The Local Austria 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 Hate speech cases soar in Austria Incidents of hate speech, particularly on the internet, have reached a record high in Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20161125/hate-speech-cases-soar-in-austria Fri, 25 Nov 2016 13:07:07 +0100 hate-speech-cases-soar-in-austria Freedom Party leader may face hate speech charges Heinz-Christian Strache, the leader of Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ), may face charges of “hate speech” as the Vienna prosecutor investigates whether he is responsible for posts made by other users on his Facebook page. https://www.thelocal.at/20161019/austrian-freedom-party-leader-may-face-hate-speech-charges Wed, 19 Oct 2016 15:59:26 +0200 austrian-freedom-party-leader-may-face-hate-speech-charges Community service for anti-Semitic posts A 25-year-old man from Lower Austria has been ordered to do community service after posting hate speech on Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz’s Facebook page. https://www.thelocal.at/20141021/community-service-for-anti-semitic-facebook-posts Tue, 21 Oct 2014 18:41:00 +0200 community-service-for-anti-semitic-facebook-posts