Michel Reijinga
Dangerous vaccines, scandalous QR. Familiar collects money for the funeral – almost 10,000 euros were raised.
He died Michel Reijinga. Has become one of the best known Dutch since 2021, when it became the Leader of the anti-colonavirus movement in the Netherlands.
Era against confinements, did not believe in vaccines – who were going to endanger the children, he claimed. He has published many messages and videos on social networks to criticize the authorities and present their visions about the pandemic.
He became known for protests against restrictions on Covid-19. Organized “Coffee meetings” at a time when gathering was prohibited.
These weekly meetings took place at Museum Square, Amsterdam, and a lot of people, they went hundreds or even thousands of people meeting – and there were also many scenes of violence with the police. 25 thousand people were even in a protest.
It was precisely in the museum square that appeared about 400 people in the homage Michel. “He meant a lot to us at a time when we were vilified,” explained one of the participants in the tribute held last Sunday, he quotes.
The activist was also against QR codes: “We fight for new, good and honest policies, which seems difficult to find lately. The introduction of medical passport (digital certificate) and the consequent QR code is the icing at the top of the cake Measures already scandalously disproportionate against coronavirus. This has to end, ”said Reijinga in 2021, no.
It was possibly the more fierce opponent of confinements, QR codes and vaccinessummarizes the newspaper.
Michel said he was “a great thinker and a great director.”
Performed another objective in 2022: founded the party Samen Voor Nederland (together for the Netherlands). A liberal party that advocates “freedom, love and truth.” He ran for the general elections in 2023 but only got 0.05% of the votes. It is not expected to be in the voting newsletters in this year’s elections in October.
Already with covid-19 more “calm”, donated a kidney. Later, he suffered serious injuries In an accident with a gas cylinder. “When you think you’ve had everything in your life, it only increases fun. It could have been worse,” he wrote on social networks at the time.
On July 22, 2025, dies in a car incidentat 56. There are rumors about suicide.
A family member started a campaign of funds for the funeral by Michel Reijinga. Until the day of the tribute, last Sunday, had already been raised almost 10 thousand euros.
