List of pro-Palestinian protests in Austria

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Demonstration in Vienna, 28 June 2025. Vienna March for Palestine (2025-06-28) 8.jpg
Demonstration in Vienna, 28 June 2025.

This is a list of pro-Palestinian protests in Austria including demonstrations, marches, sit-ins, direct actions, and campus encampments in support of Palestinian rights.

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List

Estimated attendance is either mentioned explicitly in the references or a midpoint is used, i.e., 50 when dozens are mentioned, 500 when hundreds are mentioned, and so on.

Pre-2023

DateCity/townEstimated attendanceDescriptionRef(s)
20 July 2014Insigne Vindobonae.svg  Vienna 11,000-30,000Demonstration and march through the city center. [1]
8 December 2017Insigne Vindobonae.svg  Vienna ?Demonstration in front of the US Embassy in solidarity with Palestine and against Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel. [2]
12 May 2021Insigne Vindobonae.svg  Vienna ?Demonstration in the city center. [3]

2023

DateCity/townEstimated attendanceDescriptionRef(s)
11 October 2023Insigne Vindobonae.svg  Vienna 500Night vigil in the city center. Ended with police intervention. 304 protesters were filled charges at by the police. [4] [5]
13 October 2023 AUT Graz COA.svg Graz 30Demonstration in the city center. One protester was arrested. [6]
13 October 2023Insigne Vindobonae.svg  Vienna 300Demonstration in the city center. Protesters chanted "Let Gaza live, let Gaza be free" and "Israel is a terrorist". [6] [7]
20 October 2023 AUT Graz COA.svg Graz 70-80Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. [8]
21 October 2023Insigne Vindobonae.svg  Vienna 5,000Demonstration and march through the city center. [9]
28 October 2023 AUT Salzburg (Stadt) COA.svg Salzburg 200-300Demonstration in the city center. [10] [11]
26 November 2023 AUT Graz COA.svg Graz 1,200Demonstration at Europaplatz and march through the city center. [12]

2024

DateCity/townEstimated attendanceDescriptionRef(s)
13 January 2024 AUT Graz COA.svg Graz ?Demonstration and march through the city center as part of the "global day of action". [13]
13 January 2024 AT Innsbruck COA.svg Innsbruck ?Demonstration and march through the city center as part of the "global day of action". [13]
13 January 2024 AUT Salzburg (Stadt) COA.svg Salzburg ?Demonstration and march through the city center as part of the "global day of action". [13]
13 January 2024Insigne Vindobonae.svg  Vienna 1,000-2,000Demonstration and march through the city center as part of the "global day of action". [13] [14]
3 February 2024Insigne Vindobonae.svg  Vienna ?Silent march through the city center. [15]
9 May 2024Insigne Vindobonae.svg  Vienna ?Attempt at encampment at the Vienna University of Technology. Ended with police intervention. Three protesters were arrested. [16]
29 May 2024Insigne Vindobonae.svg  Vienna 30-100Sit-in in front of the Vienna University of Technology. Ended with police intervention. 16 protesters were arrested. [16] [17] [18]
29 June 2024Insigne Vindobonae.svg  Vienna 50Demonstration and march through the city center. [19]
10 September 2024Insigne Vindobonae.svg  Vienna ?Demonstration outside the Austrian Parliament Building against the visit of Israeli speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana. [20]
13 October 2024 AUT Salzburg (Stadt) COA.svg Salzburg 200Demonstration and march through the city center. [21]
7 December 2024 Wappendornbirn.svg Dornbirn ?Demonstration in the city center. [22]
7 December 2024 AUT Graz COA.svg Graz ?Demonstration in the city center. [22]
7 December 2024 AT Innsbruck COA.svg Innsbruck ?Demonstration in the city center. [22]
7 December 2024 AUT Klagenfurt COA.svg Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ?Demonstration in the city center. [22]
7 December 2024 Wappen Linz.svg Linz ?Demonstration in the city center. [22]
7 December 2024 AUT Salzburg (Stadt) COA.svg Salzburg ?Demonstration in the city center. [22]
7 December 2024 Wappen der Stadt Wiener Neustadt.png Wiener Neustadt ?Demonstration in the city center. [22]
7 December 2024Insigne Vindobonae.svg  Vienna 200Demonstration and march through the city center. [22]

2025

DateCity/townEstimated attendanceDescriptionRef(s)
10 June 2025Insigne Vindobonae.svg  Vienna 15Demonstration outside the Israeli Embassy in response to Israel's interception of the Madleen Flotilla. Ended with police intervention. Eight protesters were arrested. [23] [24]
18 July 2025 AUT Salzburg (Stadt) COA.svg Salzburg ?Disruption of the opening ceremony of the Salzburg Festival. Protesters unfurled banners saying "stop the genocide" and "food is a right, not a weapon". [25] [26]
21 August 2025Insigne Vindobonae.svg  Vienna ?Occupation of the Austrian public broadcaster's ORF building accusing its coverage "enabling the genocide". Ended with police intervention. Six protesters were arrested. [27]
20 September 2025Insigne Vindobonae.svg  Vienna 3,000-3,500Demonstration and march through the city center. [28] [29] [30]
11 October 2025Insigne Vindobonae.svg  Vienna 500-5,000Demonstration and march through the city center. [31]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Demo in Wien, Krieg in Gaza - fm4.ORF.at". fm4v3.orf.at. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Strafe wegen Israel-Fahne bei Pro-Palästina-Demo in Wien: IKG unterstützt Betroffene". vienna.at. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Parlamentarische Materialien". www.parlament.gv.at. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "304 Anzeigen bei verbotener Pro-Palästina Demo in Wien". kurier.at (in German). 11 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "304 Anzeigen nach verbotener Pro-Palästina-Demo in Wien". Die Presse (in German). 12 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Pro-Palästina-Demo in Wien verlief friedlich". news.ORF.at (in German). 14 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Pro-Palästina-Demo in Wien ohne Vorfälle - Vienna Online". vienna.at. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  8. ↑ Michaeler, Hannah (20 October 2023). "Graz: Pro-Palästina-Demo am Griesplatz aufgelöst". Kronen (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Demo in Wien: über 5000 Menschen gegen die Unterdrückung der Palästinenser". Der Funke (in German). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  10. ↑ Gruber, Fabienne (28 October 2023). "Pro-Palästina-Demo verlief in Salzburg ruhig". Kronen (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Demo für Bewohner von Gaza verlief friedlich". salzburg.ORF.at (in German). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  12. ↑ Schuhmacher, Julia (16 December 2023). "Pro-Palästina Demos: Stimmen des Protests". annenpost.at (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Zur Demo „Free Gaza – Free Palestine" zum Global Day of Action am Samstag, 13.1.24, in Wien". Palästina Solidarität (in German). 16 January 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  14. ↑ Global day of action: Pro-Palestine protesters march in Vienna. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024– via YouTube.
  15. ↑ "Silent march held in Vienna in solidarity with victims of Israeli attacks on Gaza". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  16. 1 2 "Police break up pro-Palestinian protest camp in front of Vienna University of Technology". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  17. ↑ "Austria arrests 16 students during pro-Palestine protest". Middle East Monitor. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  18. ↑ "Polizei löste neues Palästina-Protestcamp vor TU Wien auf". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  19. ↑ "Vienna demonstrators demand Gaza ceasefire". Al Jazeera. 29 June 2024. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  20. ↑ "Pro-Palestinian activists rally in Vienna to protest Israeli parliament speakers visit". anews. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  21. ↑ "Palästina-Demonstration in Salzburg". zeitungderarbeit.at | Für die Klasse. Mit der Klasse. (in Austrian German). 14 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "200 Teilnehmer bei Pro-Palästina-Demo in Wien". kurier.at (in German). 7 December 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  23. ↑ "Vor israelischer Botschaft: Acht Festnahmen nach Protest in Wien". MeinBezirk.at (in German). 10 June 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  24. ↑ "Wien: Acht vorläufige Festnahmen bei Palästina-Demonstration". kurier.at (in German). 11 June 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  25. ↑ "Österreich: Propalästinensische Aktivisten stören Salzburger Festspiele". Die Zeit (in German). 26 July 2025. ISSN   0044-2070 . Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  26. ↑ "Insiders may have assisted pro-Palestine protest at Salzburg Festival". bachtrack.com. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  27. ↑ "Pro-Palestine protesters occupy Austrian public broadcaster building". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  28. ↑ "Palästina-Demo in Wien mit kämpferischen Tönen". kurier.at (in German). 20 September 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  29. ↑ "Tausende bei Palästina-Demo in Wien". news.ORF.at (in German). 20 September 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  30. ↑ Nachrichten, Salzburger (20 September 2025). "Tausende bei Palästina-Demo in Wien". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  31. ↑ "Hunderte Teilnehmer – Gaza-Demo legt Wiener City lahm | Heute.at". www.heute.at (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
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