He is considered the best-known radical right of the Rijnmond region, though he calls himself rather 'patriotic activist': Ben van der Kooi (45). The Dutchman has been for many years the face of numerous demonstrations against Islam, multiculturalism, or links Netherlands.
EINDHOVEN – Eindhoven LPF committee Mari Nijs made in November 2018 guilty of "insulting a group’ by placing "unreasonable and discriminatory’ photos on his Facebook page. magistrate P. Appelhof condemned the politician Monday in Eindhoven to a fine of 500 euro, half of which conditionally. “You can not come to your mind”, found the 52-year Nijs outraged.
ARNHEM / Doornenburg – Vincent T. (45) must longer stay in his cell as it lies on the prosecution. The preparation of a right-wing extremist attack suspect Doorne Burger heard on appeal a claim of forty months in jail, whose ten conditionally.
Police have arrested at the national arrival of Sinterklaas in Apeldoorn Pegida frontman Edwin Wagensveld. Even some supporters of the anti-Islamic organization were arrested and put in a police van.
Black Petes during the arrival of Sinterklaas in Rotterdam soot wipe helpers addressed in not too flattering terms on their appearance. The smooth Petes are not made-up on the payroll of the Saint Nicholas afternoon docked at the Willemsplein, because they participated for the first time in the history of the city only non-Black Petes note.
Former vice-chairman Cees van der Sande Forum for Democracy steps down as member of the Limburg Parliament. He gives his seat back to the party and therefore not as a group of one further.
Arrival of Santa Claus. The Hague is the epicenter of the struggle for Black Peter. Why the debate is right there so fierce this year?
NIJMEGEN – The police are on high alert for Sinterklaas entry. Nijmegen both pressure group Kick Out Zwarte Piet as the far-right demonstrations Pegida announced Saturday. In private app groups of hooligans circulate additionally reports which called for the anti-buck protesters 'learn to swim', i.e. to throw it into the Waal.
Political scientist Cas Mudde warns in his book The Far Right Today for the normalization of the radical right ideas. also affects De Volkskrant blame?
Who are those people who are not just racist insult on social media, but the streets are going to come with violence and threats to Zwarte Piet? And how has it come?
Well before the invasion are proponents of Black Peter proceeded to violence. How did it come? And know the covenant between hooligans and extreme right tempers further heating?
Maurice Meeuwissen is alone Rotterdam PVV. Fellow politicians know yet what to do with his clumsy but hard-hitting anti-Islam rhetoric. After almost two years, he gives his first interview. "My friend wrote a lot of my lyrics."
'Radical- and the extreme right playing for years on sentiment of angry citizens'.
A logo of the fascist organization Black Front is fully shared in Facebook groups of Zwarte Piet supporters. In these groups is fear of loss of identity and culture. Right-wing extremist groups then lifts it, According to research by Pointer. Proponents of Zwarte Piet share the image without always knowing what their origin.
THE HAGUE – The Prosecution (ABOUT) Thursday 46 day jail sentence for Danny F.. The 28-year-old F. threatened on the internet with a terrorist attack after the death of the Hague PVV councilor Willie Dille.
At the provincial Zwolle Wednesday five people have protested with PVV'er Yuri Pool against plans to gradually change the color of the helpers in Deventer.
EINDHOVEN – Pegida Saturday not demonstrate during Sinterklaasintocht Eindhoven. According to frontman Edwin Wagensveld has demonstrated no sense now the anti-Islam movement may not immediately stand next opponents of Zwarte Piet.
Four people have demonstrated against the arrival of soot sweep helpers in Sinterklaasintocht in Terneuzen. The demonstrators are members of the organization "Stop Terror Antifa Zealand ', which among other Zwarte Piet.
The war rages everywhere (Saturday KOZP actions in twelve places, opposite them the dark forces Pegida, Party for Preservation of the Dutch identity and the Dutch People's Union), but nowhere as strong as in maverick Hague, 'City of peace and justice ".
NIJMEGEN – Two well-known pro-buck activists in Nijmegen may not show Saturday during the arrival of Sinterklaas in downtown. they do it anyway, then imposed on them by Mayor Bruls immediately an exclusion of at least eight hours. Bruls sees them as a threat to public order.
Pegida Netherlands will protest anyway Kick Out Zwarte Piet (Közp) at the praatpeal in Horn. That leaves spokesman Edwin Wagensveld know. Pegida wants to close to demonstrate KOZP.
The escalation of violence against anti-Black Peter activists befits a scientific model on various stages of radicalization of right-wing movements. Think of it as a final warning for Sinterklaas entrance ceremonies this weekend, argue researcher Liesbeth Hulst and Professor Kees van den Bos.
Local political parties in The Hague reacted disapprovingly today on the violence last night at a meeting of the action group Kick Out Zwarte Piet (Közp) in a building in the Beatrice in The Hague. But also challenged members from each party.
Now party leader Joost Eerdmans unexpectedly reset a step, Liveable Rotterdam is an important choice that will determine the course of the party.
The prohibition required by Liveable Rotterdam on an 'enhanced call "to the Friday prayer can not count on a majority in the city council. Naturally, it has been a heated debate, which party leader Joost Eerdmans was accused of "Islamophobic dung 'to proclaim.
Hans van Wegen is standing again in the picture the 'rebels'. Who is this councilor and what else can the mayor do against him, then openly put him on the block?