Covid press conference passes without further riots
3 years ago

Covid press conference passes without further riots

NL Times  

The coronavirus press conference on Friday evening passed without further incidents. A demonstration with around 100 participants in the center of The Hague during the conference held by Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge proceeded peacefully. Police did report that several people had been arrested in the center of The Hague and its surroundings for possession of illegal fireworks or not showing identification documents. Last weekend, there were also riots in multiple cities across the country, including Rotterdam, Groningen and Roermond, leading to several injured and over 170 arrests.

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Protests against Covid measures held in various Dutch cities
2 years, 11 months ago

Protests against Covid measures held in various Dutch cities

NL Times  

Demonstrations against the coronavirus measures were held in multiple cities on Wednesday evening. The participants marched through the streets of Utrecht, Sittard, Maastricht, Sneek, and Roermond, carrying lights like torches and lanterns and demanding that shops and restaurants be reopened, among other things. According to spokespersons for the organizers, the action is an advance on the announced openings of shops …

Dutch COVID riots ‘pure violence’ by ‘idiots’: PM Rutte
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch COVID riots ‘pure violence’ by ‘idiots’: PM Rutte

Al Jazeera  

Rutte says police and the judiciary will do everything they can to find the perpetrators which, according to the PM, had ‘nothing to do with demonstrating’. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has criticised three nights of riots over anti-COVID measures, calling the unrest “pure violence” by “idiots” and vowed to prosecute those responsible. The riots in several cities around the …

Police take 19 people into custody for The Hague riots
3 years, 1 month ago

Police take 19 people into custody for The Hague riots

NL Times  

Police reported on Sunday, they arrested 19 people during the riots on Saturday evening in The Hague. Police called for rioters to disperse around 10:30 p.m. A group of people refused to leave and confronted police, according to officers. In the Roermond neighborhood, De Kemp, dozens of young people caused unrest by bombarding police with heavy fireworks on Saturday. According …

COVID protests in Netherlands turn violent for a second night
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID protests in Netherlands turn violent for a second night

Al Jazeera  

Rioters in The Hague pelt police with stones and fireworks as protests over COVID measures continue. Five police officers were injured in the Netherlands and at least 40 people were arrested across three provinces as violent protests against COVID restrictions continued for a second night. The unrest came a day after police opened fire on protesters in Rotterdam amid what …

Dutch Police Fire Warning Shots as Covid-19 Riots Hit Rotterdam; 7 Injured, Including Cops
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch Police Fire Warning Shots as Covid-19 Riots Hit Rotterdam; 7 Injured, Including Cops

News 18  

Dutch police fired warning shots, injuring several people, after rioters against a partial Covid lockdown torched a police car and hurled stones in Rotterdam on Friday. Fireworks were set off and police fired several warning shots.” “There are injuries related to the fired shots,” they added. Dutch media said several hundred protesters shouted slogans including “freedom”, then threw stones at …

Dutch police fire shots as COVID protests rock Rotterdam
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch police fire shots as COVID protests rock Rotterdam

Al Jazeera  

Dozens arrested and seven injured after protests against partial lockdown turn violent. The Dutch city’s Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb told reporters in the early hours of Saturday morning that “on a number of occasions the police felt it necessary to draw their weapons to defend themselves” as rioters ran rampage through the port city’s central shopping district, setting fires and throwing …

Thousands protest at Covid rules in The Hague, as hospital admissions rise again
3 years, 1 month ago

Thousands protest at Covid rules in The Hague, as hospital admissions rise again

Dutch News  

Thousands of people paraded through the centre of The Hague on Sunday afternoon to protest at the coronavirus measures currently in place in the Netherlands. Their number included a number of supporters of extreme-right group Voorpost, identified by their use of the the Prinsen flag – an orange, white and blue version of the Dutch flag used by the Dutch …

Coronavirus press conference tonight, 'test for entry' system may be dropped
3 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus press conference tonight, 'test for entry' system may be dropped

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Hugo de Jonge will hold a press conference at 7pm on Friday to announce what measures are being taken to control the spread of coronavirus following a six-fold increase in a week. The new measures are needed because several million people have still not been fully vaccinated and the infection rate has now …

Coronavirus press conference tonight, 'test for entry' system may be dropped
3 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus press conference tonight, 'test for entry' system may be dropped

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Hugo de Jonge will hold a press conference at 7pm on Friday to announce what measures are being taken to control the spread of coronavirus following a six-fold increase in a week. The new measures are needed because several million people have still not been fully vaccinated and the infection rate has now …

Rotterdam riots: Over 50 arrests, 10 cops injured
3 years, 10 months ago

Rotterdam riots: Over 50 arrests, 10 cops injured

NL Times  

The Rotterdam police arrested over 50 people during riots in the city on Monday evening. Around 10 police officers were injured during the disturbances, police chief Fred Westerbeke said to NOS Radio 1 Journaal. In Rotterdam, especially around Beijerlandselaan in Rotterdam Zuid, shops were looted, rioters pelted the police with stones and fireworks, and hindered first responders in their duties. …

In Pictures: Rioters battle Dutch police over COVID-19 lockdown
3 years, 10 months ago

In Pictures: Rioters battle Dutch police over COVID-19 lockdown

Al Jazeera  

Rioters violently confronted police in several Dutch towns and cities defying the country’s coronavirus curfew. Police said hundreds have been detained since the weekend as rioters threw rocks and in one case knives at police, and burned down a COVID-19 testing station. The police trade union NPB said there could be more protests ahead as the lockdown drags on and …

Some 250 arrested in anti-curfew riots, most in Amsterdam
3 years, 11 months ago

Some 250 arrested in anti-curfew riots, most in Amsterdam

NL Times  

The police arrested around 250 people in riots against the coronavirus measures on Sunday. Most of the arrests were made in Amsterdam, Willem Woelders of the National police said to NPO Radio 1, stressing that these are only preliminary figures. The police were expecting unrest after the implementation of the Netherlands' first curfew since the Second World War, and had …

Dutch prime minister to hold coronavirus press conference on Tuesday evening
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch prime minister to hold coronavirus press conference on Tuesday evening

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Hugo de Jonge will hold a televised news conference on Tuesday evening to outline the latest developments in efforts to keep coronavirus under control. It is just over six months since the first coronavirus case was confirmed in the Netherlands and the public health institute RIVM is due to give its latest weekly …

Coronavirus death toll rises by 10, arrests at Covid-19 protest demo in The Hague
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus death toll rises by 10, arrests at Covid-19 protest demo in The Hague

Dutch News  

The number of people dying from coronavirus in the Netherlands hit 10 in the past 24 hours, the highest figure since June, according to the government’s Covid-19 monitoring dashboard. Amsterdam city councillors are debating local strategy to reduce the spread of the virus on Thursday, in the wake of Tuesday’s decision by mayor Femke Halsema not to bring in any …

Prime minister calls coronavirus press conference, new measures on the cards
4 years, 4 months ago

Prime minister calls coronavirus press conference, new measures on the cards

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Hugo de Jonge have called a new press conference for Tuesday evening, at which they are expected to issue a new warning about keeping social distancing rules. Sources have told broadcaster NOS that the prime minister will address the continuing rise in coronavirus infections in the Netherlands and will warn that more measures …

Prime minister calls coronavirus press conference, new measures on the cards
4 years, 4 months ago

Prime minister calls coronavirus press conference, new measures on the cards

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Hugo de Jonge have called a new press conference for Tuesday evening, at which they are expected to issue a new warning about keeping social distancing rules. Sources have told broadcaster NOS that the prime minister will address the continuing rise in coronavirus infections in the Netherlands and will warn that more measures …

Stricter measures needed to contain coronavirus; Calls for gov't press conference as infections rise
4 years, 5 months ago

Stricter measures needed to contain coronavirus; Calls for gov't press conference as infections rise

NL Times  

With the number of coronavirus cases in the Netherlands climbing more and more, stricter measures and harsher enforcement are needed to contain the virus, according to Sjaak de Gouw of health service GGD. The SGP thinks it is time for the Prime Minister and Public Health Minister to hold another press conference and remind everyone of the danger. According to …

Some 400 arrests around Hague protest against coronavirus measures
4 years, 6 months ago

Some 400 arrests around Hague protest against coronavirus measures

NL Times  

The police arrested around 400 people around a protest against coronavirus measures on the Malieveld in The Hague on Sunday. But on Sunday morning, the mayor gave permission for a short demonstration until 1:30 p.m., provided that protesters adhere to social distancing measures in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus. During the course of the afternoon, the demonstration …

Clashes with police after protest against Covid restrictions; Covid-19 death toll at 6,090
4 years, 6 months ago

Clashes with police after protest against Covid restrictions; Covid-19 death toll at 6,090

NL Times  

One more patient with Covid-19 died on Friday, and three more people were hospitalized at the end of the week, public health agency RIVM said on Sunday. The protest was allowed to continue without police intervention even though Hague Mayor Johan Remkes had initially forbidden the Virus Madness event, which was expected to be more like a festival than a …

The Hague forbids weekend protest festival against Covid restrictions
4 years, 6 months ago

The Hague forbids weekend protest festival against Covid restrictions

NL Times  

Mayor Johan Remkes of The Hague banned a so-called protest festival against the measures in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the city this Sunday. "The right to demonstrate is a great thing, but it is not unlimited," said Remkes, acting mayor of The Hague and chairman of the local security region. "By filing in the program …

Even In A Pandemic, WHO Believes That Public Protests Are Important
4 years, 6 months ago

Even In A Pandemic, WHO Believes That Public Protests Are Important

NPR  

Even In A Pandemic, WHO Believes That Public Protests Are Important Enlarge this image Matteo Nardone/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Matteo Nardone/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization took time at its daily press conference to address another pressing issue: the wave of protests against police violence and racial injustice. "The …

The Hague in discussion with organizers of Tuesday Black Lives Matter protest
4 years, 6 months ago

The Hague in discussion with organizers of Tuesday Black Lives Matter protest

NL Times  

The municipality in The Hague is in discussion with the organizers of a protest against police brutality and racism in the city on Tuesday evening. The protest in The Hague is organized by Black Lives Matter Netherlands. The Amsterdam protest on Monday drew some 5 thousand participants, resulting in criticism on Mayor Femke Halsema for not intervening when protesters did …

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