DUTCH VERSION BELOW ENGLISH The Persian Dutch Network expresses serious concern regarding the Dutch national television program Nieuwsuur, aired on 19 April 2026, titled “Iranians are being threatened from all sides”. Since the outbreak of large-scale anti-government protests in Iran in late December 2025, Nieuwsuur has demonstrated a consistently biased approach in its […]
Amsterdam, 1 March 2026 (PDN) — Less than 24 hours after the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a large crowd from the Persian-Dutch community gathered in Dam Square to celebrate the death of the 86-year-old dictator in their homeland.
Following the massive demonstrations in Iran against the Islamic regime, the Persian-Dutch community organised two demonstrations in The Hague over the weekend. The majority of protesters supported Prince Reza Pahlavi as the leader of the current movement in their homeland. The community feels deeply frustrated, particularly after reports revealed that
PDN – The Persian Dutch Network in Amsterdam has, for the first time, published the score of In Memory of Forugh Farrokhzad, a piano solo work by Sheida Gharachedaghi. This publication is funded by the Persian Heritage Foundation (PHF) in California. Sheida Gharachedaghi composed her solo piano piece In Memory of Forugh Farrokhzad in 1987. This four-movement work pays tribute to the iconic poet Forugh Farrokhzad
AMSTERDAM (ANP) – De Iraanse gemeenschap in Nederland is geschokt door de aanval van Israël op Iran. “Dat de aanval zo groot en zo snel zou komen, hadden we niet verwacht. Het kwam als een shock”, zegt Pejman Akbarzadeh, voorzitter van het Persian Dutch Network. Er is angst voor verdere
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Vazgen Pirdjanian, de gerenommeerde Perzisch-Armeense musicus, is op 17 oktober 2024 in Enschede overleden op 82-jarige leeftijd. Zijn overlijden wordt nu, met een vertraging van zes maanden, publiekelijk bekendgemaakt vanwege het gebrek aan mediacontact met de familie.
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