This is a list of pro-Palestinian protests in Denmark including demonstrations, marches, sit-ins, direct actions, and campus encampments in support of Palestinian rights.
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
Date Municipality Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)3 January 20092,000-3,000Demonstration in the city center in protest of Israel's attacks on Gaza.21 May 2016?Demonstration at the Torvehallerne market.29 June 2016?Demonstration near Nørrebro railway station. Protesters called for the boycott of Israeli products.6 March 2017?Demonstration outside the Ministry of Defence against the government purchasing of weapons from Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems.21 May 2017?Demonstration in the city center on the occasion of the 69 years of the Nakba.19 December 2020?Demonstration outside the US embassy. Protesters also showed solidarity for Sahrawi people.14 May 20215,000Demonstration outside the Israeli embassy. Ended with police intervention, including tear gassing children and elderly. Several protesters were injured by the police, including some bitten by police dogs.5 June 20211,500-2,000Demonstration in the city center.
2023
Date Municipality Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)22 October 2023?Demonstration and march through the city center.23 October 2023 Aalborg250Torchlight procession and demonstration at Toldbod Plads.23 November 2023?Demonstration and march through the city center.
2024
Date Municipality Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)2 February 2024?Demonstration and march through the city center.6 May 2024100Encampment at the University of Copenhagen. Lasted until 2 June, after the university declared that it would no longer have investments in companies active in the illegally occupied Israeli territories in the West Bank.7 May 2024200Demonstration at the University of Copenhagen as part of the ongoing occupation.6 October 2024?Demonstration and march through the city center. Protesters also showed solidarity for Lebanese victims of Israel's incursion into Lebanese territory.
2025
Date Municipality Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)9 May 2025?Disruption of an event at Copenhagen Opera House which is financed by Maersk, a company that transports weapons to Israel.16 May 2025 Aalborg?Demonstration and march through the city center.17 May 20255,000Demonstration and march through the city center.18 June 2025?Demonstration outside the Christiansborg Palace.24 August 202510,000Demonstration and march through the city center. The protest was attended by about 100 humanitarian organizations, as well as unions, and activists such as Greta Thunberg.1 October 2025?Demonstration outside the Christiansborg Palace in protest of a two-day European Union summit, which the protesters accuse of being complicit in Israel's genocide of Palestinians.3 October 2025 Aarhus?Momentary blocking of traffic and later demonstration in the city center.1 December 2025?Defacing of windows of Maersk headquarters. See also Gaza war protests Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Lists of pro-Palestinian protests
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