Hundreds march in Davos to protest World Economic Forum

(18 Jan 2026)
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Davos, Switzerland - 18 January 2026
1. Various of protesters marching with banners and chanting
2. Protesters walking with banner reading (German): "No profit from war" and shouting "Anticapitalists"
3. Protesters walking with banners and shouting (German) "Anticapitalists"
4. Wide of protesters walking
5. Close of picture showing polar beer with Greenlandic flag, reading (English): "No Kings"
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Melin Walet, protester:
"We want to send a lot of messages, but one of them is, well you can see the polar bear on our little creation. So we just want to say that it's so important that Greenland remains its serenity and that the local people in Greenland know best how to take care of nature and the local animals."
7. Wide of protest
8. Close of poster
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Valentin Eden, protester:
"Maybe we can have a voice here instead of the Greenland people which cannot be here now, so that's also something we want to take over and give them a voice."
10. Protesters holding a banner
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Elvira Dusher, protester:
"I think it's important to show our kids that it's possible to give a voice against stuff you don't really like, so that's because we're here."
12. Mid of protesters holding banners
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Patricia Muhaem, protester:
"Kind of capitalistic right-wing class is taking power over everybody else, so it's very dangerous. We have to stand up. We really have to stay together because I think if there is enough people understanding what is happening, we have the power and it's important just to be around."
14. Various of World Economic Forum (WEF) venue
15. Mid of WEF sign and mountains
STORYLINE:
Hundreds of protesters marched in Davos, Switzerland on Sunday to protest the launch of the World Economic Forum where corporate chiefs and leaders including US President Donald Trump were expected to be in attendance.

Protesters called for an end to capitalism and the wars that are accelerating climate change, and for a democratisation of the economy based on needs.

“We have to stand up. We really have to stay together because I think if there is enough people understanding what is happening, we have the power and it's important just to be around,” said Patricia Muhaem, a demonstrator.

Some protesters came in solidarity with Greenland following Trump's threats to acquire the territory.

“Maybe we can have a voice here instead of the Greenland people which cannot be here now, so that's also something we want to take over and give them a voice,” protester Valentin Eden said to The Associated Press.

It comes as the eight European countries targeted by Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland blasted the move on Sunday.

The joint statement by some of America’s closest allies signaled a possible turning point in the recent tensions over sovereignty and security nearly 24 hours after Trump’s threat.

It was also the most forceful rebuke of Trump from the European allies since he returned to the White House almost a year ago. 

AP video shot by Kostya Manenkov

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