Thousands Protest in Amsterdam Against CCP Virus Lockdown

Thousands Protest in Amsterdam Against CCP Virus Lockdown
Dutch riot police stand near anti-government activists as they denounce ongoing restrictions related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic among other issues in Museumplein, Amsterdam, on Jan. 17, 2021. Robin van Lonkhuijsen/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
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THE HAGUE—Several thousand people held an unauthorized protest in Amsterdam on Sunday against a national lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, before being dispersed by riot police.

The protesters gathered on a square in front of the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum art galleries, carrying signs reading “Freedom: stop this siege” and chanting “What do we want? Freedom!”.