Machetes, clubs, pickaxes and spears. These were the weapons used by Rwandans as they slaughtered their fellow countrymen during the 1994 genocide. They were used against colleagues, neighbours, ...
Historian Herman Van Goethem, rector of Antwerp University and a former director of Kazerne Dossin, the Holocaust and Human Rights Museum in Mechelen, spent 14 years of his life writing a book about ...
Belgium's prison system is mired in crisis, with overcrowding and understaffing affecting every one of the country's institutions. A journey through the history of Saint-Gilles prison suggests that ...
All of Brussels can be seen as an open-air museum with streets, squares and parks adorned by historical statues and memorials, mostly meant to represent and even glorify Belgium’s past. But for a long ...
From his home in the rural Flemish municipality of Oudsbergen, Raymond Behr shows his collection of medals. At just 17 years old, Behr was one of the 3,172 soldiers sent by Belgium to help defend ...
"Ultimately, we see a budget shortfall of €242 million if we remove the cent index in the private sector compared to the ...
On Tuesday, union leaders accused the De Wever government of dismantling key social pillars such as pensions, social security ...
An updated EU directive revising the lists of pollutants in surface water and groundwater entered into force on 11 May, bringing monitoring and controls into line with the latest scientific advice.
Eurovision Song Contest 2026 organisers have reportedly asked Norway's representative, Jonas Lovv, to tone down his performance ahead of the live shows because it was deemed "not family-friendly ...
Contemporary Belgian politics often seems too complex for its good, but the political landscape in the Middle Ages and the early modern period could have been even more bizarre. Belgium was once a ...
“I'm relieved because it was a tough journey. We have been fighting, not only me but several victims, we have been fighting for five years to have that plan,” she told The Brussels Times. Years in the ...