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5 stories set in Netherlands.

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5 recorded statements, the most serious of them threatening.

A passport lying open on a doormat by a front door
ThreateningJun 2026NLProtected groups
What was said

A riot with about two dozen arrests became an argument for deporting four generations of Dutch citizens.

Who it targets

Dutch citizens of Moroccan descent, including people born and raised in the Netherlands

A football pitch corner flag with a prayer mat folded beside it
HatefulJun 2026NLProtected groups
What was said

A sitting party leader answered a photo of players praying with an obscenity about God.

Who it targets

Muslims, by way of the Moroccan squad’s prayer

A stiff yard broom and a metal dustpan propped against a bare wall
HatefulW30NLProtected groups
What was said

The leader of the largest Dutch party called for a big clean-up of the multicultural hell.

Who it targets

The population described as the multicultural hell

A wall calendar with two different dates circled in different colours
HatefulW30NLProtected groups
What was said

He told families who celebrate Eid instead of Sinterklaas to move to Saudi Arabia.

Who it targets

Muslim families in the Netherlands

A narrow canal house door with its mail slot taped shut and a single tulip in a jar on the step
HatefulW31NLProtected groups
What was said

Islam is life-threatening to our safety and civilisation, and doesn't belong in the Netherlands.

Who it targets

Muslim people and Islam

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