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 Far-right extremists stormed a lecture on asylum in Austria yesterday dressed up in burkas and middle-age costumes to carry out a pretend ‘stoning’ on one of their members in a protest against refugees. https://www.thelocal.at/20160610/austrian-far-right-extremists-stage-a-stoning-in-asylum-lecture Fri, 10 Jun 2016 11:33:22 +0200 austrian-far-right-extremists-stage-a-stoning-in-asylum-lecture The far-right Identitarian movement scaled Vienna's Burgtheater last night in the second attack on a theatre performance about refugees in April. https://www.thelocal.at/20160428/extremists-scale-roof-of-austrian-theatre-in-latest-protest Thu, 28 Apr 2016 12:55:23 +0200 extremists-scale-roof-of-austrian-theatre-in-latest-protest Austria has seen a 54 percent increase in the number of criminal incidents involving far-right extremism since 2014, according to figures issued by the Interior Ministry. https://www.thelocal.at/20160419/far-right-criminal-activity-on-the-rise-in-austria Tue, 19 Apr 2016 15:07:30 +0200 far-right-criminal-activity-on-the-rise-in-austria Right-wing extremists stormed a stage in Vienna last night where refugees were performing a play, in what was the second protest from the anti-Muslim group in two weeks. https://www.thelocal.at/20160415/identitarians-storm-stage-vienna-during-refugee-play Fri, 15 Apr 2016 11:54:52 +0200 identitarians-storm-stage-vienna-during-refugee-play A second Pegida demonstration in Vienna on Sunday afternoon passed without any serious incidents, and had a low turnout - although six people have been charged with making Hitler salutes. https://www.thelocal.at/20150420/six-spotted-making-hitler-salute-at-vienna-pegida-demo Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:47:52 +0200 six-spotted-making-hitler-salute-at-vienna-pegida-demo Around 150 supporters of the German “anti-Islamisation” group Pegida held a march in Austria’s second largest city of Graz on Sunday. Three people were slightly injured in clashes with left-wing protesters. https://www.thelocal.at/20150330/pegida-marches-in-graz-clash-with-left-wingers Mon, 30 Mar 2015 12:31:13 +0200 pegida-marches-in-graz-clash-with-left-wingers A 17-year-old youth has confessed to attacking a demonstrator who was peacefully protesting against homophobia outside Vienna’s Cafe Prückel in January. https://www.thelocal.at/20150318/teen-confesses-to-gay-demo-beating Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:10:09 +0100 teen-confesses-to-gay-demo-beating Austrian police have charged eight participants in the country’s first Pegida protest, after some were caught yelling "Heil Hitler!" https://www.thelocal.at/20150313/austrian-police-charge-eight-pegida-marchers Fri, 13 Mar 2015 09:31:05 +0100 austrian-police-charge-eight-pegida-marchers A second protest by Germany’s anti-Muslim movement Pegida in the Upper Austrian capital of Linz on Saturday afternoon required a massive police operation in order to prevent clashes breaking out between left-wing counter demonstrators. https://www.thelocal.at/20150223/linzs-second-pegida-demo-rings-up-250000 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:22:46 +0100 linzs-second-pegida-demo-rings-up-250000 Former far-right Austrian politician Ewald Stadler has voiced his support for Germany’s “anti-Islamization” movement Pegida, and has said he would be prepared to offer legal advice to Pegida members in Germany and Austria, who are afraid of being criminalized. https://www.thelocal.at/20150213/former-far-right-politician-wants-to-support-pegida Fri, 13 Feb 2015 13:56:00 +0100 former-far-right-politician-wants-to-support-pegida The spokesman for the Vienna branch of the German Pegida movement has said that he is “stepping down” and that in future any press information will be posted on Facebook. https://www.thelocal.at/20150204/vienna-pegida-spokesman-steps-down Wed, 04 Feb 2015 11:18:00 +0100 vienna-pegida-spokesman-steps-down Austrian police have said they are examining video footage and photos from Vienna’s first Pegida march after some supporters were seen performing Nazi salutes on Monday evening. https://www.thelocal.at/20150203/police-check-footage-from-pegida-debut Tue, 03 Feb 2015 12:05:00 +0100 police-check-footage-from-pegida-debut The Vienna branch of the German anti-Islam movement Pegida has announced that it plans to hold a demonstration in the Austrian capital on February 2nd, at 6.30pm. Numerous left-wing counter demonstrations are also planned. https://www.thelocal.at/20150109/pegida-plans-to-hold-anti-islam-demo-in-vienna Fri, 09 Jan 2015 10:58:00 +0100 pegida-plans-to-hold-anti-islam-demo-in-vienna Drivers in Vienna are being warned to avoid the Ringstrasse on Friday afternoon with several demonstrations planned and traffic chaos expected. https://www.thelocal.at/20141121/demo-chaos-expected-in-central-vienna Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:41:00 +0100 demo-chaos-expected-in-central-vienna The State Office for the Protection of the Constitution has begun an investigation into a demonstration against Israel's military operation in Gaza last Saturday in Innsbruck. https://www.thelocal.at/20140722/woman-injured-at-innsbruck-gaza-demo Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:12:00 +0200 woman-injured-at-innsbruck-gaza-demo Around 11,000 people gathered in central Vienna on Sunday to demonstrate against Israeli attacks on Gaza. According to the police the demonstration remained peaceful. https://www.thelocal.at/20140721/demonstration-against-israeli-attack-on-gaza Mon, 21 Jul 2014 11:54:00 +0200 demonstration-against-israeli-attack-on-gaza