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A demonstrator takes cover behind a wooden barricade as Belgian police deploy water cannons during the chaotic end of a major anti-COVID protest in Brussels, January 2022
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Protesters dancing on the Dam in Amsterdam on September 2021 during a major anti-COVID lockdown protest
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Masked demonstrators hold flares high amid thick smoke as hundreds protest against the Rutte government and coronavirus restrictions, Arnhem April 2021
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Protesters gather on the Dam in Amsterdam on September 2021 during an anti-COVID lockdown demonstration
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A demonstrator with a strong anti-vaccination message stands in front of the National Monument during the major protest against coronavirus measures, Amsterdam, September 2021
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Brussels, January 2022 Amid clouds of tear gas, a protester raises a cross reading 'The true law is divine' during the violent clashes at the end of the major anti-lockdown demonstration
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Thousands of protesters with umbrellas fill the streets during a large demonstration against COVID-19 measures and the QR code mandate in the city centre of Amsterdam, October 2021
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On January 2021, many cafés and shops in Nijmegen (Netherlands) boarded up their windows fearing riots.
Online calls for an anti-lockdown protest against the curfew had sparked fears of violence, following unrest in other cities
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Amsterdam’s mayor prohibited a planned demonstration on the Dam because of the anticipated attendance of David Icke, November 2022
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A massive crowd of protesters fills the streets during a large demonstration against COVID-19 measures, marching through the city centre with flags, signs and umbrellas, Amsterdam, September 2021
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The Hague, February 2022 Protesters draped in Dutch flags gather near trucks during the 'Freedom Convoy' demonstration against COVID-19 measures in the city centre
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A lone protester confronts police water cannons and tear gas with open arms during the violent end of the large anti-lockdown protest, Brussels, January 2022
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A women raises her fist and holds a sign saying 'HET KLOPT NIET' (It’s not right) as she confronts police lines during an anti-lockdown demonstration The Hague, September 2021
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Demonstrators are drenched by a police water cannon as heavy rain falls during clashes at an anti-lockdown protest, Amsterdam, March 2021
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The European quarter is engulfed in tear gas and water cannon spray as authorities clear the area after the massive anti-lockdown protest turned violen, Brussels, January 2022
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A lone demonstrator poses dramatically amid clouds of tear gas and water cannons during the violent end of the large lockdown protest, Brussels, January 2022
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Protesters clash with riot police on a level crossing as they try to force their way into the town centre of Barneveld during the anti-lockdown demonstration, May 2021
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Protesters set fire to a metro entrance in Brussels during the chaotic riots that erupted after the massive anti-lockdown demonstration in the European quarter, January 2022
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Amsterdam, March 2021 Two baby dolls wearing gas masks lie in car seats on the Museumplein during a demonstration against the Dutch COVID-19 lockdown measures
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Protesters run through thick tear gas and flying fireworks as clashes erupt at the end of the large anti-COVID demonstration near the European quarter, Brussels, January 2022
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Brussels, January 2022 Protesters march through the streets at the start of the large anti-COVID demonstration, before the situation turned chaotic later in the day
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Brussels, 23 January 2022, A lone protester kneels defiantly before riot police and a water cannon during the chaotic end of the massive anti-lockdown protest
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A large banner featuring Klaus Schwab as 'Darth Schwab – The Great Reset' lies on the ground during the controversial demonstration on the Dam, Amsterdam, November 2022
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Amsterdam, March 2021, A police officer looks back into the bus while transporting arrested anti-lockdown protesters away from the city centre
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A police officer in Amsterdam stands guard at the door of the bus to prevent arrested demonstrators from opening the doors during their transport away from the protest, March 2021
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Participants of 'Women for Freedom' (Vrouwen voor Vrijheid) march in white across the Erasmus Bridge during a demonstration against the coronavirus restrictions, Rotterdam, October 2021
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A woman walks past riot police in Brussels under the colonnade of the Cinquantenaire Park during the chaotic anti-COVID demonstration, januari 2022
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Utrecht, December 2021, Protesters holding flags as the air fills with smoke during the anti-lockdown demonstration
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The Hague, A raver stands defiantly amid riot police during the demonstration on the day of Rutte’s lockdown press conference, 8 December 2021
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The Hague, November 2021 Hooligans, face off with police lines during the anti-COVID measures protes
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Amsterdam, A line of heavily equipped riot police runs forward to confront protesters during the chaotic COVID-19 lockdown demonstration, 20 March 2021
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From behind a masked protester, riot police in full gear wait behind barricades as tension rises during the violent end of the large lockdown protest, Brussels January 2022
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Brussels, Police officers defend the heavily damaged EEAS (European External Action Service) building as protesters attack during the chaotic anti-lockdown demonstration, January 2022
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Protesters gather by the Hofvijver (The Hague) with flags and drums as the anti-lockdown Freedom Convoy protest unfolds in the city centre, February 2022
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A protester raises a detailed sign against globalisation, digital control and the loss of freedom during the big anti-lockdown march, Amsterdam, September 2021
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Riot police forcefully arrest a protester amid a chaotic scene with mounted officers during the prohibited 'Virus Madness' demonstration (The Hague) against coronavirus measures, June 2020
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A detained woman stares out the window of the arrestantenbus with a quiet intensity as she is driven away from the chaotic COVID-19 protest, Amsterdam, March 2021