List of pro-Palestinian protests in Austria
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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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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 | City/town | Estimated attendance | Description | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 2014 |  Vienna |
11,000-30,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [1] |
| 8 December 2017 | 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 2021 | Vienna |
? | Demonstration in the city center. | [3] |
2023
| Date | City/town | Estimated attendance | Description | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 October 2023 | Vienna |
500 | Night vigil in the city center. Ended with police intervention. 304 protesters were filled charges at by the police. | [4][5] |
| 13 October 2023 |  Graz |
30 | Demonstration in the city center. One protester was arrested. | [6] |
| 13 October 2023 | Vienna |
300 | Demonstration in the city center. Protesters chanted "Let Gaza live, let Gaza be free" and "Israel is a terrorist". | [6][7] |
| 20 October 2023 | Graz |
70-80 | Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. | [8] |
| 21 October 2023 | Vienna |
5,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [9] |
| 28 October 2023 | _COA.svg){kind=small} Salzburg |
200-300 | Demonstration in the city center. | [10][11] |
| 26 November 2023 | Graz |
1,200 | Demonstration at Europaplatz and march through the city center. | [12] |
2024
| Date | City/town | Estimated attendance | Description | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 January 2024 | Graz |
? | Demonstration and march through the city center as part of the "global day of action". | [13] |
| 13 January 2024 |  Innsbruck |
? | Demonstration and march through the city center as part of the "global day of action". | [13] |
| 13 January 2024 | Salzburg |
? | Demonstration and march through the city center as part of the "global day of action". | [13] |
| 13 January 2024 | Vienna |
1,000-2,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center as part of the "global day of action". | [13][14] |
| 3 February 2024 | Vienna |
? | Silent march through the city center. | [15] |
| 9 May 2024 | Vienna |
? | Attempt at encampment at the Vienna University of Technology. Ended with police intervention. Three protesters were arrested. | [16] |
| 29 May 2024 | Vienna |
30-100 | Sit-in in front of the Vienna University of Technology. Ended with police intervention. 16 protesters were arrested. | [16][17][18] |
| 29 June 2024 | Vienna |
50 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [19] |
| 10 September 2024 | Vienna |
? | Demonstration outside the Austrian Parliament Building against the visit of Israeli speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana. | [20] |
| 13 October 2024 | Salzburg |
200 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [21] |
| 7 December 2024 |  Dornbirn |
? | Demonstration in the city center. | [22] |
| 7 December 2024 | Graz |
? | Demonstration in the city center. | [22] |
| 7 December 2024 | Innsbruck |
? | Demonstration in the city center. | [22] |
| 7 December 2024 |  Klagenfurt am Wörthersee |
? | Demonstration in the city center. | [22] |
| 7 December 2024 |  Linz |
? | Demonstration in the city center. | [22] |
| 7 December 2024 | Salzburg |
? | Demonstration in the city center. | [22] |
| 7 December 2024 |  Wiener Neustadt |
? | Demonstration in the city center. | [22] |
| 7 December 2024 | Vienna |
200 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [22] |
2025
| Date | City/town | Estimated attendance | Description | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 2025 | Vienna |
15 | Demonstration 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 | 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 2025 | 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 2025 | Vienna |
3,000-3,500 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [28][29][30] |
| 11 October 2025 | Vienna |
500-5,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [31][32] |