Dutch lockdown protesters are MAULED by police dogs and hit with batons
Lockdown protesters are MAULED by police dogs and hit with batons as riot cops battle to break up march in Amsterdam against Holland’s strict Covid measures
Thousands attended an outlawed protest in Amsterdam today, against the Dutch Covid-curbing measures Videos on social media showed demonstrators being attacked by police dogs as people marched in crowds Under current rules in the country gatherings of more than two are prohibited and many things remain closed
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Riot police tried to break up thousands of Dutch protesters as crowds gathered in Amsterdam to protest Covid lockdown and vaccination measures in the Netherlands today.
Demonstrators, most of whom didn’t wear masks and ignored social distancing guidelines, defied the local government’s outlawing of the protest due to fears some demonstrators might be planning to attend ‘prepared for violence’.
Videos on social media showed one man try and escape a police dog biting his hand and in other clips showed chaos unfold as crowds ran around the city.
Dutch riot police beat a protestor during small clashes as thousands of people defied a ban to gather and marched in Amsterdam to demonstrate against Covid lockdown and vaccination measures in the Netherlands today
Thousands gathered in Amsterdam today to march in protest of the Netherlands’ Covid restrictions. The country went into a sudden lockdown on December 19
Demonstrators, most of who didn’t wear masks and ignored social distancing guidelines, defied the local government’s outlawing of the protest due to fears some demonstrators might be planning to attend ‘prepared for violence’
Some people could also be seen being hit with batons as authorities tried to break up the march.
Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema issued an emergency ordinance, empowering police to clear the central Museum Square.
As crowds marched, they played music and holding yellow umbrellas in a sign of opposition to the government measures before being pushed away from the square as riot police marched across the grass to clear the area, sending the demonstrators into nearby streets after the municipality later issued an emergency order for people to leave.
A man holds up a placard in a prohibited demonstration marching from the square to a park where populist party Forum for Democracy planned a campaign to protest against the Covid measures
Crowds gathered to protest Covid measures in the Netherlands after the government ordered the closure of all but essential stores, as well as restaurants, hairdressers, gyms, museums and other public places until at least January 14
Ignoring the government’s ban of the demonstration, people in Amsterdam protest against the government-imposed lockdown measures in the city’s Museum Square
Riot police pictured with demonstrators, one holding up sign a sign that reads ‘Vrijheid’ which translates to ‘Freedom’. The protests took place on the same day Dutch police said they would take action to protest against the increasing demands of their work
There was a heavy police presence in the square and nearby streets as the municipality designated the area as a security risk region, giving police the authority to search people preventatively.
Before officers moved in, some protesters unfurled a banner that said ‘Less repression, more care’ near the Van Gogh Museum.
A group of people in white overalls and masks held up signs, including one that read on one side: ‘It’s not about a virus, it’s about control’ and on the other ‘Freedom’.
One protester tries to flee from a police dog which mauls his hand as a heavy police presence mans the streets following the outlawed demonstration
The officer pulls the dog away from the man as police push away gathering crowds after thousands ignored the government’s ban on a protest
After marching through the city, demonstrators began gathering at a western Amsterdam park for a rally of the populist Forum for Democracy party.
The Netherlands went into a sudden lockdown on December 19. The government ordered the closure of all but essential stores, as well as restaurants, hairdressers, gyms, museums and other public places until at least January 14.
Public gatherings of more than two people are also currently prohibited under the current set of restrictions.
Coronavirus infection rates have been gradually decreasing for several weeks in the country.
A protester dressed in white holds up a sign that reads ‘Just be…Free!’ in Amsterdam earlier today. Coronavirus infection rates have been gradually decreasing for several weeks in the country
A group of people in white overalls and masks held up signs, including one that read on one side: ‘It’s not about a virus, it’s about control’ and on the other ‘Freedom’
Police push back protesters. There was a heavy police presence in the square and nearby streets as the municipality designated the area as a security risk region, giving police the authority to search people preventatively
The seven-day rolling average of new daily cases edged slightly lower over the past week to 85.55 new cases per 100,000 people even as the Omicron mutation became the nation’s dominant variant.
The demonstration took place on the same day Dutch police said they would take action to protest against the increasing demands of their work.
But union representatives have said that riot police would continue to work if necessary.
In November, a coronavirus demonstration erupted into violent rioting in Rotterdam and demonstrations in Museum Square have ended in confrontations between police and protesters who ignored orders to leave the area.
