Christian street preacher brutally attacked in Amsterdam

Case information
Incident date
Country
Netherlands
Place
Amsterdam
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Islamist
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Physical Violence
Place of Incident
  • Public Street
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Christian street preacher brutally attacked in Amsterdam

On 14 September 2025, a woman who was preaching the Gospel in Amsterdam was brutally attacked by a man, while she was speaking in the street. Video footage shows her being pushed to the ground by the man after she was speaking to him, after which he dragged her along the ground as witnesses called the police.

Video footage shows woman who was preaching the Gospel in Amsterdam being brutally attacked by a man, reported to be Muslim, while she was speaking in the street. The footage shows her being pushed to the ground by the man following an interaction with him, after which he dragged her along the ground. 

Witnesses began to call the police and assist the woman off the ground, while the perpetrator walked away from the scene. 

The preacher, Yerani, was testifying about how she was set free from addiction by Jesus and how Christianity transformed her life. Following the incident, she stated: "We are regularly attacked - often at the very moment when the message we share is most positive and full of hope."

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