Racism

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Sinterklaas
Crime
"No racism in Laak" shouted at Sinterklaas, Zwarte Pieten in Hague neighborhood
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Sinterklaas and various Pieten at a school in Amsterdam, 5 December 2019
EntertainmentPolitics
Action group calls parents to boycott Sinterklaas school parties that feature Zwarte Piet
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Football
CrimePoliticsSports
Dutch PM meeting KNVB to discuss racism in football; more cameras, stadium bans expected
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Mark Rutte
CrimeSports
“Zwarte Piet” jeers at football players angers Dutch PM; Says it derails society
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Sinterklaas
CrimeEntertainmentPolitics
Utrecht district cancels Sinterklaas party after threats over non-blackface Piet
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Georginio Wijnaldum
Sports
Video: Dutch national team makes statement against racism during Estonia match
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Oliebollen
CrimeWeird
Boy, father called “Zwarte Piet” in food stand’s Tweet; Owner says sorry
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Football
CrimeSports
Crowd taunts pro footballer with “Zwarte Piet” chants, racial slurs; KNVB investigating
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Sinterklaas
Entertainment
Several arrests at relatively calm Sinterklaas arrival
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Jerry Afriyie in Amsterdam
Weird
Posters showing anti-racism activist Afriyie as Zwarte Piet hung across Den Haag
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Sinterklaas and Zwarte Pieten
EntertainmentPolitics
Only a handful of municipalities set conditions for Zwarte Piet's appearance: report
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Arrest
Crime
Man threatens Zwarte Piet opponents with suicide bomb attack
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Sinterklaas and Zwarte Pieten arriving on their steamboat
Crime
British journalists union warns against racism in Zwarte Piet reporting
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Sinterklaas arrival in Hoofddorp with Zwarte Piet in blackface
Crime
Rioting threat: Anti-racism group's blackface discussion cancelled
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A car destroyed outside a meeting of anti-racism activists
Crime
Arson: Attack on anti-racism group in Den Haag leads to five arrests
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1280px-Sinterklaas_portrait
Entertainment
National Sinterklaas party can happen without blackface, court rules
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Sinterklaas and Zwarte Pieten arriving on their steamboat
EntertainmentPolitics
Eindhoven to drop blackface in Sinterklaas party from next year
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Police form a line blocking Zwarte Piet protestors in Amsterdam. Nov. 16, 2014 (tui_tues/Twitter)
EntertainmentPolitics
Anti-blackface rallies set for 12 cities; Pro-blackface groups gather in Apeldoorn, Deventer
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Sinterklaas and a traditional Zwarte Piet in blackface
BusinessEntertainmentPolitics
Sponsors pull out of Sinterklaas event over blackface complaints
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Netherlands police uniform
Crime
Mayors deny culture of discrimination at Den Haag police
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Police jacket
Crime
Civil society orgs file complaint against Hague police for ignoring discrimination reports
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TweeZwartePieten
Politics
Far-right anti-Islamist group wants more blackface use at Sinterklaas arrival
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New police uniform
Crime
Racism whistleblower no longer welcome at Hague police
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Police form a line blocking Zwarte Piet protestors in Amsterdam. Nov. 16, 2014 (tui_tues/Twitter)
Politics
UN Rapporteur calls Dutch gov't to take the lead in Zwarte Piet debate, criticizes burka ban