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Tuesday November 9, 2004

Theo van Gogh:

Dutch Call for Calm, Mourn Filmmaker

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch Muslims and Christians urged an end to a cycle of retaliatory vandalism of mosques and churches Tuesday as slain filmmaker Theo van Gogh was cremated, a week after his murder by a suspected Islamic radical.

Monday November 8, 2004

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Watch the film Theo van Gogh was murdered for

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Van Gogh murder backlash begins

It prides itself on being the beating liberal heart of Europe, but the murder of film-maker Theo van Gogh has convinced many in the Netherlands that the nation’s legendary tolerance has now reached its limit.

Thursday November 4, 2004

Theo van Gogh:

Death in Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM -- Two years after the assassination of populist politician Pim Fortuyn by the hand of a white animal rights extremist, Holland is once again in shock. Now it is the murder of filmmaker, columnist and writer Theo van Gogh -- distant descendant of the artist Vincent -- that reverberates across this most liberal and tolerant of countries.

Wednesday November 3, 2004

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Suspected Extremist Jailed in Dutch Murder

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A suspected Muslim extremist with alleged terrorist ties was under arrest Wednesday in the death of a Dutch filmmaker who criticized the treatment of women under Islam.

Tuesday November 2, 2004

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Some 20,000 Dutch gather to pay homage to slain controversial filmmaker

AMSTERDAM (AFP) - Some 20,000 people gathered in Amsterdam to pay homage to controversial Dutch filmmaker and columnist Theo van Gogh who was murdered in the street.

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Life of slain Dutch filmmaker

The murder of Dutch movie director Theo van Gogh comes two months after his highly controversial film, Submission - about the abuse of Muslim women - was shown on national TV in Holland.

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Dutch Filmmaker Theo Van Gogh Murdered

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- A Dutch filmmaker who had received death threats after releasing a movie criticizing the treatment of women under Islam was slain in Amsterdam on Tuesday, police said.

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Dutch director Theo van Gogh murdered in Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM -- Film director Theo van Gogh was shot and killed in Amsterdam on Tuesday morning, his production company said.

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Report: Dutch filmmaker murdered

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- A Dutch filmmaker who criticized the treatment of women under Islam in a recent movie and in newspaper columns was murdered in Amsterdam, media reported Tuesday.

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Filmmaker Theo van Gogh killed

Leading Dutch filmmaker and newspaper columnist Theo van Gogh was killed in Amsterdam on Tuesday morning. Conflicting reports are coming in about the precise circumstances. According to his production company, Mr Van Gogh was shot dead, but a local TV-channel reports he was stabbed and then shot.

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Controversial Dutch Filmmaker Shot Dead

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Controversial Dutch filmmaker and newspaper columnist Theo van Gogh, who made a film about violence against women in Islamic societies, was murdered in Amsterdam on Tuesday morning, police said.

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