MS | Institution | Year | TITLE | FOCUS | GROUPS | Key findings - Short summary | |
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Austria | Austria, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism | Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung | 2016 | Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung) (2017), Annual Report on the Protection of the Constitution (Verfassungsschutzbericht 2016) | Hate crime, Incitement to hatred or violence | Right-wing extremists |
In 2016, the Austrian security authorities registered a total of 1,313 right-wing extremist, xenophobic/ racist, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic as well as unspecific or other criminal acts. 61.3 percent, were successfully solved. Movements, networks and alliances of the New Right continued their campaign activities in 2016. The nourishing ground they can currently build on is an open xenophobia and hostility to asylum seekers and the continuation of Islamophobic aggression. |
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Austria | Austria, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism | Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung | 2013 | Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung) (2013), Annual Report on the Protection of the Constitution (Verfassungsschutzbericht), Vienna | Hate crime | Right-wing extremists |
In 2013, a total of 574 criminal acts with right-wing extremist, xenophobic/racist, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic background were recorded. Right-wing extremist organisations continued to increasingly use the internet for recruitment and radicalisation activities. A movement, which has been active in several Austrian provinces since 2012, focussed its propaganda on the “identity” of its own people, which is to be absolutely preserved and protected against mass immigration and “Islamisation”. |
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Austria | Austria, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism | Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung | 2014 | Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung) (2014), Annual Report on the Protection of the Constitution (Verfassungsschutzbericht), Vienna | Hate crime | Right-wing extremists |
In 2014, the Austrian security authorities registered a total of 750 right-wing extremist, xenophobic/racist, Islamophobic, or other criminal acts. In connection with the criminal offences mentioned, 1,201 offences were reported in Austria in 2014. Compared to 2013, in 2014 the activities of an Islamophobic movement consisting of younger neo-Nazis and persons coming from student and fraternity environments significantly increased. In its propaganda this movement focussed on the “identity of its own people”. Their declar4ed intention is to protect the respective country, if not “Europe as a whole“, against “Islamisation“ and mass immigration. |
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Austria | Austria, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism | Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung | 2019 | Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung (2019), Verfassungsschutzbericht 2018, Wien. Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, (2019), Report on the protection of the constitution 2018, Vienna. | Hate crime | Muslims |
In 2018, the Austrian security authorities registered a total of 1,075 right-wing extremist, xenophobic/racist, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic and unspecific or other criminal acts, in the course of which relevant offences were reported to the authorities. One criminal act may comprise several offences separately reported to the authorities. Compared to 2017 (1,063 offences), the number increased by 1.1 percent. 677 criminal acts, that is 63 percent, were successfully solved. In 2017, the rate of successfully solved cases amounted to 58.1 percent. In connection with the criminal offences mentioned, 1,622 offences were reported in Austria in 2018, which is 2.9 percent more than in 2017 (1,576 offences). |
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Austria | Austria, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism | Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung | 2015 | Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung) (2015), Annual Report on the Protection of the Constitution (Verfassungsschutzbericht), Vienna | Hate crime | Right-wing extremists |
In 2015, the Austrian security authorities registered a total of 1,156 right-wing extremist, xenophobic/ racist, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic as well as unspecific or other criminal acts. Compared to 2014 (750 offences) 1,156 offences means that the number increased by about 54.1 percent. |
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Austria | Austria, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism | Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung | 2012 | Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung) (2012), Annual Report on the Protection of the Constitution (Verfassungsschutzbericht) | Hate crime | Right-wing extremists |
The Annual report notes that in 2012, a total of 377 criminal acts with right-wing extremist, xenophobic/racist or Islamophobic connection have been reported. |
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Austria | Austria, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism | Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung | 2018 | Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung) (2019), Annual Report on the Protection of the Constitution (Verfassungsschutzbericht 2018) | Hate crime | Right-wing extremists |
In 2018, the Austrian security authorities registered 1,075 right-wing extremist, xenophobic/racist, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic and unspecific or other criminal acts. 63 percent of cases were successfully solved. The current trend indicates that the number of right-wing extremist motivated offences has increased and has lately been consistent. Movements of the New Right and neo-Nazis fuel topics such as “Islamophobia and xenophobia”, as well as “anti-asylum”, “anti-migration” and “anti-Islam” approaches. “Anti-Islam”, “anti-multiculturalism” as well as the topics of asylum and refugees can still be used as a main agitation and action focus by the right-wing extremist scene and networks. |
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Austria | Austria, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism | Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung | 2016 | Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung) (2015), Annual Report on the Protection of the Constitution (Verfassungsschutzbericht), Vienna | Racism & xenophobia | Right-wing extremists |
According to the Ministry report, the right-wing extremist scene increasingly devote considerable amounts of resources to their movements. In 2016, the Austrian security authorities registered a total of 1,313 right-wing extremist, xenophobic/ racist, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic as well as unspecific or other criminal acts. Compared to 2015 (1,156 offences) there was an increase by 13.6 percent. |
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Austria | Austria, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism | Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung | 2017 | Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung) (2018), Annual Report on the Protection of the Constitution (Verfassungsschutzbericht 2017) | Hate crime | Right-wing extremists |
In 2017, the Austrian security authorities registered 1,063 right-wing extremist, xenophobic/racist, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic and unspecific or other criminal acts. 58.1 percent, were successfully solved. The report found that despite a decrease in the number of asylum seekers, there is no foreseeable end to the right-wing extremist agitations towards asylum seekers based on hostility and xenophobic/ racist agitations in general. Islamophobia, hostility towards asylum seekers and xenophobia are currently the main topics characterising the phenomenon of right-wing extremism. |
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Austria | Austria, Magistratsabteilung | 2015 | Scheitz, T., Schnell, P., Nik Nafs, C., Güngör, K., Riffer, F. Think difference - Büro für Gesellschaft, Organisation und Entwicklung (2015), Adolescents in open youth work. Identities, life situations and devaluating attitudes (Jugendliche in der offenen Jugendarbeit. Identitäten, Lebenslagen und abwertende Einstellungen),Vienna, Magistratsabteilung 13 der Stadt Wien | Public perceptions & attitudes | General population |
The majority of the respondents do report either no or less experiences of discrimination. However, devaluing of religious belief has been reported frequently by the respondents. Furthermore, the reported fear that the religion is devalued are great among the respondents. |
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