Justice The detainee who was tortured in the Antwerp prison by some fellow prisoners is on the mend and will be allowed to leave the hospital on Friday. He does not have to go back to jail, but gets an ankle monitor. Roy J. (41) was tortured by his fellow inmates for 72 hours in … Read more
A group of street racers gathered again on Friday evening in the covered parking lot of Decathlon Antwerp. The emergency services arrived on the scene after a car drove its nose through the wall of the parking lot. The driver indicated he was not injured. The emergency services were called to the scene around midnight … Read more
Protests Also in Zeebrugge, the port may not be blocked on Thursday by protest actions by farmers, under penalty of penalty. A Bruges court decided this. Previously, the court of first instance in Antwerp had issued the same ban for the port of Antwerp. It was Apzi-Voka West Flanders that confirmed the news about the … Read more
BELGAInterior of the Antwerp prison (archive photo from 2017) NOS News•today, 5:59 PM•Adjusted today, 6:53 PM In Belgium, people are reacting with astonishment to the days-long torture of a prisoner by his cellmates in an Antwerp penitentiary. Minister of Justice Paul Van Tigchelt calls the incident gruesome and disgusting. He says that the bottom stone … Read more
Images that, according to the Gazet van Antwerpen, started circulating in the crime scene on Tuesday evening, show how detainees in the overcrowded prison in the Begijnenstraat in Antwerp torture and rape a cellmate with a broomstick. The victim is badly injured and naked. The torturers also force the man to eat a sandwich with … Read more
News of the day This overview will help you quickly catch up on today’s most important events. 1. Detainees torture cellmate for days The Antwerp court has started an investigation into torture practices in the prison on Antwerp’s Begijnenstraat. Detainees allegedly abused and raped a cellmate for days, after which the victim was taken to … Read more
On the 29th matchday of the Jupiler Pro League, Antwerp completely secured its ticket for the Champions’ Play-offs. The Great Old was visiting a defenseless KV Kortrijk lord and master, but was only able to convert his dominance into one goal: 0-1. Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 6:02 PM Antwerp could barely miss the Champions’ … Read more
Posthumously Stylist, model and designer Oemer Khan passed away on Thursday at the age of 27. Kahn dressed Adil El Arbi, Joffrey Anane and Anthony Nti, among others. For De Standaard Magazine he styled a shoot with emerging acting talent Jean Janssens. Antwerp mourns the loss of designer, stylist and model Oemer Khan (27). The … Read more
climate Antwerp art collective Captain Boomer has had a giant sperm whale ‘washed up’ on the Australian coast in Glenelg as part of an arts festival. With the installation, the collective wants to draw attention to the climate and nature. “Our sperm whale just ‘washed up’ on the beach,” Bart Van Peel of Captain Boomer … Read more
Antwerp harbour Unknown persons tried to break into a customs warehouse in the Antwerp port area on Friday night. The Antwerp public prosecutor’s office confirms this. The suspects were able to escape. The police started an investigation. The events took place around 4 o’clock. “A suspicious situation was noticed, which prompted the customs security team … Read more