This is a list of pro-Palestinian protests in Portugal including demonstrations, marches, sit-ins, direct actions, and campus encampments in support of Palestinian rights.
Estimated attendance is either mentioned explicitly in the references or a midpoint is used, i.e., 50 when dozens are mentioned, 500 when thousands are mentioned, and so on.
Date | Municipality | Estimated attendance | Description | Ref(s) |
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29 July 2009 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration outside a concert by Leonard Cohen in protest of his upcoming concert in Israel. | [1] |
20 November 2016 | ![]() | ? | Spraying of red paint on the facade of a restaurant from chef José Avillez for his collaboration in an event supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel. | [2] [3] |
31 January 2018 | ![]() | 100 | Demonstration in front of the Israeli Embassy. | [4] |
Date | Municipality | Estimated attendance | Description | Ref(s) |
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28 September 2023 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in front of Finalmente Club to protest an LGBTQ event sponsored by the Israeli embassy. | [5] |
9 October 2023 | ![]() | 50 | Demonstration in the city center. | [6] [7] |
11 October 2023 | ![]() | 500 | Demonstration in the city center. | [8] |
14 October 2023 | ![]() | 100 | Demonstration in the city center. | [9] |
17 October 2023 | ![]() | 100 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [8] [10] |
18 October 2023 | ![]() | 300 | Demonstration and march through the city center. Three protesters were arrested. | [8] [11] |
19 October 2023 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [8] |
25 October 2023 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [8] |
26 October 2023 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [8] |
26 October 2023 | ![]() | 500 | Demonstration in the city center. | [8] [12] |
29 October 2023 | ![]() | 1000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [13] [14] [15] |
31 October 2023 | ![]() | 50 | Demonstration in the city center. | [16] |
2 November 2023 | ![]() | ? | Night vigil in the city center. | [17] |
3 November 2023 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [8] [17] |
4 November 2023 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [8] |
5 November 2023 | ![]() | 50 | Demonstration in front of Belém Palace. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa made an appearance and was criticized by a protester. | [18] |
5 November 2023 | ![]() | 1000 | Demonstration in the city center. | [19] |
8 November 2023 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [20] |
8 November 2023 | ![]() | 200 | Night vigil in the city center. | [8] [21] |
15 November 2023 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [22] [23] |
15 November 2023 | ![]() | ? | Night vigil in the city center. | [22] [24] |
16 November 2023 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in the city center. Participants painted and wrote messages of support for Palestine on a large piece of cloth. | [25] |
18 November 2023 | ![]() | 5000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [26] [27] |
23 November 2023 | ![]() | 60 | Demonstration on campus by students and staff of the University of Minho. | [28] |
26 November 2023 | ![]() | 500 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [29] |
16 December 2023 | ![]() | 2000 | Human chain and march through the city center. | [30] |
22 December 2023 | ![]() | ? | Defacing of the facade of the Câmara Municipal de Lisboa. | [31] |
Date | Municipality | Estimated attendance | Description | Ref(s) |
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14 January 2024 | ![]() | 5000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [32] [33] [34] |
10 February 2024 | ![]() | 3500 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [35] [36] |
16 February 2024 | ![]() | 50 | Demonstration in front of the Israeli Embassy. | [37] |
11 April 2024 | ![]() | ? | Disruption of a speech by president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, criticizing his stance on climate change and comments made about a diplomatic representative of the Palestinian Authority. | [38] [39] [40] |
7 May 2024 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration on the campus of the University of Coimbra. | [41] |
7 May 2024 | ![]() | 70 | Encampment and occupation of a building of the Faculty of Psychology of University of Lisbon. Lasted until 10 May. Ended with police intervention. Some protesters were injured, including parents of students that were supporting outside. Eight protesters were arrested. | [42] [43] [44] |
8 May 2024 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in front of the Reitoria building of the University of Porto. | [45] |
8 May 2024 | ![]() | 500 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [46] |
11 May 2024 | ![]() | 5000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [47] [48] |
15 May 2024 | ![]() | 50 | Demonstration in the city center. | [49] |
17 May 2024 | ![]() | ? | Encampment on the campus of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. | [50] |
17 May 2024 | ![]() | 20 | Occupation of the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ended with police intervention. | [50] |
21 May 2024 | ![]() | 30 | Encampment in front of the Faculdade de Letras of the University of Coimbra. Lasted until 19 June. Ended with protesters disbanding on their own. | [51] [52] [53] |
22 May 2024 | ![]() | 200 | Demonstration outside Cinema São Jorge in protest of celebrations of the anniversary of creation of the state of Israel. | [54] [55] |
27 May 2024 | ![]() | ? | Occupation of a building of the NOVA Medical School of the NOVA University Lisbon. | [56] |
28 May 2024 | ![]() | 50 | Encampment on the campus of the University of Minho. Lasted until 21 June. Ended with protesters disbanding on their own. | [57] [58] [59] |
6 June 2024 | ![]() | ? | Counter-demonstration during a rally by the AD party where Ursula von der Leyen was taking a speech. Ended by police intervention. One protester was hospitalized. One protester was arrested. | [60] |
7 June 2024 | ![]() | ? | Defacing of the facade of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. | [61] |
8 June 2024 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration during the Book Fair of Leiria. Activists talked with president Marcelo about recognizing the state of Palestine but he made no comment on the matter. | [62] |
19 June 2024 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration at the campus of the University of Coimbra. | [53] |
2 October 2024 | ![]() | 100 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [63] [64] |
7 October 2024 | ![]() | 500 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [65] |
8 October 2024 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [66] |
12 October 2024 | ![]() | 5000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [67] |
9 November 2024 | ![]() | 50 | Demonstration near the port against the docking of a Maersk ship involved in the transport of weapons to Israel. | [68] [69] |
30 November 2024 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [70] |
9 December 2024 | ![]() | ? | Defacing of three banks tied to the Israeli state. | [71] |
Date | Municipality | Estimated attendance | Description | Ref(s) |
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18 January 2025 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [72] [73] |
30 January 2025 | ![]() | 50 | Demonstration in front of Assembly of the Republic. | [74] |
18 Março 2025 | ![]() | 200 | Demonstration in the city center. | [75] |
30 March 2025 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [76] |
30 March 2025 | ![]() | 50 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [77] |
21 May 2025 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration by students and staff of the University of Minho. | [78] |
27 May 2025 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in front of Assembly of the Republic. | [79] |
30 May 2025 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [79] |
31 May 2025 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [79] |
1 June 2025 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [79] |
4 June 2025 | ![]() | 500 | Demonstration in the city center. | [80] [81] |
9 June 2025 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in the city center against the attack by Israel on the Madleen flotilla in international waters. | [82] |
11 June 2025 | ![]() | ? | Disruption of a presentation by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Paulo Rangel at the annual Lisbon Book Fair. Rangel discredited the criticism raised by the protesters and reiterated that "no other government has done as much as this one". | [83] [84] |
17 June 2025 | ![]() | 500 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [85] |
1 July 2025 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration and march through the city center. Participants made a human chain. | [86] |
4 July 2025 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration against the military industry in the municipality outside a conference held by the city council. | [86] |
4 July 2025 | ![]() | 200 | Demonstration in the city center. | [86] |
5 July 2025 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [87] |
5 July 2025 | ![]() | 450 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [88] |
11 July 2025 | ![]() | 150 | Demonstration in front of Assembly of the Republic during a meeting on the recognition of Palestine as a state. | [89] |
11 July 2025 | ![]() | ? | Night vigil in the city center. | [86] |
23 July 2025 | ![]() | ? | Night vigil in front of the Câmara Municipal do Porto. | [90] [91] |
23 July 2025 | ![]() | 100 | Noise demonstration (cacerolazo) in the city center. | [90] [91] |
30 July 2025 | ![]() | 30 | Demonstration in front of the Israeli Embassy. | [92] |
7 August 2025 | ![]() | 50 | Demonstration in several locations where participants read the names of Palestinian children killed by Israel. | [93] [94] [95] |
17 August 2025 | ![]() | 50 | Demonstration by the finish line of the Volta a Portugal bicycle racing competition, in protest of the participation of the Israeli team. | [96] |
21 August 2025 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in several locations where participants read the names of Palestinian children killed by Israel. | [97] |
11 September 2025 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration organized by pro-Palestine Jews and Israelis in front of the German Embassy. | [98] [99] [100] |
15 September 2025 | ![]() | 100 | Vigil in the city center. | [101] |
16 September 2025 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [102] |
20 September 2025 | ![]() | ? | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [103] |
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