Thousands Protest in Netherlands Against COVID-19 Restrictions

Thousands Protest in Netherlands Against COVID-19 Restrictions
Demonstrators take part in a protest against the Dutch government's COVID-19 restrictions, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Jan. 16, 2022. Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters
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AMSTERDAM—Thousands of protesters packed Amsterdam’s streets on Sunday in opposition to the government-imposed COVID-19 restrictions.

Authorities were granted stop and search powers at several locations across the city and scores of riot police vans patrolled neighborhoods where the demonstrators marched with banners and yellow umbrellas.