Thousands of people took to the streets in the Netherlands and Turkey over the past weekend to rally against COVID-19 mandates, with Dutch organizers claiming that as many as 150,000 took to the streets. The thousands of people who protested Saturday included musicians and DJs, saying that government restrictions on nightclubs and music venues should be rescinded. The movement, called “Unmute Us,” held protests in Amsterdam and other major cities. “We need to stand up for the events industry, which has been shut down for a year and a half,” a website from the group says, according to a translation. The first Unmute Us demonstrations were held on Aug. 21 and drew thousands, the organizers said. The Dutch government is attempting to determine whether nightclubs and related venues should be reopened by the end of this month. The current restriction is slated to last until Nov. 1. Clubs and other …