Anti - racism meeting in MiddelburgDemonstrators during an anti - racism meeting on the Abdijplein , in Middelburg , the Netherlands , 8 June 2020 . In multiple Dutch cities demonstrators come together to protest against the police brutality against black residents of the US and Europe . The immediate cause of the protests is the death of African - American George Floyd , who died during his arrest . A bystander ' s video posted online on 25 May appeared to show George Floyd , 46 , pleading with arresting officers that he couldn ' t breathe as an officer knelt on his neck , in Minnesota , USA . The unarmed black man later died in police custody EPA / MARCO DE SWART ▶ 코로나 19 속보 는 네이버 연합뉴스 에서 [ 구독 클릭 ] ▶[ 팩 트 체크 ] 뜨거운 감자 ' 비동 의 간음죄 '▶ 제보 하 기