Damascus dossier

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23rd November 2025 27 mins Season 12 Episode 19

150,000 Syrians live in our country, having fled Assad's bloody regime. But are they safe in the Netherlands? Or are Assad's supporters also lurking here? We are gaining unique access to tens of thousands of previously undisclosed documents from Syrian intelligence agencies. The documents also provide new insights into the death of Syrian activist Mazen Al-Hamada. He fled Syria to Hillegom in 2014 to escape the torture practices of the Assad regime. Six years later, he unexpectedly returned to Syria under mysterious circumstances, where he was immediately arrested and killed.

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Season 12 · Episode 20

Gaan vakantieparken de wooncrisis oplossen?

More than 60,000 Dutch people live in holiday homes, sometimes beautifully hidden in nature. Some are forced to do so, because the housing shortage leaves them nowhere else to go. Living like this is prohibited, so residents face inspections. Inspectors peer through windows and issue fines, while residents hide behind their sofas and become even more stressed. This has to stop, says the national government. Minister Mona Keijzer wants to grant residents ten years' permission to stay. But municipalities are resisting, and that's putting residents in a difficult position. Who should they listen to? And why are municipalities so fiercely opposed?

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