# Netherlands imposes a COVID night curfew; riots follow

Date: 2021

In January 2021 the cabinet imposed a night curfew. Riots followed in several cities. A curfew is a completed public-health restriction with a [civic-space](/drivers/civic-space) cost.

## People

- Mark Rutte: https://factrail.ai/people/mark-rutte

## Drivers

- Protection of Minority Rights: https://factrail.ai/drivers/protection-of-minority-rights

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-netherlands-idUSKBN29S1G4/
- https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/coronavirus-covid-19

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/nl-covid-curfew-2021