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Austria

Third attack in a month on Vienna exhibition of Holocaust survivors

A prominent public art installation in Vienna featuring large portraits of Holocaust survivors was badly damaged after an unknown assailant slashed the pictures with a knife.

Photos of Holocaust survivors in Vienna defaced with swastikas

Photos of Holocaust survivors exhibited on a central Vienna street have been defaced with swastikas, drawing condemnation from political and Jewish leaders.

Austrian Jewish leader praises downfall of far-right politician

The head of Austria’s Jewish community said that the downfall of far-right party leader and Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache validated his community’s policy of avoiding the faction.

Head of Austria’s far-right FPÖ resigns amid corruption scandal

Austrian far-right Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache resigned following explosive revelations from a hidden-camera sting.

58% of Austrians believe that something like the Holocaust could happen again

More than half of Austrians believe that something like the Holocaust could happen again in other European countries.

Austrian chancellor condemns poem by far-right coalition partner comparing migrants to rats

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz condemned an anti-migrant poem published by a local branch of the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe)

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