Fréderike Geerdink

@fgeerdink.bsky.social

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Journalist writing about power structures and those who want to tear them down. Kurdistan and beyond. Based in the Netherlands.
www.frederikegeerdink.com/expert-kurdistan

Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] May 30, 2024 at 13:27 UTC

Dank Rogier. Voor gebabbel moet je inderdaad niet bij mij zijn!

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] May 26, 2024 at 14:50 UTC

Dank, Esther!

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] May 02, 2024 at 07:08 UTC

Dank je!

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Esther @thelifeofesther.bsky.social
[ View ] May 02, 2024 at 07:06 UTC

Goed stuk van @fgeerdink.bsky.social op @frontaalnaakt.bsky.social

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 10, 2024 at 16:24 UTC

Hey you! I'm crowdfunding for a friend and colleague! Why don't you contribute too? We are already halfway! www.gofundme.com/f/new-name-n...

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 10, 2024 at 16:24 UTC

Hey you! I'm crowdfunding for a friend and colleague! Why don't you contribute too? We are already halfway! www.gofundme.com/f/new-name-n...

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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 27, 2024 at 07:53 UTC

A couple of thoughts about the upcoming #Istanbul elections in #Turkey:

1) According to various polls, the #Ekremİmamoğlu and #MuratKurum competition is head-to-head.

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 25, 2024 at 13:04 UTC

Do read my latest!

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 11, 2024 at 13:12 UTC

Het is Israel niet te doen om vrouwenrechten, maar om ongestraft wegkomen met genocide.
Lees mijn stuk op @frontaalnaakt.bsky.social over conflict-gerelateerd seksueel geweld, en over hoe Israel vrouwen misbruikt.
www.frontaalnaakt.nl/archives/vro...

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 09, 2024 at 15:14 UTC

Gideon what's his name van het FvD.

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 09, 2024 at 14:16 UTC

He possibly means it, yes. Won't solve Turkey's problems but it will be a step. Let the succession speculations go wild!

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Esther @thelifeofesther.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 08, 2024 at 09:12 UTC

#internationalwomensday

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Jan Postma @jpostma.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 07, 2024 at 16:20 UTC

How about “niet formeren met extreemrechtse partijen die zulke vrouwenhaat bij iedere mogelijke gelegenheid inzetten en aanwakkeren”

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 06, 2024 at 20:48 UTC

Ik val jou niet aan he, voor de duidelijkheid :-) Heftige film gezien, en ondertussen is er een genocide gaande en niemand doet iets.

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 06, 2024 at 20:47 UTC

Tuurlijk hoort cultuur in de krant, maar 10 jaar een Hollywoodfoto die nergens over gaat, nou ja, ik vind er dus wat van. Onzin.

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 06, 2024 at 20:41 UTC

Dat de VK daar dan een stuk over schrijft, "tien jaar later". Who fucking gives a shit? Wat doet dit er in godsnaam toe voor Nederland? Schsdelijke non-journalistiek. In mijn humbele opinie.

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 06, 2024 at 17:56 UTC

Gaat toch echt nergens over dit he.

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 06, 2024 at 17:56 UTC

Racisme is van alle tijden, zo blijkt maar weer. Gewoon 2024.

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 06, 2024 at 17:54 UTC

Ik weet al niet eens meer waar dat over ging

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 06, 2024 at 17:49 UTC

Je bent lief

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Jennifer Hattam @jenhattam.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 06, 2024 at 09:18 UTC

"I learned whose life is valuable & whose is worthless during the earthquake. The lives of workers like us are very worthless."

For textile & garment workers in SE Turkey, disaster was compounded by widespread violation of their rights, says new report. My latest: www.equaltimes.org/our-lives-ar...

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 06, 2024 at 09:53 UTC

"The history we're taught doesn't explain the society we live in." American journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones during a lecture she gave last year in Belgium at a journalism conference I attended.

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Mathijs van de Sande @mathijsvdsande.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 05, 2024 at 13:19 UTC

Mensen worden de facto opgesloten zonder dat duidelijk gedefinieerd is waarvoor die detentiemaatregel wordt opgelegd. Enige criteria zijn een gepercipieerd politiek draagvlak en de afwegingen van een ambtenaar.

Dit is dus wat de nazi's 'gesundes Volksempfinden' noemden.

www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/...

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 05, 2024 at 14:19 UTC

In some fourty minutes, a seminar starts about the destruction of cultural heritage in Afrin, northeast-Syria, by occupier Turkey and its proxies, at Leiden University. You can join via the a live stream! universiteitleiden.zoom.us/j/6807887466...

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 04, 2024 at 16:15 UTC

My weekly Kurdistan newsletter was sent out again yesterday, and has some cool exclusive content about the local elections in Turkey, 31 March, from the most interesting province of the country: Dersim. Want it? Let me know, I'll forward it to you! f.geerdink at gmail!

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 03, 2024 at 21:13 UTC

De plank misslaan voor gevorderden. Dat krijg je ervan, zogenaamde 'diversiteit'.

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 03, 2024 at 21:10 UTC

Sunday evening and I'm wrapping up my Kurdistan newsletter. Very interesting, if I may say so myself: I have an election campaign (local elections Turkey: 31/3) update from Dersim, with sources on the ground. Want? Subscribe! Costs a little, gives a lot! www.frederikegeerdink.com/expert-kurdistan

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 02, 2024 at 16:17 UTC

Thanks Pjotr!

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Pjotr Henriet @pjotrhenriet.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 02, 2024 at 16:03 UTC

Read this article and enjoy the analysis!

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 02, 2024 at 14:38 UTC

Human Rights Watch published a report about life under Turkish occupation in Syria. I read the full report and found a truly harrowing reality. Read (or listen to!) my analysis at @medyanews.bsky.social! medyanews.net/the-danger-z...

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 01, 2024 at 14:46 UTC

Foto's van gisteravond, VPRO's Tegenlicht Meet Up Rotterdam! Over vermoorde journalisten, en hoe we hun verhalen kunnen blijven vertellen.

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 29, 2024 at 16:58 UTC

Oh, dat zag ik niet in je bio :-) Aangenaam!

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 29, 2024 at 16:50 UTC

Dat optimisme over mijn beroepsgroep deel ik helaas niet.

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 29, 2024 at 16:47 UTC

Het is inderdaad volslagen absurd, ook dat journalisten dat gewoon zo opschrijven.

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 29, 2024 at 15:10 UTC

Vanavond in de bieb in Rotterdam: VPRO's Tegenlicht Meet-up over vermoorde journalisten, en hoe je hun verhaal kunt blijven vertellen. Ik zit in het panel! Komt allen!
www.bibliotheek.rotterdam.nl/activiteiten...

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 29, 2024 at 14:55 UTC

"Grote namen als Sven Kockelmann en Rick Nieman werken al jaren voor de omroep en zij hebben nergens last van gehad." Breaking! De apen op de hoogste rots hebben nergens last van!

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 29, 2024 at 14:41 UTC

While caught in an obvious lie, imagine even taking this statement at face value: Why were people fleeing? Could it have anything to do with seeing 100 others shot to death in front of them? Is there any person in the world who wouldn't run? Even the lie is egregious.

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 29, 2024 at 14:44 UTC

Good news today from the journalism front in Kurdistan in Turkey: journalist Dicle Müftüoğlu was released from prison after 306 days! The court case against her continues, unfortunately, and she's banned from leaving the country. bianet.org/haber/dicle-...

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 25, 2024 at 00:38 UTC

Tahir Institute recruiting non-resident fellows

Menasky

timep.org/2024/02/01/o...

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 24, 2024 at 10:32 UTC

Great, but race as a factor and racism as a deeply-rooted rot in western society is often overlooked, as you demonstrate yourself here.

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 23, 2024 at 15:36 UTC

Het is zo logisch als wat en toch doen we het niet want die rijken hebben het voor het zeggen. Catch22 if there ever was one.

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 23, 2024 at 09:15 UTC

Read me, and follow @medyanews.bsky.social!

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 22, 2024 at 17:11 UTC

Interessant dat dat als straf wordt gezien. Toch een verschilletje tussen Rusland en Turkije.

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Ulrike Wagener @ulrikew.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 22, 2024 at 15:23 UTC

We need to go to the borders, monitor them and continue to collect evidence so that nobody can ever say that this didn’t happen." Hope Barker about illegal pushbacks at EU borders and violation of refugees rights. @analysekritik.bsky.social

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 22, 2024 at 16:25 UTC

New column by yours truly at @medyanews.bsky.social! About journalism in Kurdistan, and how it profoundly changed my own journalism. Read! medyanews.net/without-kurd...

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 22, 2024 at 10:36 UTC

Enorme aanrader dit boek!

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 22, 2024 at 09:09 UTC

A start of what? It's a continuation of white supremacy.

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 21, 2024 at 17:03 UTC

Turkey has bombed two civilians (retired peshmerga) to death. medyanews.net/turkish-dron...

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 21, 2024 at 11:52 UTC

The street where Russian embassy is, is now named after a guy who traded with Russia. Oh that's very bad, let's rename it Navalny Street! But when you propose to re-name the many JP Coen Streets, named after one of Dutch history's biggest genocidal butchers, they cry "Don't erase our history!"

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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 21, 2024 at 11:51 UTC

Petition initiated by a white man who sent a letter to a daily paper and a TV show that made an item with some 'reporter' sticking a sticker with Navalny Road on the real street name sign. Toe curling shit really.

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