Dutch Lower House Votes to Designate Antifa as Terrorist Organization

The Dutch parliament’s lower house has voted to urge the government to designate the Antifa movement as a terrorist organization. This motion follows a similar classification made by the United States.

The non-binding motion was proposed by Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom (PVV) and received support from several other political parties, including the People"s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Forum for Democracy (FvD), Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB), Reformed Political Party (SGP), and JA21. The motion cites alleged violent activities associated with Antifa as a basis for the designation.

The government is now expected to review the proposal. This development aligns with ongoing discussions regarding the classification of radical groups in various countries, including recent calls in Canada to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization.

For more information on similar situations, see our article on calls to designate Antifa a terrorist organization in Canada.