Racism

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Mosque in the Netherlands
Crime
Islamic groups ask for protection for mosques after multiple vandalisms, hate letters
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FvD leader Thierry Baudet classhing with D66 MP Jan Paternotte during a parliamentary debate, 27 March 2024
CrimePolitics
FvD documentary: Holocaust-denial, misogyny, conspiracy theories in far-right party
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Firetruck
Crime
Video: Arson suspected after fire destroys Wijdenes restaurant; Racist text on walls
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King Willem-Alexamder and the Schoof I Cabinet on the steps of Huis ten Bosch palace immediately after their swearing-in ceremony, 2 July 2024
Politics
Two Deputy PMs in last Dutch gov’t wanted headscarves declared as hindering emancipation
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Prime Minister Rob Jetten flanked by his Deputy Prime Ministers, Dilan Yeşilgöz and Bart van den Brink, on the first day of the parliamentary debate on the new government's plans, 25 February 2026
Politics
Top civil servants urge Dutch gov't to abandon social media platform X
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A crowded Leidsestraat in Amsterdam
Crime
More discrimination reports, most about Wilders; Anti-Semitism also "alarmingly" high
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A protest
Politics
Hundreds rally against racism and fascism in Amsterdam
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Crowded Leidsestraat in Amsterdam
PoliticsCultureLifestyle
Netherlands taking steps against racism, but can do more: Council of Europe
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The Grok AI tool logo with Elon Musk in the background
CrimeTechInnovation
New version of Elon Musk's Grok allows even more extremist content; Dutch lawsuit filed
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Dutch police officer.
Crime
Cop recorded kicking, beating women at Utrecht shopping center in hiding over threats
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Handcuffs
Crime
Video: Women accuse cop of police brutality, racism after violent Utrecht arrest
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The American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten
Politics
"Whitewashed" new panels to replace those about Black soldiers at Margraten war cemetery
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The American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten
Politics
Black soldiers' panels removed from cemetery in Dutch town to avoid Trump gov't "ire"
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Amsterdam municipal office in the Nieuw-West district
Politics
More municipalities implementing policy against discrimination
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Protestors call for an end to the use of blackface to portray Zwarte Piet. 16 November 2019
CultureLifestyle
Amsterdam awards 2 anti-blackface activists for making Sinterklaas party more inclusive
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Sinterklaas and a Piet
PoliticsCultureEntertainment
Yerseke cancels Sinterklaas arrival party over Kick Out Zwarte Piet protest
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Children dressed as Piet at the arrival of Sinterklaas in Dordrecht. 17 Nov. 2018
Politics
Kick Out Zwarte Piet enters final month as campaign for inclusive Sinterklaas ends
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PVV MP Maikel Boon
Politics
PVV’s Maikel Boon set to keep parliament seat despite AI Timmermans image controversy
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Crime
Two men convicted for projecting discriminatory slogans on building in Bodegraven
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A waitress brings drinks to a customer on a terrace in Amsterdam
CrimeBusiness
Over a third of Amsterdam residents have faced inappropriate behavior at work
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A football player sets up to take a corner kick in 2021
PoliticsSports
Racism in Dutch youth football far more widespread than reported, players say
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PVV leader Geert Wilders during a parliamentary debate ostensibly about the national budget, but really about the upcoming elections. 17 September 2025
Politics
Wilders shouts asylum; Deserter, Timmermans says: Parties use budget debate to campaign
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Girl crying holding smartphone
Politics
Dutch government introduces new law requiring schools to report serious bullying
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The white supremacist 14 Words statement projected on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. 1 January 2023
Crime
Dutch police arrest known white supremacist in explosion plot; "Unknown substance" seized