A demonstration of Pegida in Rotterdam against Islam, but also for preservation of Dutch values and norms "as Zwarte Piet". Voorpost, Defend Gouda en Identitair Verzet call their supporters to join here. There are over one hundred participants and the police arrest twenty people, of both Pegida as their opponents, in the area. Pegida-foreman Edwin Wagensveld gives in his address to the "Muslim mayor" of Rotterdam “who was in Saudi Arabia to suck up to his friends, financiers ISIS” and he is angry that Pegida could not walk through the city. Called Voorpost is Florens van der Kooi here and his brother Ben van der Kooi also runs around. Neo-Nazi Owen Koenekoop is a participant and a banner reading “AZC? No! Does not stand calm and recapture our land!” van Identitair Verzet visible.
back to the overview