Overview
- Journalists say they were targeted while covering a 'Wij zijn het volk' rally that turned violent after heavy fireworks and a cancelled march on Saturday.
- Video circulating online shows Spanish photojournalist Nacho Calonge fall into the water after an agent pushed him, and colleagues pulled him out while he later reported leg pain and mental distress.
- Three reporters have filed incidents with PersVeilig describing physical and verbal assaults including being pushed off a bench and being forced to trip, and two further complaints were reported to PersVeilig on Monday.
- The Buitenlandse Persvereniging in Nederland has formally demanded compensation, an investigation, a written explanation and formal apologies, while the police say they are in contact with the NVJ and the affected journalist and that a possible settlement may be discussed.
- Coverage and social clips show threats and intimidation of camera crews before and during the unrest, raising concerns about targeted attacks on freelancers whose damaged equipment can end their income and about how police protect press at polarized protests.