US EditionViolence erupts at right-wing demonstration in the Netherlands ahead of election
At least 30 people were arrested and two police officers injured as violent clashes erupted during a protest demanding stricter asylum policies, with police using tear gas and water cannons.
- On Saturday, a right‑wing demonstration in The Hague erupted into violence as rioters clashed with police and vandalised the D66 party headquarters.
- Organised by Els Rechts, the demonstration was meant to press for tougher asylum policies and had authorisation to begin at Malieveld after organisers urged peaceful protest.
- Rioters attacked officers with stones, bottles and metal posts and tried to break through the Parliamentary Plein gate while several police vehicles were set alight and some wore clothing with 'White Power' slogans.
- At least 30 people were arrested and police reported two injured officers, while six journalists were hurt and a special police investigative team was established after Saturday's clashes.
- Weeks before the Oct. 29 general election, the unrest highlighted election‑era tensions as Geert Wilders, leader of the Party for Freedom , condemned the violence on X while Acting Prime Minister Dick Schoof wrote 'Demonstrations are always allowed, but violence is unacceptable'.
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Battles between the police and hooligans, who had hijacked a peaceful protest against immigration, marked the beginning of the election campaign in the Netherlands. On Saturday, 20 September, in a beating rain in The Hague, a right-wing influencer running under the pseudonym of Els Rechts (= "right-wing") implored "the people" not to vote for the left in the early parliamentary elections of 29 October. If, unfortunately, her appeal was not heard…
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Thousands demonstrate against migration in The Hague. In the end, police cars burn, the police use water cannons and tear gas.
Clashes at Anti-Immigration Demonstration in The Hague
An anti-immigration protest involving hundreds of demonstrators turned violent in The Hague on Saturday, September 20th, as right-wing protesters clashed with riot police. Protesters set a car on fire, threw stones and bottles at police officers, and vandalised the office of the center-left D66 political party. The police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd. Many of the demonstrators were dressed in black, linked to Dutch natio…
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