Dutch riot police clash with far-right protesters in The Hague over immigration rally

Dutch riot police clashed with around 500 far-right protesters in The Hague on Saturday during an anti-immigration rally, using baton charges, water cannons, and specialist dogs to disperse the crowd after violence erupted.
Demonstrators at the “We Are The People” rally pelted officers with fireworks and other projectiles, shouted antisemitic chants, and performed Nazi salutes, according to reports from AFP and Dutch public broadcaster NOS. Local authorities banned the planned march through the city after clashes broke out at Malieveld park in the city center, ordering the crowd to disperse.
Police arrested 24 people for offenses including illegal weapons possession and failing to comply with orders, NOS reported. Justice Minister David van Weel condemned the “disgusting scenes” on X, calling for an “extremely firm” response to the violence and hate speech. “Thanks to all the police officers who are once again standing up for our democratic rule of law,” van Weel wrote.
Prime Minister Rob Jetten said on X that the demonstrators deliberately sought confrontation with police and chanted “abhorrent” far-right and antisemitic slogans. A truck serving as a stage at the rally displayed a screen reading “The Netherlands is for the Dutch,” according to the Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau.
The unrest follows similar violence a year ago during a right-wing demonstration in The Hague, when rioters set a police car on fire and attacked the headquarters of the centrist D66 party.
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