https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Austria has introduced a new law to clamp down on cyberbullying - which is designed to protect children and teenagers in particular from being insulted and abused on social media sites. https://www.thelocal.at/20160104/austria-cracks-down-on-cyber-abuse Mon, 04 Jan 2016 13:59:50 +0100 austria-cracks-down-on-cyber-abuse Sweden has the least amount of school bullying in the western world, a recent report from the OECD shows, coming in far below the average at only 4 percent despite a number of high-profile cases in the past few years. Austria, meanwhile, topped the list. https://www.thelocal.at/20150321/oecd-sweden-has-least-school-bullying Sat, 21 Mar 2015 14:39:21 +0100 oecd-sweden-has-least-school-bullying A hearing has taken place into the case of a teenager from Vorarlberg who intends to sue the Austrian government for €21,000 because he was bullied at school and claims that his teachers failed to put a stop to it. https://www.thelocal.at/20150119/bullied-teen-sues-austrian-government Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:23:00 +0100 bullied-teen-sues-austrian-government A 16-year-old is suing the Republic of Austria for €21,000 because he said that the state school he attended in Vorarlberg failed to stop bullies mobbing him. It is the first civil case of this kind in Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20141022/boy-16-sues-austria-for-school-bullying Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:08:54 +0200 boy-16-sues-austria-for-school-bullying