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 The number of racist offences is rising in Austria. We look at what foreign residents should do if they are a victim. https://www.thelocal.at/20260706/what-to-do-if-you-experience-racism-in-austria Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:32:09 +0200 what-to-do-if-you-experience-racism-in-austria Austria does not have high rates of serious crime, but that doesn't stop some foreign residents from feeling unsafe in certain circumstances. https://www.thelocal.at/20250923/first-time-i-feel-unsafe-how-safe-is-austria-for-foreigners-to-live-in Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:29:46 +0200 first-time-i-feel-unsafe-how-safe-is-austria-for-foreigners-to-live-in The number of racist incidents in Austria decreased last year compared to the previous year, a new study has found. But experts say many cases go unreported. https://www.thelocal.at/20240321/how-widespread-is-racism-in-austria Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:37:22 +0100 how-widespread-is-racism-in-austria Following a ban from a Swiss canton over the weekend and a total ban from Germany issued today, far-right figurehead Martin Sellner is making headlines - here’s why. https://www.thelocal.at/20240318/explained-austrias-far-right-figure-head-banned-across-europe Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:33:29 +0100 explained-austrias-far-right-figure-head-banned-across-europe Austria and Germany have both ranked the worst in a new study on racism against black people conducted in over a dozen EU countries. https://www.thelocal.at/20231026/austria-ranks-among-worst-eu-countries-for-racism-new-study-reveals Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:39:07 +0200 austria-ranks-among-worst-eu-countries-for-racism-new-study-reveals An experiment by an Austrian newspaper has revealed that tenants with a foreign looking name will find it much harder to find a flat in Austria than someone with a more Austrian name. But what are the rules? https://www.thelocal.at/20230327/are-tenants-with-non-austrian-names-less-likely-to-get-rental-contracts Mon, 27 Mar 2023 19:31:27 +0200 are-tenants-with-non-austrian-names-less-likely-to-get-rental-contracts The far-right deputy mayor of Adolf Hitler's hometown, whose poem comparing migrants to rats sparked uproar, will step down, his Freedom Party (FPOe) said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20190423/deputy-mayor-of-hitlers-hometown-to-resign-over-racist-poem Tue, 23 Apr 2019 16:45:13 +0200 deputy-mayor-of-hitlers-hometown-to-resign-over-racist-poem A far-right councillor in Austria will have to attend a course to learn good behaviour online after posting hateful comments on social media, a court decided on Monday. https://www.thelocal.at/20181127/far-right-councillor-online-manners Tue, 27 Nov 2018 14:35:28 +0100 far-right-councillor-online-manners An Austrian filmmaker has criticised the country's public broadcaster for removing from its schedules at short notice a documentary he made on the history of Vienna's black community. https://www.thelocal.at/20180803/austria-tv-pulls-documentary-on-viennas-black-community Fri, 03 Aug 2018 11:22:28 +0200 austria-tv-pulls-documentary-on-viennas-black-community Several thousand people braved snow and freezing temperatures in Vienna on Saturday to protest against what they called rising discrimination and racism in Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20180318/anti-racists-protest-against-austrian-government Sun, 18 Mar 2018 03:56:43 +0100 anti-racists-protest-against-austrian-government Austria recorded a sharp rise in attacks against migrant shelters last year, with 49 cases that mostly went unsolved compared to 25 in 2015, authorities said Friday. https://www.thelocal.at/20170331/attacks-on-migrant-homes-double-in-austria Fri, 31 Mar 2017 19:30:55 +0200 attacks-on-migrant-homes-double-in-austria A driver who tried to drive his car into a group of men in what appeared to be a racist attack was quickly arrested after carrying out the action right in front of policemen. https://www.thelocal.at/20160809/driver-carries-out-racist-attack-in-front-of-policeman Tue, 09 Aug 2016 13:54:59 +0200 driver-carries-out-racist-attack-in-front-of-policeman An Austrian tattoo artist whose offer of free anti-racism tattoos attracted worldwide headlines has said he was nearly financially ruined after receiving hundreds of requests that took half a year to complete. https://www.thelocal.at/20160727/free-anti-racism-tattoo-offer-nearly-ruins-austrian-artist Wed, 27 Jul 2016 11:32:14 +0200 free-anti-racism-tattoo-offer-nearly-ruins-austrian-artist Right-wing extremism increased significantly last year in Austria, according to the latest in a run of statistics suggesting the country has got a growing problem with xenophobia and Islamophobia. https://www.thelocal.at/20160503/further-evidence-of-increasing-far-right-crime-in-austria Tue, 03 May 2016 13:51:13 +0200 further-evidence-of-increasing-far-right-crime-in-austria The number of anti-Semitic incidents in Austria has nearly doubled since 2014, according to a Jewish organisation in Vienna. https://www.thelocal.at/20160407/anti-semitism-up-by-82-percent-in-austria Thu, 07 Apr 2016 14:25:25 +0200 anti-semitism-up-by-82-percent-in-austria Racism in Austria is at its highest level for years according to an annual report released by the anti-discrimination organisation ZARA. https://www.thelocal.at/20160322/racism-in-austria-at-its-highest-in-years Tue, 22 Mar 2016 10:59:06 +0100 racism-in-austria-at-its-highest-in-years State prosecutors have charged the chairman of a right-wing group that has links to Austria’s Freedom Party with racism and inciting hate against a minority group. https://www.thelocal.at/20160318/austrian-charged-for-inciting-hatred-online Fri, 18 Mar 2016 11:46:48 +0100 austrian-charged-for-inciting-hatred-online Three young men with a migration background who were turned away from a club in Vienna because of their appearance have been awarded €600 each in compensation. https://www.thelocal.at/20160120/three-men-awarded-damages-after-club-bouncer-discrimnated-against-them Wed, 20 Jan 2016 07:55:54 +0100 three-men-awarded-damages-after-club-bouncer-discrimnated-against-them Update: After a firestorm of controversy over anti-Semitic remarks, Freedom Party MP Susanne Winter was expelled from the party on Monday evening, after failing to resign by a deadline. https://www.thelocal.at/20151102/winter-retreats-from-her-anti-semitic-remarks Mon, 02 Nov 2015 11:40:26 +0100 winter-retreats-from-her-anti-semitic-remarks A Danish citizen well-known in the Austrian neo-Nazi environment was behind a racially-motivated pepper spray attack on an Afghan family. https://www.thelocal.at/20151022/nazi-dane-jailed-for-racist-attack Thu, 22 Oct 2015 23:05:14 +0200 nazi-dane-jailed-for-racist-attack