March 22, 2025 - More than 10,000 demonstrators gathered at Amsterdam’s Dam Square on March 22, 2025, for a peaceful national demonstration against racism, fascism, and the surge in far-right policies. Organized by Comité21Maart, Amnesty International, and supported by the Dutch Palestine Committee, the protest followed the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, underlining citizens’ demand for accountability amid recent governmental shifts.
March 12, 2025 - Demonstrators Supporting and Condemning The Arrest of Philippines Former President Rodrigo Duterte Gather In Front Of the International Criminal Court.
March 9, 2025 – GroenLinks Leader Frans Timmermans, Journalist Iris Koppe, and Writer Tommy Wieringa Discuss The Ukraine War, Concerns Over The US and Russia, The Far-Right’s Rise, and EU Security.
December 7, 2024 - Apartment Complex Explosion in Tarwekamp, The Hague, the Netherlands.
December 2-7, 2024, Delegates From Around The World Meet At The 23rd Assembly Of States Parties To The Rome Statute. Key Issues: Enforcement Of ICC Warrants, Court Personnel Security (Including Cybersecurity), Sanctions Against The Court, The War In Ukraine, And Member-States' Ability To Protect Their Citizens.
Dutch Climate Activism
On January 11, 2025, in nearly freezing weather, climate activists attempted to block the A12 highway in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Attempting to evade police, three different locations, including the A12, were blocked.
Activists demanded an end to Dutch subsidies to the fossil fuel industry.
Despite the cold, Dutch police employed water cannons against the activists before arresting hundreds.
September 14, 2024 - Extinction Rebellion and Letzte Generation Activists Block the A12 Roadway Through The Hague, the Netherlands.
September 14, 2024 - Extinction Rebellion and Letzte Generation Activists Block the A12 Roadway Through The Hague, the Netherlands.
September 14, 2024 - Extinction Rebellion and Letzte Generation Activists Block the A12 Roadway Through The Hague, the Netherlands.
August 31, 2024 - Extinction Rebellion Activists and Supporters Block The Botlek Bridge - A Key Bridge Connecting The Dutch Harbor With The Country's Interior.
August 31, 2024 - Extinction Rebellion Activists and Supporters Block The Botlek Bridge - A Key Bridge Connecting The Dutch Harbor With The Country's Interior.
August 31, 2024 - Extinction Rebellion Activists and Supporters Block The Botlek Bridge - A Key Bridge Connecting The Dutch Harbor With The Country's Interior.
July 6, 2024 - A12 Blockade Against Dutch Fossil Fuel Subsidies, The Hague, the Netherlands
July 6, 2024 - A12 Blockade Against Dutch Fossil Fuel Subsidies, The Hague, the Netherlands
July 6, 2024 - Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Is Arrested While Protesting Against Dutch Fossil Fuel Subsidies, The Hague, the Netherlands
July 6, 2024 - A12 Blockade Against Dutch Fossil Fuel Subsidies, The Hague, the Netherlands
February 24, 2024, A10 Blockade Against Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
February 24, 2024, A10 Blockade Against Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
February 3, 2024 - A12 Blockade Against Dutch Fossil Fuel Subsidies, The Hague, the Netherlands
December 16, 2024 - Extinction Rebellion Standing Against Energie Beheer Nederland, Utrecht, the Netherlands
December 16, 2024 - Extinction Rebellion Standing Against Energie Beheer Nederland, Utrecht, the Netherlands
December 16, 2024 - Extinction Rebellion Standing Against Energie Beheer Nederland, Utrecht, the Netherlands
November 12, 2023 - An Activist Grabs A Microphone From Greta Thunberg During A Speech At The 2023 Dutch Climate March
October 4, 2023 - A12 Blockade Against Dutch Fossil Fuel Subsidies, The Hague, the Netherlands
September 9, 2023 - A12 Blockade Against Dutch Fossil Fuel Subsidies, The Hague, the Netherlands
September 9, 2023 - A12 Blockade Against Dutch Fossil Fuel Subsidies, The Hague, the Netherlands
September 9, 2023 - A12 Blockade Against Dutch Fossil Fuel Subsidies, The Hague, the Netherlands
September 22, 2023 - A12 Blockade Against Dutch Fossil Fuel Subsidies, The Hague, the Netherlands
September 22, 2023 - A12 Blockade Against Dutch Fossil Fuel Subsidies, The Hague, the Netherlands
September 30, 2023 - A12 Blockade Against Dutch Fossil Fuel Subsidies, The Hague, the Netherlands
September 30, 2023 - A12 Blockade Against Dutch Fossil Fuel Subsidies, The Hague, the Netherlands
May 27, 2023 - A12 Blockade Against Dutch Fossil Fuel Subsidies, The Hague, the Netherlands
May 27, 2023 - A12 Blockade Against Dutch Fossil Fuel Subsidies, The Hague, the Netherlands
March 11, 2023 - A12 Blockade Against Dutch Fossil Fuel Subsidies, The Hague, the Netherlands
March 11, 2023 - A12 Blockade Against Dutch Fossil Fuel Subsidies, The Hague, the Netherlands
Palestinian Activism
November 10, 2024 - Palestinian Activists Joined in Amsterdam To Protest Against Recent Violence That Erupted Between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian Activists.
What Started In Part As A Protest Against Police Violence Turned Violent Against Palestinian Protestors.
October 29, 2024 - Protesting Against the Death of Civilians, Especially Children, in Gaza, Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Gathered In Front of the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Offices in London, England.
Protestors Then Marched to the Palace of Westminster to Demonstrate Against the UK Government’s Complacency With The Violence In Gaza.
October 7, 2024 - Palestinian activists and supporters clashed with Dutch police for several hours as they slowly moved through the city’s streets.
Their message was both against Israel’s actions since October 7, 2023, and the broader actions of Israel since 1948.
On August 25, 2024, 100 cyclists participating in Cycling 4 Gaza arrived at the International Court of Justice building in The Hague…
The cyclists, from 28 different countries, made a 300 km tour from Ghent, Belgium, to The Hague, the Netherlands, in four days…
The event, in its 14th year, raised more than €767,000/$857,000 to support mental health and wellbeing for children in Gaza.
Cycling 4 Gaza participants celebrate upon completion of the 300km tour.
For more information on Cycling4Gaza, check out their website (https://cycling4gaza.org/)
June 19, 2024 - Hands Off Rafah Demonstration - The Hague, the Netherlands
June 9, 2024 - Hands Off Rafah Demonstration - Rotterdam, the Netherlands
May 28, 2024 - All Eyes of Rafah, The Hague, the Netherlands
May 28, 2024 - All Eyes of Rafah, The Hague, the Netherlands
May 12, 2024 - The Shoes of 15,000 Killed In Gaza, Haarlem, the Netherlands
May 11, 2024 - Nakba March For Palestine, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
May 11, 2024 - Nakba March For Palestine, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
March 2, 2024 - Hands Off Rafah Demonstration At The Israeli Embassy, The Hague, the Netherlands
March 2, 2024 - Hands Off Rafah Demonstration At The Israeli Embassy, The Hague, the Netherlands
February 25, 2024 - Hands Off Rafah Demonstration, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
February 25, 2024 - Hands Off Rafah Demonstration, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
January 11, 2024 - South Africa Brings Israel Before the International Court of Justice, The Hague, the Netherlands
January 11, 2024 - South Africa Brings Israel Before the International Court of Justice, The Hague, the Netherlands
January 11, 2024 - South Africa Brings Israel Before the International Court of Justice, The Hague, the Netherlands
January 12, 2024 - Israel Defends Its Position Before the International Court of Justice, The Hague, the Netherlands
January 12, 2024 - Israel Defends Its Position Before the International Court of Justice, The Hague, the Netherlands
November 10, 2023 - Mourning For Gaza March, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
November 10, 2023 - Mourning For Gaza March, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
November 10, 2023 - Mourning For Gaza March, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
October 22, 2023 - Solidarity With Palestine March, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
October 22, 2023 - Solidarity With Palestine March, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
October 22, 2023 - Solidarity With Palestine March, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
October 22, 2023 - Solidarity With Palestine March, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
October 22, 2023 - Solidarity With Palestine March, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
October 22, 2023 - Solidarity With Palestine March, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
October 29, 2023 - Solidarity With Palestine March, The Hague, the Netherlands
October 29, 2023 - Solidarity With Palestine March, The Hague, the Netherlands
October 29, 2023 - Solidarity With Palestine March, The Hague, the Netherlands
October 29, 2023 - Solidarity With Palestine March, The Hague, the Netherlands
Dutch Politics
June 6, 2024 - Politicians and Political Supporters of GroenLinks-PvdA Watch the Broadcast of European Parliamentary Election Results, Utrecht, the Netherlands
June 6, 2024 - Politicians and Political Supporters of GroenLinks-PvdA Watch the Broadcast of European Parliamentary Election Results, Utrecht, the Netherlands
June 6, 2024 - Dutch GreenLeft Party Leader Bas Eikhout Speaks at the Broadcast of European Parliamentary Election Results, Utrecht, the Netherlands
June 6, 2024 - Politicians Bas Eikhout and Frans Timmermans Speak at the Broadcast of European Parliamentary Election Results, Utrecht, the Netherlands
November 22, 2023 - Politicians and Political Supporters of GroenLinks-PvdA Watch the Broadcast of the Dutch Parliamentary Election Results, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
November 22, 2023 - Politicians and Political Supporters of GroenLinks-PvdA Watch the Broadcast of the Dutch Parliamentary Election Results, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
November 22, 2023 - Politicians and Political Supporters of GroenLinks-PvdA Watch the Broadcast of the Dutch Parliamentary Election Results, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
November 22, 2023 - Labour Party Member Frans Timmermans Speaks to Supporters About The Results Of The Dutch Parliamentary Election Results, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
November 22, 2023 - Party Leader Of GroenLink In the Dutch House of Representatives, Jesse Klaver, Speaks to Supporters About The Results Of The Dutch Parliamentary Election Results, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Social and Political Activism - Other
October 30, 2024 - Pro-European Union Activists Protest Against The National Government’s Budget Proposal.
Officers of the Metropolitan Police Force in London Observe Pro-European Union Activists.
June 10, 2023 - Demonstrators Remember The Death of Sanda Dia - Who Was Killed During A Fraternity Hazing in Belgium - Rotterdam, the Netherlands
June 10, 2023 - Demonstrators Remember The Death of Sanda Dia - Who Was Killed During A Fraternity Hazing in Belgium - Rotterdam, the Netherlands
June 10, 2023 - Demonstrators Remember The Death of Sanda Dia - Who Was Killed During A Fraternity Hazing in Belgium - Rotterdam, the Netherlands
June 25, 2023 - Taking Back Pride March, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
June 25, 2023 - Taking Back Pride March, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
June 25, 2023 - Taking Back Pride March, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
June 25, 2023 - Taking Back Pride March, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
April 6, 2023 - Paris Protests Against 2023 French Pension Reforms, Paris, France
April 6, 2023 - Paris Protests Against 2023 French Pension Reforms, Paris, France
April 6, 2023 - Paris Protests Against 2023 French Pension Reforms, Paris, France
April 6, 2023 - Paris Protests Against 2023 French Pension Reforms, Paris, France
October 2, 2022 - Protests Against Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
October 2, 2022 - Protests Against Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
