tobacco consumption. This week, the building reopened again for the first time - in a completely new context: as a cultural venue.

The Latin mass represents a question for the new Pope Leo XIV. What is the place of the Latin mass in the church? And by extension, what is the place of the church in the world?

TBILISI, Georgia – On June 15, marking 200 days of relentless protest, a few thousands people once again filled Rustaveli Avenue.

Could Amsterdam's recent decision to stop fining people for sleeping on the streets mark a broader change nationwide?

New otter pups born in Dutch zoos add to the overall population. But zoos are under strain to keep caring for their animals. Read more about the arguments for and against breeding programmes.

The city of Groningen, quaint as it is, is not as accessible as advertised.

After seeing United States President Donald Trump signing several executive orders that were meant to enforce the acceptance of only two genders in public life...

The Glass Room took a closer look at the struggles facing LGBTQI+ asylum seekers in the Netherlands and what the proposed laws could mean for them.

“Put them in your pocket right now, don’t go out to the street with them in your hand,” the older man strictly commands, quickly adding that

How Limburg’s referendum to kill their town’s pigeons made international news

A story about how women have adjusted to the Dutch Burqa Ban and what effects prevail among the women affected by the legislation.

There’s more to the AfterBeat café than meets the eye. 

Despite significant investments and initiatives by the Dutch government to tackle domestic violence, the issue remains pervasive as social scientists in the field point to the “intergenerational transmission of violence” as the key factor in its persistence.

Habib Kazemi talks about helping each other, inspiration, difficult times, and holding on. “I'm good. I can't complain. I've come through...

Three queer people are violently assaulted near to the LGBTQ+ event ‘BUTTS’ on September 15.

The rapidly rising prices of homes combined with lingering high mortgage interest rates are adversely affecting the housing market.

The Dutch city of Rijswijk is still reeling from the deadly shooting of a 38-year-old woman last weekend, a case the city’s mayor, Huri...

In the gray light of early morning, Florin Lincan stood shivering outside the bathroom door. He was bleary-eyed and waiting. The line...

Miranda is cooking dinner, as she always does. She takes the salt and sprinkles it on the dish. This is when her partner begins to...

"I will just keep walking and ignore him," Liza thought when, from the corner of her eye, she saw a middle-aged man wearing a black hoodie r