List of pro-Palestinian protests in Slovenia

This is a list of pro-Palestinian protests in Slovenia 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)
17 January 2009  Ljubljana 500 Demonstration in the city center. [1]
18 July 2014  Ljubljana ? Demonstration in the city center. [2]
23 July 2014  Ljubljana 20 Demonstration in front of the European Commission Representation in Slovenia. [3]
21 May 2021  Ljubljana 800 Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. One protester was injured. Two protesters were arrested. [4][5]

2023

Date Municipality Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)
19 October 2023  Ljubljana 500 Demonstration and march through the city center. [6]
9 November 2023  Ljubljana 500 Demonstration in the city center. [7][8]

2024

Date Municipality Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)
7 April 2024  Ljubljana 600 Demonstration and march through the city center. Protesters laid down clothes representing Palestinians killed by Israel. [9][10][11]
8 May 2024  Ljubljana 50 Occupation of the main lecture hall at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Ljubljana. Lasted until 13 May, after protesters having all of their demands met by the university. [12][13][14]
22 May 2024  Koper 50 Demonstration in the Port of Koper against the arrival of a ship allegedly transporting military cargo for the Israeli armed forces. [15]
3 October 2024  Ljubljana ? Demonstration in the city center. [16][17][18]
27 November 2024  Maribor 100 Night rally through the city center. [19]

2025

Date Municipality Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)
5 June 2025  Ljubljana ? Demonstration in the city center. [20]
4 August 2025  Ljubljana ? Demonstration with a musical protest in honor of ten-year-old Palestinian girl Sara Hamed Elkarnavi killed by Israel on 2 August. [21]
6 August 2025  Ljubljana 2,000 Demonstration and march through the city center. [22]
1 September 2025  Bled ? Demonstration in front of the Bled Festival Hall. [23]
11 October 2025  Ljubljana ? Demonstration as part of the "festival miru" ("peace festival"). Participants read out the names of Palestinian children killed in the Gaza genocide. [24]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Peace Protest Condemns Violence in Gaza". www.varuh-rs.si (in Slovenian). 15 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  2. ^ komunal.org. "Demonstracije proti nasilju nad Palestinci". Komunal.org (in Slovenian). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  3. ^ "V Ljubljani protest v podporo Palestincem - Svet24.si". Novice Svet24 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Policisti na Trgu republike uporabili fizično silo, pridržani dve osebi | 24ur.com". www.24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Protesti v podporo Palestini potekajo po celi Evropi, ne zgolj v Sloveniji". Mladina.si. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  6. ^ "STA: Several hundred people rally in support of Palestinians". english.sta.si. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Pro-Palestinian protest in Ljubljana as officials urge cessation of hostilities". sloveniatimes.com. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Množica ljudi v podporo Palestincem: "Kje je zdaj Tanja Fajon? In Robert Golob?"". N1 (in Slovenian). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Protestniki v Ljubljani opozarjali na genocid v Gazi". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  10. ^ "V Ljubljani potekal shod v podporo Palestincem". www.delo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  11. ^ "PROTEST V LJUBLJANI: Trg republike je bil prekrit z oblačili (FOTO, VIDEO)". regionalobala.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  12. ^ "University of Ljubljana students occupy faculty in protest against military operations in Gaza". www.intellinews.com. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Students end Palestine protest after six days". sloveniatimes.com. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  14. ^ "The Interview: How to Occupy a University? The pro-Palestine Student Occupation of Ljubljana University". Gyvenimas per brangus (in Lithuanian). 14 June 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  15. ^ "V Kopru protest pred vplutjem ladje, ki naj bi prevažala orožje za Izrael #video". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  16. ^ "STA: Pro-Palestine protest held in Ljubljana, more events to follow". english.sta.si. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  17. ^ "Ljubljanske ulice so zavzeli protestniki: napeto dogajanje in prizori, ki jih morate videti (FOTO)". Metropolitan.si (in Slovenian). 3 October 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  18. ^ "S shodom stekel niz dogodkov v podporo Palestini". www.delo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  19. ^ "Protesters urge stronger action from Slovenian government against Israel". Slovenian Press Agency. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  20. ^ "Sredi Ljubljane simbolno 'obležali za Palestino': zahtevajo takojšnje ukrepe | 24ur.com". www.24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  21. ^ "STA: V Ljubljani potekal glasbeni protest za ubito deklico iz Gaze". www.sta.si. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  22. ^ "Pot-banging protest highlights starvation in Gaza". The Slovenia Times. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  23. ^ "Protest na Bledu: »EU je sokriva za genocid v Gazi!«". www.dnevnik.si (in Slovenian). 1 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  24. ^ "Sprehod protestnikov skozi prestolnico: "Nato je okupator Ljubljane" (FOTO)". N1 (in Slovenian). 11 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
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