International demonstrations and protests relating to the Syrian civil war

International demonstrations and protests relating to the Syrian Civil War have taken place outside Syria during the war.

2011

March Canada: On 30, March, protesters in support of the Syrian government faced off against anti government protesters in downtown Montreal.Pro and Anti Syrian Government protests in Montreal , 30 March 2011.

April

Australia: On 3 April, in Sydney and Melbourne there were large demonstrations in support for Bashar Al-Assad.Friends of Syria.

June 11 June: Canada: Some 300 demonstrators called for Bashar al-Assad to step down in downtown Montreal.300 protest Syrian regime in Canada, AFP, 11 June 2011. United Kingdom: In London, over 100 gathered in a "peaceful but noisy protest" outside the Syrian embassy.Syrians Protest Outside London Embassy , 11 June 2011. Subsequently, some of the protesters and their families in Syria were intimidated by the Syrian authorities for taking part.Syrian embassy accused of threatening protesters in UK, The Guardian, 22 June 2011. United Kingdom: On 28 June, in London, around 30 Syrians gathered outside Downing Street.Syrian anti-Assad protests continue on Downing Street - London , 28 June 2011.

October United Kingdom: On 4 October, in London, a demonstration co-ordinated by Amnesty International against the Syrian regime, around 40 Syrians from all over the UK held placards outside the Syrian embassy.Protesters gather at Syrian embassy in London, The Guardian, 4 October 2011. United Kingdom: On 29 October, in London, hundreds rallied outside the embassy chanting "Free, Free, Syria!" Campaigners put their numbers at over 900. There was also a small counter-protest in support of Assad. The protest came a day after reports claims security forces killed about 40 people in Syria.Hundreds protest over Syrian deaths, Evening Standard, 29 October 2011. 30 October Canada: 100 people marched through downtown Montreal in solidarity with anti-government protestors in Syria.Montreal demonstration supports anti-government protests in Syria, 3 November 2011.

December

United Kingdom: On 20 December, in London, around 50 Syrians protest outside the embassy.Free Syrians Protest at London Embassy , 20 December 2011.

2012

February

4 February Egypt: In Cairo, around 50 protesters ransacked the Syrian embassy, setting the ground floor on fire. Germany: In Berlin, around 20 people vandalized offices inside the Syrian embassy. United Kingdom: In London, 150 gathered outside the Syrian embassy at 2am. after reports that more than 200 people had been killed in by government forces in Homs. Some protesters were arrested for disorder.Arrests at Syrian embassy protest, BBC, 4 February 2012. Later in the day, another crowd of around 300 clashed with police outside the embassy.12 arrests during protests at Syrian embassy in London, Daily Telegraph, 4 February 2012. Australia: On 5 February, Syria's embassy in Canberra was ransacked by a group of 40 men, who embassy staff claimed were mostly not Syrian, and later in the day a protest of around 100 in Sydney's Hyde Park condemned Russia and China for vetoing a UN resolution that condemned the violence in Syria. Spain: On 11 February, in Barcelona, around 50 Syrian citizens protested against the regime and Russia's veto of at the UN.Syrian citizens protest against the Bashar al-Assad regime , 11 February 2012. United States: On 17 February, in New Haven, Connecticut, around 150 members of the Syrian community protested against the Syrian government.About 150 rally on New Haven Green for end to bloodshed in Syria, 18 February 2012. United Kingdom: On 18 February, in London, thousands marched down Edgware Road to the Syrian embassy in an event organised by Hizb-ut Tahrir. Some placards read: "Bashar al-Assad - the killer of Muslims."Hizb-ut Tahrir organise march to support the uprising in Syria , 18 February 2012.

March Hīt, Iraq: 4,000 Sunnis protested against President Bashar Assad, many shouting slogans calling him a "coward" and "the enemy of God.""Thousands of Iraqi Sunnis protest Assad rule", The Daily Star, March, 2012.

June Tirana, Albania: Hundreds of young Albanian marched on 8 June in Skanderbeg Square against the violence exercised by the Syrian army.Tiranë, aktivitet-homazh për viktimat në Siri , ABC News, 2012-06-08 (in Albanian)

2013

August United Kingdom: On 28 August, several hundred people, ranging from teenagers to the elderly, protested in London against British military involvement in Syria as it echoed the buildup of the Iraq War. Protesters held placards bearing slogans such as "Hands off Syria" and "Cut war, not welfare". 31 August: Japan, Pakistan, Canada: Protesters took to the streets demanding USA not to strike Syria.Protests, rallies on U.S. military action in Syria

September 1 September USA: Demonstrators rally in several cities opposing plans to launch military strikes over alleged deadly gas attack, believing the result will end up like the Iraq war. UK: Thousands of people have protested in central London against possible US strikes on Syria. France: In Paris, Protesters marched through the city condemning U.S. President Barack Obama and French President François Hollande for considering to strike Syria.

2017 April 6 April United States, Canada, and Italy: Following the 6 April U.S. missile strike on a Syrian government airfield ordered by President Donald Trump in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack, protests erupted across several cities in the United States, Canada, and Italy. Demonstrators opposed military intervention in Syria and carried placards bearing slogans such as “No War on Syria!” and “Hands off Syria!”.

2018 March 8 March Hundreds of women from different ethnic and religious backgrounds gathered at the Turkey–Syria border on International Women’s Day 2018 to protest the suffering of Syrian women during the civil war. Organizers said that over 6,000 women were being detained in Syrian prisons, where many are reportedly subjected to torture and sexual violence.

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