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right to demonstrate

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Police deploy a water cannon against Extinction Rebellion activists blocking the A12 in The Hague; May 27, 2023.
Crime
Police to test paint in water canons against problem causing protesters
4 June 2026 - 07:31
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Extinction Rebellion activists protest in front of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Politics
New protest rules proposed as Cabinet targets masked demonstrators
19 December 2025 - 21:10
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A protest
Politics
Researchers say disruptions in protests are not due to existing regulations
12 December 2025 - 21:10
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Gavel
Health
Mayors can't ban protests at abortion clinics, but can set limits: Council of State
3 December 2025 - 11:10
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A heavy police presence in Amsterdam’s Dam Square during a days-long protest ban after a period of unrest surrounding a football match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv. 10 Nov. 2024
Politics
Amnesty Int. sues Amsterdam over demonstration ban during Maccabi Tel Aviv riots
28 August 2025 - 12:00
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An Amnesty International flag in Amsterdam
Crime
Amnesty International asks police to stop checking IDs at protests
11 July 2025 - 20:20
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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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New police uniform
CrimePolitics
Ombudsman starts investigation into cops visiting protesters at home
26 March 2025 - 08:38
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Police officers
Crime
Video: Dutch police apologize for confronting, intimidating protester at her home
25 March 2025 - 14:30
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Musicians play during the Extinction Rebellion demonstration in The Hague; March 11, 2023..
Politics
Dutch gov't wants to limit right to demonstrate, but unclear how
24 January 2025 - 06:30
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Flyers posted at the University of Amsterdam announcing a strike by the FNV union over issues related to protest rights, and collaboration with Israeli institutions. Dec. 2024
PoliticsBusiness
University of Amsterdam employees to go on strike for improved demonstration rights
6 December 2024 - 14:30
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Protestors demonstrate in Amsterdam in favor of Palestinians one year after Hamas orchestrated a kidnapping and assault on Israeli civilians near the Gaza Strip border. 7 October 2024
Politics
Wilders says A'dam mayor can leave NL with pro-Palestine "scum"; 320 protesters arrested
8 October 2024 - 07:36
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Femke Halsema
Politics
Amsterdam mayor clashes with VVD leader over Gaza-support protests
7 October 2024 - 08:05
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Stock photo of a riot police officer at a demonstration
Politics
New Justice Minister wants to test limits with stricter protest policy
14 August 2024 - 18:20
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Gaza support protest at Amsterdam University, 7 May 2024
Politics
Emergency debate in Amsterdam about Gaza-support protests, police response atuniversity
10 May 2024 - 10:23
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Police break up a pro-Palestinian demonstration that occupied several city center buildings at the University of Amsterdam. 8 May 2024
Politics
XR cancels Hague protest over "extreme police violence" against Gaza-support protesters
9 May 2024 - 10:27
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Gaza support protest at Amsterdam University, 7 May 2024
Politics
Dutch PM: Gaza protesters “clearly over the line”; 32 arrested in Amsterdam
9 May 2024 - 08:12
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Pro-Palestinian protesters spent the night on Amsterdam University's Binnengasthuis location, 8 May 2024
Politics
Police arrest 50 Pro-Palestine protesters on Utrecht campus; No intervention in A'dam
8 May 2024 - 08:14
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators cling to each other as the riot police remove them from the University of Amsterdam campus, 7 May 2024
Politics
Police cart off Pro-Palestinian protesters at Amsterdam Univ.; 125 arrested
7 May 2024 - 07:46
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A large police presence at a pro-Palestine protest on Waterlooplein in Amsterdam, 10 March 2024. Demonstrators protested against the Israeli president's presence at the opening of the National Holocaust Museum while over 30,000 Palestians have died in Israeli attacks on Gaza
Politics
Rutte defends A'dam mayor's decision to allow demonstration at Holocaust Museum opening
12 March 2024 - 10:20
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Activists glued themselves to The Girl with a Pearl Earring and the wall surrounding it at the Mauritshuis in The Hague. 27 Oct. 2022
CrimeTechNatureCultureArt
Climate protesters convicted of defacing Girl with a Pearl Earring will not go to prison
11 March 2024 - 11:34
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Extinction Rebellion protesters at Eindhoven Airport, March 2023.
Politics
Right to protest under threat, activists say ahead of days-long protest blocking A12
8 September 2023 - 12:50
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A photo taken by Zwarte Piet protestors from inside a car that was attacked by counter-protestors, including some in blackface, who attempted to stop the scheduled protest at the Sinterklaas arrival in Staphorst. 19 November 2022
Crime
Four to be prosecuted for abusing anti-Blackface protestors at Sinterklaas arrival
14 June 2023 - 15:50
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Extinction Rebellion activists block the Utrechtsebaan of the A12 highway in The Hague as hundreds of people cheer them on from the sidelines, 28 January 2023
CrimePolitics
Dutch police violating demonstrators' privacy on a massive scale: Amnesty International
1 June 2023 - 09:42
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