Yesterday, January 24, mass protests against the government's strict restrictive measures to combat the spread of COVID-19, including curfews, took place in the Netherlands. In Eindhoven, during the clashes, the police used water cannons and batons against demonstrators who threw stones at them, and also fired tear gas.
The European mass media write about it.
In Amsterdam, more than 100 people were detained by law enforcement officers for participating in the protests. According to the police, a total of about 1,5 thousand people took part in the action, which was banned by the city authorities. The police used water cannons and batons to disperse the demonstrators.
After the dispersal of the demonstration on Museum Square, small clashes between protesters and the police continued, and the burning of trash cans and trash cans began. In addition, protesters started burning cars and looting stores. Towards the evening, the protests spread to other cities as well.
Curfew in the Netherlands was introduced last Saturday. It operates from 21 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. and will last until February 9. Since mid-December last year, the country has been living in an almost total quarantine.
