Dec 11, 2023 at 4:57 PM Update: 34 minutes ago Various municipalities in the Bible Belt make it possible to celebrate New Year’s Eve on Saturday, December 30. Think of bonfires or carbide shooting. In this way, Sunday rest in these predominantly Christian communities is not disturbed. New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday this … Read more
Oct 20, 2023 at 3:57 PM Update: 29 minutes ago Anyone who wants to ring in 2023 in Staphorst with a bonfire or carbide shooting must do so on December 30. Because New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday this year, the municipality only allows these traditional festivities on Saturdays. Traditions such as carbide shooting … Read more
ANPIt went wrong last year during the arrival in Staphorst In association with RTV East NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 12:37 There will definitely be no Sinterklaas arrival in Staphorst this year. The municipality decided this after the organization had previously withdrawn. According to Mayor Jan ten Kate, the arrival has become “more complex than before”. He is … Read more
Some suspects have reported to police due to their part in the riots around Sinterklaas’ arrival in Staphorst. spent last week Discovery required watch out for the rioters, and the program portrayed three suspects in a relatable way. According to a police spokesman, the broadcast led to dozens of tips. In the Discovery requiredIt was … Read more
23 nov 2022 om 21:31Update: 19 minuten geleden Officers who performed at an anti-Zwarte Piet demonstration in Staphorst on Sunday were said to have been hampered in their work by several tractor blockades. This was reported by the Eastern Netherlands Police in a response to written questions from de Volkskrant. During the protest, protesters from … Read more
21 nov 2022 om 21:14Update: 42 minuten geleden Staphorst municipality announced an independent investigation into the municipality’s actions prior to Sinterklaas’ arrival last Saturday. Protesters from the Kick Out Zwarte Piet (KOZP) action group and Amnesty International employees were threatened and treated with violence, after which the demonstration was cancelled. Mayor Jan ten Kate says … Read more
20 nov 2022 om 20:47Update: 8 uur geleden Amnesty International reported threats and vandalism surrounding Sinterklaas’ arrival in Staphorst on Saturday. Amnesty monitors were present at a protest by Kick Out Zwarte Piet (KOZP) and were attacked in their car by counter-protesters. “The destruction of a car affects us less,” said an Amnesty International spokesperson. … Read more
RTV Ext ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 18:48•Edited today, 19:36 Human rights organization Amnesty International reported threats and destruction by rioters upon arrival of Sinterklaas in Staphorst yesterday. “The observers participate in all kinds of demonstrations throughout the year, but they have never been threatened and intimidated in this way before,” a spokesman told ANP news agency. The observers … Read more
19 nov 2022 om 14:42Update: 2 uur geleden The Mobile Unit was deployed early Saturday afternoon during clashes between Kick Out Zwarte Piet (KOZP) protesters and opponents of that movement on various access roads to Staphorst. A police spokesman told NU.nl. Around 15:30 in the city of Overijssel silence returned. The ME has been present … Read more
Mayor Jan ten Kate van Staphorst banned the Kick Out Zwarte Piet demonstration against the use of the traditional Zwarte Piet. The decision was made after consulting the police and the prosecutor. “Security could not be ensured in the village and in the market square where the party took place,” the municipality said.