There are signals that people are looking for a "violent confrontation" with demonstrators from the organization Let Women Speak, the triangle (police, Public Prosecution Service, and the mayor) in Utrecht announced on Sunday. The demonstration will take place at 2 p.m. in Nieuweroord Park, with speakers who criticize the transgender law and talk about how "men are destroying women's sports."
As thousands of farmers in the Netherlands protest the government’s plans to slash emissions that livestock produce in their waste, old and out-of-context footage is circulating on social media with false claims that it shows the current demonstrations.
Fireworks thrown at police in Amsterdam lockdown protest Barney Davis
Thousands held an unauthorised protest in Amsterdam against a national lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, before being dispersed by riot police.
The protesters gathered on a square in front of the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum art galleries, carrying signs reading “Freedom: stop this siege” and chanting “What do we want? Freedom!”.
None wore masks, which are not mandatory, and few respected social distancing rules, news agency Reuters reported.
Shocking footage in social media shows police charging with batons raised as protesters throw flairs at them.