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Percy Balemans

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I am a freelance translator English-Dutch/German-Dutch specialising in advertising (transcreation) and creative translations. I am the editor of Global Voices in Dutch.

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11 January 2012

Global Voices in Dutch Looks Back on 2011

Written by Percy Balemans · Translated by Percy Balemans · Egypt, North Korea

While the year 2012 is already well on its way, the translators of Global Voices in Dutch look back on 2011. Which posts stood out and what makes Global Voices so special?

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29 January 2011

Netherlands: Dutch-Iranian woman executed in Iran

Written by Percy Balemans · Middle East & North Africa, Western Europe

Dutch-Iranian Zahra Bahrami has been executed in Iran after having been found guilty of drug-related crimes and sentenced to death on 2 January. Zahra Bahrami was arrested on 27 December 2009 when she reportedly attended an anti-government demonstration.

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17 June 2010

Netherlands: Two women arrested at World Cup for promoting wrong beer

Written by Percy Balemans · Western Europe

Two Dutch women working for Netherlands beer company Bavaria were arrested for promoting a beer that is not an official World Cup sponsor during the World Cup Netherlands-Denmark match in South Africa on Monday. The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs defended them on Twitter.

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14 May 2010

Netherlands

Dutch internet users have started a campaign on Twitter (@telegraafboycot) to boycott the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf [nl] after it violated the privacy of the sole survivor of the plane crash in Tripoli by interviewing the little boy by phone. The hashtag is #telegraafboycot.

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19 March 2010

Netherlands

Dutch foreign minister, Maxime Verhagen tweeted [nl] in reaction to a claim by a retired US general that “gay soldiers contributed to the Bosnian massacre” in Srebrenica in 1995: “Extremely weird statement about Srebrenica. I fear this has more to do with the discussion in the US about homosexuality in the army.”

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15 February 2010

Netherlands: Sven Kramer's golden race on Twitter

Written by Percy Balemans · Netherlands

For the Dutch, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver started with a very important race: the men's 5000 metres speed skating. Everyone expected Dutch favourite Sven Kramer to win the gold.

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