2022 in pictures: Pride, fake news and a summer of protest
2 years ago

2022 in pictures: Pride, fake news and a summer of protest

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Farmers protests, staff shortages at Schiphol airport and the problems on the housing market continued to dominate the Dutch News headlines in July and August. Images of reversed Dutch flags, motorway blockades and piles of suitcases waiting to be sorted led various papers to ask if the Netherlands was in national crisis. Fledgling far right broadcaster ON, which had controversially been admitted to the public system, was fined for producing fake news. The first Pride Amsterdam boat parade also took place following two years of coronavirus and was celebrated across the city.

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2022 in pictures: Pride, fake news and a summer of protest
2 years ago

2022 in pictures: Pride, fake news and a summer of protest

Dutch News  

Farmers protests, staff shortages at Schiphol airport and the problems on the housing market continued to dominate the Dutch News headlines in July and August. Images of reversed Dutch flags, motorway blockades and piles of suitcases waiting to be sorted led various papers to ask if the Netherlands was in national crisis. Fledgling far right broadcaster ON, which had controversially …

Amsterdam Pride celebrates with 80 boats on the city's canals
2 years, 4 months ago

Amsterdam Pride celebrates with 80 boats on the city's canals

Dutch News  

The 25th edition of the Pride Amsterdam boat parade takes place in the Dutch capital on Saturday afternoon, with tens of thousands of people expected to come and join in the celebrations. In total, 80 boats are taking part in the official parade, which starts in the eastern docklands area at midday and follows a route around the city centre, …

Amsterdam Pride celebrates with 80 boats on the city's canals
2 years, 4 months ago

Amsterdam Pride celebrates with 80 boats on the city's canals

Dutch News  

The 25th edition of the Pride Amsterdam boat parade takes place in the Dutch capital on Saturday afternoon, with tens of thousands of people expected to come and join in the celebrations. In total, 80 boats are taking part in the official parade, which starts in the eastern docklands area at midday and follows a route around the city centre, …

The 26th Pride Amsterdam kicks off in blazing sunshine
2 years, 4 months ago

The 26th Pride Amsterdam kicks off in blazing sunshine

Dutch News  

Nine days of Pride Amsterdam festivities kick off on Saturday with the traditional Pride protest march from the Dam in the city centre. The theme of this year’s event is ‘my gender, my pride’ which, the organisers say, ‘focuses on the right to deviate from the norms and the sex we were given at birth.’ But not everyone in the …

The 26th Pride Amsterdam kicks off in blazing sunshine
2 years, 4 months ago

The 26th Pride Amsterdam kicks off in blazing sunshine

Dutch News  

Nine days of Pride Amsterdam festivities kick off on Saturday with the traditional Pride protest march from the Dam in the city centre. The theme of this year’s event is ‘my gender, my pride’ which, the organisers say, ‘focuses on the right to deviate from the norms and the sex we were given at birth.’ But not everyone in the …

Complete Pride Amsterdam, including Canal Parade, planned this year
2 years, 10 months ago

Complete Pride Amsterdam, including Canal Parade, planned this year

NL Times  

The 2022 edition of Pride Amsterdam will again be the full nine-day event, including the Canal Parade, the organizers announced on Friday. The positive outlook around the coronavirus makes the Pride Amsterdam Foundation hopeful that this year will be extra special. From TV broadcasts and small gatherings to the biggest Pride Walk in years," Pride Amsterdam Foundation director Lucien Spee …

Amsterdam’s Pride parade canceled for second year in a row; Other events planned
3 years, 7 months ago

Amsterdam’s Pride parade canceled for second year in a row; Other events planned

NL Times  

The annual Pride Week celebration in Amsterdam will take place this year, but its most famous highlight, the parade on the Amsterdam canals, was canceled for the second year in a row. The organization said social distancing requirements made it impossible to organize the parade safely, but could possibly be guaranteed for other events with the theme “Take Pride in …

Anti-homophobia march to replace Amsterdam canal pride parade
4 years, 5 months ago

Anti-homophobia march to replace Amsterdam canal pride parade

NL Times  

As the coronavirus and measures in place to curb its spread made Pride Amsterdam impossible this year, the organizers decided to put together an alternative program to be enjoyed largely from home. “Visibility of sexual and gender diversity is very important for the emancipation of our community,” said Lucien Spee, the head of Pride Amsterdam. From July 25 to August …

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