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Demonstration in Stockholm, 27 January 2024.

This is a list of pro-Palestinian protests in Sweden 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 City/town Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)
7 March 2009 File:Malmö vapen.svg Malmö 6,000-7,000 Demonstration outside Baltiska Hallen tennis stadium against Israel's participation in a Davis Cup match against Sweden. Mayor of Malmö, Ilmar Reepalu, said he believed the game should not be played at all due to what he described as crimes against human rights committed by Israel in the conduct of the Gaza War. Ended with police intervention and riot against the police. 100 protesters were detained and ten were arrested. [1][2]
12 July 2014 File:Insigne Holmiae.svg Stockholm 500 Demonstration in the city center in protest of the Israeli attacks during Operation Protective Edge. [3]
20 July 2014 File:Insigne Holmiae.svg Stockholm 2,000 Demonstration at Medborgarplatsen. Ended with police intervention. Two protesters were arrested. [4]
11 May 2021 File:Insigne Holmiae.svg Stockholm 200 Demonstration outside the Israeli embassy and march through the city center. Ended with police intervention. One protester was arrested. [5]
11 May 2021 File:Göteborg vapen.svg Gothenburg 200 Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. [5]
14 May 2021 File:Insigne incognitum.svg Karlskoga ? Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. [6]
15 May 2021 File:Göteborg vapen.svg Gothenburg ? Car and bicycle procession through the city center. [6]
15 May 2021 File:Insigne Holmiae.svg Stockholm ? Car and bicycle procession through the city center. Ended with police intervention. [6]
15 May 2021 File:Karlstad vapen.svg Karlstad 70 Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. [6]
15 May 2021 File:Malmö vapen.svg Malmö 100 Car and bicycle procession through the city center. Ended with police intervention. [6]
15 May 2021 File:Växjö vapen.svg Växjö 200 Demonstration in the city center. [6]
20 May 2021 File:Göteborg vapen.svg Gothenburg 500 Demonstration and march through the city center. Ended with police intervention. [7]

2023

Date City/town Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)
7 October 2023 File:Insigne incognitum.svg Helsingborg ? Demonstration in the city center. Some participants celebrated the Hamas attacks. [8]
7 October 2023 File:Kristianstad vapen.svg Kristianstad ? Car procession through the city center. [8]
7 October 2023 File:Malmö vapen.svg Malmö ? Demonstration in the city center. [8]
7 October 2023 File:Växjö vapen.svg Växjö ? Demonstration in the city center. [8]
14 October 2023 File:Malmö vapen.svg Malmö 1,500 Demonstration and march through the city center. [9]
28 October 2023 File:Göteborg vapen.svg Gothenburg 600 Demonstration in the city center. [10]
28 October 2023 File:Insigne Holmiae.svg Stockholm 50,000 Demonstration and march through the city center. [10]
2 November 2023 File:Luleå vapen.svg Luleå 200 Demonstration in the city center. [11]
4 November 2023 File:Malmö vapen.svg Malmö ? Demonstration outside a synagogue. [12]
5 November 2023 File:Göteborg vapen.svg Gothenburg 2,000 Demonstration and march through the city center. [11]
5 November 2023 File:Malmö vapen.svg Malmö 3,500 Demonstration and march through the city center. [11]
5 November 2023 File:Insigne Holmiae.svg Stockholm 10,000 Demonstration and march through the city center. [11][13]

2024

Date City/town Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)
7 January 2024 File:Insigne Holmiae.svg Stockholm 50 Demonstration outside the US Embassy. [14]
28 January 2024 File:Insigne incognitum.svg Helsingborg ? Sit-in in the city center. [15]
28 January 2024 File:Göteborg vapen.svg Gothenburg ? Demonstration in the city center. [15]
28 January 2024 File:Malmö vapen.svg Malmö ? Demonstration in the city center. [15]
28 January 2024 File:Insigne Holmiae.svg Stockholm 5,000 Demonstration in the city center. [15]
11 May 2024 File:Malmö vapen.svg Malmö 20,000 Demonstration outside the Eurovision arena in protest of Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. Israeli singer Eden Golan was booed by the audience at a rehearsal. Ended with police intervention. Greta Thunberg was arrested. [16][17]
15 May 2024 File:Uppsala kommunvapen - Riksarkivet Sverige.png Uppsala ? Encampment at Uppsala University demanding that the university end all collaborations with Israeli institutions. [18]
7 June 2024 File:Insigne Holmiae.svg Stockholm 19 Occupation of a building of the Royal Institute of Technology. Activists barricaded themselves inside calling for the university to end collaboration with Israeli universities. Ended with police intervention. 19 protesters were arrested. [19]

2025

Date City/town Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)
7 June 2025 File:Insigne Holmiae.svg Stockholm 30,000-50,000 Demonstration and march through the city center. [20][21][22]
17 June 2025 File:Insigne Holmiae.svg Stockholm 15,000-20,000 Red line demonstration through the city center where participants wore red clothing. [23]
10 August 2025 File:Insigne Holmiae.svg Stockholm 500 Demonstration in the city center against the Israeli plans to occupy Gaza City. [24]
16 August 2025 File:Insigne Holmiae.svg Stockholm ? Demonstration commemorating the journalists murdered by Israel in Gaza. [25]
6 September 2025 File:Insigne Holmiae.svg Stockholm 500 Demonstration and march through the city center. [26]
2 October 2025 File:Insigne Holmiae.svg Stockholm ? Demonstration outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ended with police intervention, including use of pepper spray. Four protesters were arrested. Two protesters were taken to the hospital. [27]
4 October 2025 File:Insigne Holmiae.svg Stockholm ? Demonstration in the city center. [28]

See also

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