About a thousand climate activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) were arrested on Saturday afternoon on the Utrechtsebaan (A12) in The Hague, the police reported. They blocked the road from 1 p.m. 45 minutes later, the police began removing the demonstrators. One by one, the activists were escorted to a detention van.
Several hundred people came to the Piramideplein in Rijswijk to take part in an unofficial Sinterklaas arrival with Black-faced Petes, organized by Councilor Marc Weterings of the Rijswijks Belang party. The Petes are holding a “manifestation” because no permit has been given for a Sinterklaas arrival with Zwarte Piet, Omroep West reported. The manifesto of this party states that "Sinterklaas with Zwarte Piet is part of the Dutch heritage".