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 An anti-lockdown protest turned violent in Vienna on Sunday, with some participants attempting to storm and occupy Austrian parliament. More than 1,700 citations were made, while several police officers were injured. https://www.thelocal.at/20210201/vienna-coronavirus-protesters-tried-to-storm-and-occupy-austrian-parliament Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:42:01 +0100 vienna-coronavirus-protesters-tried-to-storm-and-occupy-austrian-parliament Around 10,000 people rallied in the Austrian capital on Saturday against the government's coronavirus restrictions. https://www.thelocal.at/20210118/in-pictures-thousands-protest-against-coronavirus-measures-in-vienna Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:15:00 +0100 in-pictures-thousands-protest-against-coronavirus-measures-in-vienna Around 5,000 people defied a ban to march Sunday in Vienna in protest against a curfew and lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.at/20210131/thousand-of-austrians-defy-ban-to-protest-lockdown Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:40:43 +0100 thousand-of-austrians-defy-ban-to-protest-lockdown Around 10,000 people rallied in the Austrian capital on Saturday to protest coronavirus restrictions, calling on the government to resign, Austrian police said. https://www.thelocal.at/20210116/coronavirus-thousands-of-anti-lockdown-protesters-rally-in-vienna Sat, 16 Jan 2021 18:30:03 +0100 coronavirus-thousands-of-anti-lockdown-protesters-rally-in-vienna Two of Austria's most widely read newspapers were sharply criticised Friday for running a full-page advert containing misleading claims by opponents of measures taken to combat the coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.at/20210108/mainstream-austrian-media-under-fire Fri, 08 Jan 2021 20:04:42 +0100 mainstream-austrian-media-under-fire More than 4,000 people turned out for the latest demonstrations against coronavirus measures in several Austrian towns and cities on Wednesday, as the government considered measures to counter them. https://www.thelocal.at/20210106/austria-thousands-take-part-in-coronavirus-sceptic-protests Wed, 06 Jan 2021 22:37:34 +0100 austria-thousands-take-part-in-coronavirus-sceptic-protests Citing rising numbers and a complicated administrative process for when demonstrations should be broken up, police in Vienna have called for this weekend’s anti-coronavirus protests to be banned. https://www.thelocal.at/20201030/austrian-police-call-for-coronavirus-denier-protests-to-be-banned Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:07:08 +0100 austrian-police-call-for-coronavirus-denier-protests-to-be-banned Around 2,000 protesters gathered in central Vienna on Saturday to demonstrate against the Austrian government’s plan to ban women from wearing the full-face veil in public places, according to police estimates. https://www.thelocal.at/20170206/2000-strong-protest-in-vienna-against-veil-ban Mon, 06 Feb 2017 12:39:51 +0100 2000-strong-protest-in-vienna-against-veil-ban The Vienna police have been criticised for posting a video on their new YouTube channel about their preparation for the controversial Akademikerball on Friday, which attracted some 2,000 left-wing demonstrators. https://www.thelocal.at/20170206/austria-police-tv-marketing-ploy-or-a-move-to-greater-transparency Mon, 06 Feb 2017 12:03:06 +0100 austria-police-tv-marketing-ploy-or-a-move-to-greater-transparency Hundreds of women (men are also welcome) are expected to attend the Women’s March on Vienna on January 21st, the day after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, in a show of support for human and civil rights. https://www.thelocal.at/20170119/why-women-will-march-in-vienna-on-saturday Thu, 19 Jan 2017 11:20:47 +0100 why-women-will-march-in-vienna-on-saturday Clashes between right-wing activists and left-wing protestors led to violence, with 13 people injured in Vienna on Saturday, including four police. https://www.thelocal.at/20160612/pepper-spray-and-13-injured-in-left-right-clashes-in-vienna Sun, 12 Jun 2016 02:00:09 +0200 pepper-spray-and-13-injured-in-left-right-clashes-in-vienna A series of protests saw thousands of police on the streets of Vienna, with one police officer hospitalized with serious injuries by a firework thrown by a protestor on Friday evening. https://www.thelocal.at/20150130/cop-seriously-injured-in-right-wing-ball-protest Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:14:00 +0100 cop-seriously-injured-in-right-wing-ball-protest