2021 Dutch curfew riots

2021 Dutch curfew riots
Part of the COVID-19 protests in the Netherlands
A van set on fire during the riots in Rotterdam on 26 January 2021
Date (2021-01-23) (2021-01-26)23–26 January 2021[1]
Location
Netherlands
Caused by
Methods
Parties
Casualties
InjuriesAt least 12 (as of 27 Jan 2021)[8][9][10]
Arrested575+ (as of 27 Jan 2021)[11][12][13][14]
Related events

The 2021 Dutch curfew riots (Dutch: avondklokrellen) were a series of riots in the Netherlands that initiated as protests against the government's COVID-19 prevention measures and specifically the 21:00–4:30 curfew that was introduced on 23 January 2021. The police have described the riots as the worst in the country since the 1980 coronation riots.[4]

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  8. ^ Hoekstra, Diede (25 January 2021). "Denisa kreeg een voltreffer van het waterkanon, schedelbreuk en 18 hechtingen". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Tien agenten in Rotterdam gewond geraakt, 184 aanhoudingen na coronarellen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Meisje gewond door baksteen die door raam van bus werd gegooid in Emmeloord". NOS (in Dutch). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  11. ^ "3600 boetes en 25 aanhoudingen in de eerste nacht van de avondklok". Het Parool (in Dutch). 24 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Ruim 200 aanhoudingen bij coronaprotesten Eindhoven en Amsterdam". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 24 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  13. ^ "184 mensen aangehouden bij rellen, 1741 boetes uitgedeeld". Nederlands Dagblad. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Politie: avond en nacht waren rustiger, 131 arrestaties". NOS (in Dutch). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.