{"id":13233,"date":"2026-05-12T13:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/bestuur-organisatie\/college-van-b-en-w\/beleidsstukken-en-visies\/cultuur-politiek\/de-grondwet-voor-iedereen\/grondwet-artikel-7-vrijheid-van-meningsuiting\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:16:52","slug":"grondwet-artikel-7-vrijheid-van-meningsuiting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/en\/college-van-b-en-w\/beleidsstukken-en-visies\/cultuur-politiek\/de-grondwet-voor-iedereen\/grondwet-artikel-7-vrijheid-van-meningsuiting","title":{"rendered":"Constitution, Article 7 | Freedom of expression"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-acfblock=\"Quote\" class=\"section section--quote e-quote\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-9 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quote__author\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"quote__quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\u201cIn Central America, I realised that freedom is by no means a given\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div data-acfblock=\"Afbeeldingen-enkel\" class=\"section editor section--green-lighter\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center editor__wide-image elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 editor__image-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gijs-wanders.jpg\" alt=\"Gijs Wanders\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\r\nGijs Wanders, former newsreader, reporter and author. Photographer: Paul Grefkens\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div data-acfblock=\"Lijstblok-type-1\" class=\"section section--green-lighter\">\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n    <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\r\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-11 elementOnTop\">\r\n        <div class=\"editor__content-block editor_white-content-block\">\r\n<div class=\"editor\">\r\n<h2>\u2018In the Netherlands, you\u2019re free to say and write whatever you think\u2019<\/h2>\r\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cAs a child, I dreamt of becoming a writer and setting off on a journey of discovery. So it wasn\u2019t really surprising that I became a journalist. That gave me the chance to travel a lot and discover new things. I soon realised that many people have remarkable stories to tell, from which others can learn. And I also saw that the world was different from what I, as a na\u00efve Westerner, had imagined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy first trip around the world shaped my view of freedom. In Central America, I saw that freedom of expression is by no means a given everywhere. In El Salvador, protesting students were shot dead. In the streets of Nicaragua, the fear of the regime was palpable. As a journalist, I had to highlight this injustice and give a voice to the victims. That is why I travelled more often to countries affected by war and oppression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever I flew back to the free Netherlands, it really was paradise. But that has changed in recent years. There is more mistrust and intolerance. Social media plays a major role in this. People no longer engage in discussion, but shut each other out. Of course, you\u2019re free to say what you think. But that does require respect for one another \u2013 really listening to each other. The solution lies primarily with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow that I\u2019m 73, my role as a journalist is becoming increasingly minor. I see myself more as a father and a grandfather. For me, the question now is how my daughter \u2013 who has a disability \u2013 can be herself. How she can express herself and be treated with respect in our society. And how my grandson can grow up to be someone who can make this society a little better. A country where there is room for a thousand opinions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Constitution sets out what all citizens are entitled to. It also sets out the rules for living together harmoniously. 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