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police violence

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A Dutch police officer standing by a police car
Crime
Pregnant woman thrown to ground at Zeist asylum shelter was trying to ask cop a question
3 June 2026 - 09:35
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Politie patch on a Dutch police officer's uniform
Crime
Rotterdam officer acquitted of lying in arrest report after five-year legal battle
20 July 2025 - 13:05
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Riot police
Politics
Utrecht police angered by mayor saying she didn't permit violence at pro-Gaza protest
21 May 2025 - 16:10
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Handcuffs
Crime
OM to prosecute police officer accused of using violence to enter anniversary party
15 May 2025 - 15:20
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Police officers
Crime
Incidents of police violence stable at 36,151 last year; Fewer police shootings
13 May 2025 - 08:52
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Police officers
Crime
Police examining their actions at Almere exam stunt; Used batons against pupils
18 April 2025 - 22:00
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Police at an anti-social distancing protest on the Malieveld in The Hague, 21 June 2020
Crime
Two police officers acquitted of violence during demonstration against Covid measures
20 December 2024 - 06:30
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Riot police officer surrounded by smoke
Crime
Cop's baton strike at Amsterdam protest left shopper with serious brain injury: lawyer
18 November 2024 - 10:34
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Riot police
Crime
Amsterdam protesters pressing excessive force charges against police, lawyer says
15 November 2024 - 09:45
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Police officers were pelted with fireworks in Eindhoven in 2023
Crime
Police used excessive force in 343 incidents last year
6 May 2024 - 13:20
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The aftermath of a riot in The Hague during an event for Eritreans in the Netherlands at the Opera conference center. 18 Feb. 2024
CrimePolitics
Ten suspects in Eritrean riots detained longer, four released
29 February 2024 - 19:30
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The aftermath of a riot in The Hague during an event for Eritreans in the Netherlands at the Opera conference center. 18 Feb. 2024
Crime
Rotterdam man accused of inciting riot at Eritrean event; Several to remain jailed
20 February 2024 - 17:55
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The aftermath of a riot in The Hague during an event for Eritreans in the Netherlands at the Opera conference center. 18 Feb. 2024
CrimePolitics
13 people arrested after Eritrean groups riot in The Hague, six officers injured
18 February 2024 - 13:25
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The aftermath of a riot in The Hague during an event for Eritreans in the Netherlands at the Opera conference center. 18 Feb. 2024
Crime
At least four officers injured after Eritrean groups riot in The Hague
18 February 2024 - 08:50
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The aftermath of a riot in The Hague during an event for Eritreans in the Netherlands at the Opera conference center. 18 Feb. 2024
CrimePolitics
Calm returns to The Hague after extensive riots outside Eritrean community party
18 February 2024 - 01:05
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Riot police surround the Opera conference center in The Hague after a brawl between two groups of Eritreans. 17 February 2024
CrimeWeird
Video: Police fire tear gas after Eritrean groups riot in The Hague; Police cars torched
17 February 2024 - 20:12
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A bulletproof and stab-resistant vest worn by Dutch police officers. November 2023
Crime
Video: Police shoot suspect during Rotterdam arrest; Amsterdam police also fire shots
13 January 2024 - 08:35
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Police officer with an electroshock weapon
Crime
Police used violence 33,584 times last year; Up 12%
3 May 2023 - 08:05
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Police officer with an electroshock weapon
CrimePolitics
Internal police documents: men of color most likely to be victims of police violence
18 February 2023 - 11:23
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Plainclothes police in Amsterdam address a group of people on the street just before midnight on New Year’s Eve. 31 December 2022
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Police: fewer New Year's incidents, but more arrests
6 January 2023 - 18:40
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Gavel with lady justice in the background
Crime
Investigation into rioting, police brutality claims during New Year's in Zuid-Holland town
5 January 2023 - 19:10
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Netherlands police uniform
Crime
Rotterdam cops lied about violence used during arrest, judge rules
24 November 2022 - 13:10
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Police officer with a taser
Crime
Police officers used electroshock weapon 1,730 times in six months
13 September 2022 - 14:00
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Marcus, a 37-year-old man who was hospitalized in a coma after his arrest on 18 Aug. 2022. He died one week later
Crime
Suspect dies in hospital days after police officer placed knee on his chest
25 August 2022 - 16:45
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