Polish leaders and citizens hold silent march in Krakow for shooting victims
Kraków, Lesser Poland, Poland · Nov 9, 2026
Is it still on?
NOIt was a one-day action on Nov 9.
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Summary in three lines
- Why they are protesting
- Participants gathered to commemorate the victims of a mass shooting that occurred in Krakow on the previous Saturday.
- What they want
- The event was a memorial march rather than a protest with specific policy demands.
- What changed
- Nov 9: President Karol Nawrocki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk led a silent march through Krakow to honour the victims.
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What protesters want
Demands not stated in the sources.
Organised by: President of Poland, Prime Minister of Poland
What authorities say
No official response reported in the sources.
The numbers
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The full story
On November 9, 2026, thousands of people participated in a silent march through the streets of Krakow to honour the victims of a mass shooting that took place on the previous Saturday. The event was led by Poland's President Karol Nawrocki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who appeared together in a rare display of unity amidst the country's political polarisation. Participants gathered at the city's Main Market Square, where a bugler played from a church tower and many attendees left flowers and candles at memorial sites. The march followed a violent rampage in which a 24-year-old gunman killed six people and wounded over a dozen others before dying from gunshot wounds sustained during a shootout with police. Authorities are currently investigating the incident as a potential act of terrorism.
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