More than 1,000 people gathered in front of the Justice Palace in Brussels following the unexplained death of a woman in police custody. 46-year-old Sourour Abouda died while in police custody on 12 January in what authorities are calling a suicide, but demonstrators have voiced doubt concerning...

The European Indoor Athletics Championships in Istanbul was the setting for a thrilling pentathlon competition with Nafi Thiam lifting both the world record and gold medal. Fellow Belgian Noor Vidts won bronze. Belgium’s multi-event sporting star claimed the coveted crown with a record 5,500 points...

Taxi drivers who threatened to destroy a set of bicycle racks on Place Flagey, which had been put in the place of a previous taxi rank, have reached a compromise with the municipality of Ixelles. Drivers had protested and threatened to demonstrate on Place Flagey and physically remove the bicycle...

A demonstration in Brussels is being organised for 8 March, which is International Women’s Day. Demonstrators plan to gather at 18.00 on Wednesday at Place de l'Albertine, where they will march for "a feminist, sustainable economy, concerned with the wellbeing of all". A number of other actions...

Belgian football federations and the Pro League have each released a short video to raise awareness about racism and discrimination in Belgian football, reports Bruzz. The message is simple: if anyone has experienced or been affected by a discriminatory incident, they are encouraged to speak up and...

German retailer Tedi – short for “Top Euro Discount” – is planning to open between five and 10 stores in Belgium this year. The low-cost retailer recently announced that it would be opening its first store in France, in Évreux, Normandy. Tedi has almost 3,000 branches across 11 countries, with its...

Belgian residents can now nominate everyday heroes in their lives to be honoured during the National Day ceremony on 21 July. The initiative is part of the fourth iteration of the “Be Heroes” campaign, which was launched this week to coincide with Volunteer Week. The citizens' initiative, which is...

The Walloon government has broken its 2019 promise to ensure the free service of water in hotels, restaurants and cafés after concerted pushback from the catering industry. The pledge, which was part of the government’s general policy statement released in 2019, was met with fierce opposition by...

The organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) has denounced the deteriorating situation for migrants living on the streets outside Petit-Château in Brussels, where refugees go to file applications for asylum. Belgium’s migration system has been overwhelmed by record numbers of...

Activists calling themselves the "Tyre Extinguishers" deflated the tyres of 41 SUVs parked in Ixelles overnight this week. The targeted vehicles were in the neighbourhood around Etterbeek-Ixelles hospital, Bruzz reports. The activists claim responsibility for the action, explaining that their aim...