302 search results for “civil war” in the Student website
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Lukas MilevskiFaculty of Humanities
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The Leiden students who sailed to England during the Second World War
In a sailboat, a canoe or stowed away on a ship: during the Second World War, many Leiden students tried to cross the sea to join the Allies in Britain. ‘Soldier of Orange’ is the most famous, but who were the other ‘England voyagers’ or Engelandvaarders as they are known?
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Special Rapporteur visits Leiden: ‘Suspend the supply of arms to the warring parties’
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, visited Leiden Law School on 8 December within the scope of International Human Rights Day.
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Allard de GraafFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Catherine WoodFaculty of Humanities
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Polish Holocaust researchers accused of defamation will give Cleveringa Lecture
On 26 November historian Jan Grabowski and sociologist Barbara Engelking will both give the Cleveringa Lecture. They wrote a book about the Holocaust in Poland and were taken to court for defamation.
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Carolien StolteFaculty of Humanities
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Karishma ChafekarFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Alain WijffelsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Frits van der MeerFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Sam HendrikseFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Malte RiemannFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Marie RobinFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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‘Young people are cannon fodder in the Central African Republic’
A bloody civil war has raged for years in the Central African Republic. PhD candidate Crépin Mouguia points out a tragic pattern: young people have been recruited as fighters or soldiers for generations and thus fuel the conflicts.
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Maarten ClaringbouldFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hosna SheikhattarFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Iran Between War and Tyranny: What Comes Next?
Debate
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Support the Ukrainian and Russian students in Leiden and The Hague
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has also had dramatic consequences for Ukrainian students at Leiden University. Besides their intense concern about the fate of family and friends, they also face major financial problems. This also applies to Russian students who can no longer access their bank accounts.…
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Adriaan RademakerFaculty of Humanities
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Christiaan Russcher
Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ineke SluiterFaculty of Humanities
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Cathalijne van der PlasFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Historian Gert Oostindie the new Cleveringa Professor
Gert Oostindie, Emeritus Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, is this year’s Cleveringa Professor at Leiden University. He was appointed by the University on 4 October. In his inaugural lecture on 24 November, entitled Courage and Disregard, he will talk about (academic) freedom in relation…
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Paula HarveyFaculty of Humanities
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Floris Kaptein
Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Paula StuurmanFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Govert KerpesteinFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Daan AsserFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jan Gerrit DercksenFaculty of Humanities
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Çagri Çavus
Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Theo KrispijnFaculty of Humanities
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Jörn SoerinkFaculty of Humanities
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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’
The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Cleveringa Lecture itself: our relationship with history is often ritualistic, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree will say in his inaugural lecture on 27 Nove…
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Tom BuitelaarFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Joris van BuitenFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Niels HeukelomFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Isabela Floriana PirlogeaFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Ernst DijxhoornFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Zelensky addresses students: 'Live your own life, but do so together with others'
A standing ovation. A wave and a smile from the president. A final selfie. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed students in the Netherlands for the first time on Tuesday morning via a livestream in The Hague. He did so in front of two packed lecture halls at both Leiden University and The…
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Karel Berkhoff appointed professor by special appointment: ‘Focus on Ukrainian history a milestone’
As of 1 September , Karel Berkhoff has been appointed professor by special appointment in Ukrainian History. In this position, made possible in part by the KNAW, he will focus primarily on dark moments in recent Ukrainian history: the persecutions that have taken place in the first half of the twentieth…
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Katarzyna CwiertkaFaculty of Humanities
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Martijn van EtteFaculty of Humanities
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Hulpgoederen brengen naar Oekraïne: ‘Ook iemand anders had nu wat aan mijn studie’
Samen met andere studenten bracht Fien Lurvink hulpgoederen naar Oekraïne en nam vluchtelingen mee terug.
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Lesley ReidFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Sayeh MohammadiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Helsinki Final Act at 50: Timeless Masterpiece or Relic of the Cold War?
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Amaranth FeuthFaculty of Humanities
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Jeroen van der WeideFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Fabio BulfoneFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Irene Jesse-HabrakenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid