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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
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Riot police
CrimePolitics
Dutch gov't to give mayors more options to intervene in protests-turned-riots sooner
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PVV leader Geert Wilders addressing a crowd of anti-asylum protesters in Uithoorn, telling them that “our people are being replaced” and advocating for “repatriation.” 28 May 2026
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Video: Violent far-right demonstrators attack asylum center supporters in Uithoorn
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Riot police
CrimePolitics
Over 40% of those arrested at anti-asylum riots came from outside the municipality
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Police officers were pelted with fireworks in Eindhoven in 2023
Crime
Police blame hardening of society for 9% increase in use of force
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Riot police
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Explosion at future Den Bosch asylum shelter; Riot police again intervene in Apeldoorn
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Riot police officer surrounded by smoke
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Two arrests at second violent anti-asylum protest in Loosdrecht in two days
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Riot police
Politics
Anti-asylum protesters throw fireworks, eggs at cops in Loosdrecht; Riot police deployed
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Police dog with its handler
Crime
Cop to be prosecuted for having his dog bite a pro-Palestine protestor at Radboud Univ.
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A protest against a proposed asylum seeker shelter in Molenlanden turned violent Tuesday evening, with demonstrators setting off fireworks near the municipal building in Bleskensgraaf, 24 February 2025
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Protesters threw rocks, glass at cops during anti-asylum protest in Zuid-Holland town
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US Consulate General on Museumplein, Amsterdam, December 25, 2013
Business
Human rights lawyers to demonstrate at U.S. Consulate in Amsterdam
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Riot police monitor a protest against Israeli singer Shai Abrahmson at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, 14 December 2025
Crime
Smoke bombs at protest against Isreali singer in Amsterdam; 22 arrested
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Gavel
Health
Mayors can't ban protests at abortion clinics, but can set limits: Council of State
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Sinterklaas and a Piet
PoliticsCultureEntertainment
Yerseke cancels Sinterklaas arrival party over Kick Out Zwarte Piet protest
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Red Cross workers setting up stretchers in a sports hall that will be an emergency shelter for asylum seekers
CrimePolitics
Ant-asylum protesters throw fireworks bomb at Uitgeest town hall; No arrests
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The Goudsmit Pavillion at Radboud University in Nijmegen
Politics
Gaza protesters occupy "life-threatening" building at Radboud Univ.; Several arrested
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Protest to show support for Gaza and the activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla in Israeli custody at Den Haag Central Station in The Hague, 2 October 2025
CrimePolitics
Police arrest 205 people at Gaza-support protest around Hague Central Station
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Aerial view of the Dam square, Amsterdam
Politics
Anti-immigration protest planned in Amsterdam's Dam Square on October 12
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Rioters set a police car on fire during an anti-immigration protest on and around the Malieveld in The Hague, 20 September 2025
Crime
Six minors in custody for Hague riots; Political violence, not hooligans: D66 leader
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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
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Rainbow gay flag on grey background
Crime
Hundreds protest in Haarlem for LGBTQIA+ safety after gay bashing incident
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Over 1,000 people protest against femicide on the Schouwburgplein in Rotterdam, 3 August 2025. Protest organized by Dolle Mina
Crime
Fury palpable at protest against femicide in Rotterdam; Over 1,000 participants
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A protest sign saying "Ceasefire Now" at a demonstration in Amsterdam about the conflict between Israel and the Gaza Strip. 7 May 2024
CrimePolitics
Video: Thousands protest at Dutch train stations against Israel's starvation of Gaza
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Utrecht mayor Sharon Dijksma unveiling the Maarten van Rossem memorial bench in the Wilhelminapark, 16 May 2025
Politics
Utrecht charges several protesters for accosting mayor Dijksma at city council meeting