Belgium
Belgium Suspects It Will Never Find Its Fugitive Neo-Nazi Soldier
Jurgen Conings has been missing for more than three weeks since making violent threats and stealing a cache of weapons. Officials are now working under the suspicion he is dead.
Two Weeks Later, the Armed Far-Right Soldier Is Still On the Run
“He’s either got help or he’s dead.”
Belgium Toppled Statues of Its Racist Former King. Then What?
King Leopold II's policies in the Congo were so brutal that they appalled even the colonisers of the day. Last year Belgium finally started facing up to this period in its history by removing statues and renaming roads, but to many it is not enough.
A ‘Far-Right’ Soldier Stole Weapons and Disappeared into a Forest – Or Did He?
Jurgen Conings has been missing for a week, with elite counterterror units unable to find him. Now security officials tell VICE World News Conings has probably eluded them by purposely abandoning his car and weapons near a national park.
Why the Manhunt for a Rogue Soldier in Belgium Is a Nightmare for the Authorities
The search for a firearms instructor with far-right ties who disappeared after making violent threats is in its third day. Experts told VICE World News Jurgen Conings was so heavily armed it made sense for authorities to wait for him to give up.
Belgium Still Hunting ‘Far-Right’ Soldier Who Disappeared With Heavy Weapons
A Belgian military intelligence officer told VICE World News Jurgen Conings had been demoted over apparent far-right ties, but still had access to an armoury from which he stole firearms and anti-tank rockets.
Manhunt Underway for ‘Heavily-Armed’ Suspect Who Threatened Top Virologist
The suspect has links to Belgium's military and the far-right. He is reportedly armed with a machine gun and a rocket launcher.
Belgian Farmer Moves Border Stone, Breaking 200-Year-Old Treaty With France
If the man refuses to put it back, a Franco-Belgian border commission that hasn’t met since the 1930s would have to be reinstated.
I’ve Hosted Over 50 Refugees in My Home Over the Last 18 Months
Despite the costs and resistance from the police, Christel opened her family home to those in need.
Iranian Diplomat Jailed Over Plot to Bomb Dissident Meeting Attended by Rudy Giuliani
Assadollah Assadi and three accomplices were given sentences of between 15-20 years by a court in Belgium, in what is the first time an Iranian official has been convicted of terrorism outside Iran.
Politician From Anti-LGBTQ Party Quits After Attending 'COVID Lockdown Orgy'
József Szájer apologised for attending what he called a "house party." According to local media in Belgium he tried to climb out of a window to evade police.
They Saw a Second Wave Coming. They Still Couldn’t Stop It.
Belgium is one of the wealthiest countries in Europe, with excellent standards of healthcare. But the coronavirus doesn’t care how rich you are.