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POLITICS1d agoAustria denies entry to Iranian official after UN rulingIran accused Austria of reversing its approval of an Iranian delegation to the IAEA under external pressure.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS3d agoAustria's new headscarf ban for under-14s sparks debate over religious freedomSince 1 September, Austria has banned headscarves for female pupils under 14 at state and private schools. Repeated breaches of the rule could lead to fines of €150 to €800 for parents.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 7Austria's Islamic headscarf ban in force as under-14s go back to schoolThe government says the law is intended to protect the rights of young girls, but critics say it is fuelling anti-Muslim feeling.BBC World
POLITICSAug 29Outrage in Austria over the construction of a shopping center on a former Nazi concentration campIt is in the town of Leobersdorf, where the Weinberglager forced labor camp operated, near Vienna. A group of residents is asking to stop the works of a business group. The place also housed the Hirtenberg women's sub-camp, where more than 400 women were prisoners during the Second World War.Clarín
POLITICSAug 28Austria: Anger over a business park being built on top of former Nazi campAnger is growing in #Austria over the planned construction of a business park on top of what was a #Nazi concentration camp during the #SecondWorldWar. Around six million #Jewish people were murdered in the Holocaust, around half of them in concentration or extermination camps.France 24 [en]
POLITICSAug 28'Grief, anger, rage': Former Nazi camp site becomes business park, sparking anger in AustriaConstruction of a business park on part of a former Nazi concentration camp site has prompted calls for its surviving remains to be preserved.EuroNews [en]