Tag: riots
Mayor Dijksma in conversation with youth workers and neighborhood fathers to prevent new World Cup riots
Utrecht – The mayor of Utrecht, Sharon Dijksma, spoke this morning with youth workers, neighborhood fathers, members of the mosque and police officers about last Saturday’s unrest. Football fans then…
Mayor Dijksma disappointed about World Cup riots: ‘Deeply sad, a great party has been ruined’
Utrecht – Mayor Sharon Dijksma of Utrecht calls the World Cup riots after Morocco-Portugal “deeply sad”. “What should have been a great party was ruined by a group of ringleaders,”…
in Gujarat, the memory of the 2002 riots still influences the votes
We continue to vote, since December 1, for the legislative elections in Gujarat, stronghold of the Hindu nationalist party BJP. Twenty years ago, anti-Muslim riots killed more than 1,000 people…
Riots in Brussels after Belgium’s shock World Cup defeat
After Morocco won 2-0 against Belgium in the World Cup in Qatar on Sunday, there were riots in the streets of Brussels. Crowds started fighting and setting fire to cars…
Riots started in Brussels after Belgium’s surprise defeat – the expert considers the messages from within the team to be worrying
Riots started in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, when the national soccer team lost to Morocco in the World Cup. Belgium’s star players have spoken exceptionally directly about the team’s…
Riots after Belgium’s shock loss
Police were forced to use water cannons and tear gas after being attacked by Belgian supporters in central Brussels. Windows were smashed, fireworks were set off and cars were set…
Riots on Volendamse Dijk after FC Utrecht football match
The club did not want to respond to the fact that around fifty spectators had now entered the stadium as Zwarte Piet. FC Utrecht coach Henk Fraser did not care…
No supporters with FC Utrecht to De Grolsch Veste due to riots last year
Things went very wrong in September last year. A group of supporters misbehaved and police officers and stewards of FC Twente were injured. “In addition, various vandalism has been caused…
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Warning: Last Day of Riots
The wave of protests rocking Iran is the country’s worst in years. It started with the death of Mahsa Zhina Amini. Mahsa Zhina Amini, 22, was a Kurdish woman from…
How could it go so wrong? Politicians have questions after riots at Houten fair
Finally, Honkoop asks whether the mayor can provide an estimate of the damage caused during the riots and what he has done for residents and police officers who have felt…