Austria
Austria regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Implemented in 2021, Austria's new hate crime recording system represents a good practice in the region. The Austrian Ministry of Interior is also a member of the civil society network "Hate Crime Kontern", which strengthens hate crime co-ordination and victim support, and co-operates directly with civil society organizations. Hate crime statistics collected by the Ministry are published online each year.
In January 2023, Austria implemented ODIHR's Diagnostic Workshop to Assess National Structures and Services for Hate Crime Victim Support.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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2022 | 5,865 | 3,035 | 272 |
2021 | 5,464 | 4,304 | 184 |
2020 | 156 | 436 | 169 |
2019 | 125 | 421 | 191 |
2018 | 307 | 407 | 208 |
2017 | 302 | Not available | Not available |
2016 | 425 | Not available | Not available |
2015 | 395 | Not available | Not available |
2014 | 186 | Not available | Not available |
2013 | 110 | Not available | Not available |
2012 | 91 | Not available | Not available |
2011 | 59 | 38 | 1 |
2010 | 101 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | 62 | Not available | Not available |
About 2021 Data
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Police records represent the number of offences recorded as hate crimes; a total number of 6,619 cases were registered, some of which involved more than one bias motivation. Police-recorded hate crimes include 964 offences understood as "right-wing extremism" under the Prohibition Act or classified as insults or honour crimes, and may fall outside of the OSCE definition of hate crime. Prosecution and sentencing figures are based on the same recording methodology as police-recorded figures, and may therefore also include offences that fall outside of the OSCE definition of hate crime.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR recognizes Austria's long-term efforts to improve its hate crime recording and data collection mechanism, leading to a significant increase in the number of recorded and prosecuted hate crimes. However, based on the available information, it observes that Austria's hate crime recording and statistics do not sufficiently distinguish hate crimes from other crimes. In addition, ODIHR observes that Austria would benefit from raising awareness among and building the capacity of criminal justice officials, especially prosecutors, to address hate crime.
ODIHR recalls that in Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, participating States agreed to a common definition of hate crime and committed to collecting reliable data and statistics on such crimes. To that end, hate crimes need to be distinguished throughout the recording and data collection processes from incitement to hatred and other hate speech. Participating States have also committed to introducing or further developing professional training and capacity-building activities for law enforcement, prosecution and judicial officials dealing with hate crimes. ODIHR stands ready to support Austria in meeting its relevant commitments through the provision of comprehensive resources and tailored assistance, including further resources and tailored capacity-building assistance for police, prosecution and judiciary.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
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2021-01 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-07 | Violent attacks against people | Dokustelle
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2021-04 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-11 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-12 | Threats | ZARA
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2021-01 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-01 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-02 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-02 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-02 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-03 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-03 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-08 | Threats | ZARA
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2021-05 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-10 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-09 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-09 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-10 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-09 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-12 | Threats | ZARA
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2021-01 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-03 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-03 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-06 | Violent attacks against people | Dokustelle
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2021-03 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-06 | Threats | Dokustelle
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2021-04 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-03 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-01 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-01 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-03 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-06 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-03 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-08 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-08 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-08 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-01 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-03 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-04 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-09 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-06 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-06 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-11 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-09 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-10 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-01 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-10 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-04 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-03 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-11 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-06 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-06 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-11 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-12 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-03 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-01 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-08 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-01 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-06 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-08 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-09 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-09 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-10 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-10 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-05 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-05 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-07 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-10 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-07 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-07 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-11 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-11 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-09 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-11 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-11 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-06 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-07 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-06 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-04 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021 | Threats | ZARA
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2021-05 | Threats | ZARA
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2021-07 | Threats | Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2021-07 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-06 | Threats | ZARA
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2021-10 | Threats | ZARA
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2021-10 | Threats | ZARA
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2021-09 | Threats | OIDAC
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2021-07 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-08 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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Anti-Roma hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2021-12 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2021-06 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-05 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-08 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-01 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-07 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-02 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-11 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-05 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-11 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-11 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-02 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2021-04 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
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2021-05 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
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2021-05 | Threats | Dokustelle
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2021-05 | Violent attacks against people | Dokustelle
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2021-05 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
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2021-06 | Violent attacks against people | Dokustelle
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2021-06 | Threats | Dokustelle
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2021-07 | Violent attacks against people | Dokustelle
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2021-07 | Violent attacks against people | Dokustelle
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2021-08 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
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2021-08 | Violent attacks against people | Dokustelle
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2021-09 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
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2021-10 | Violent attacks against people | Dokustelle
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2021-11 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
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2021-10 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
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2021-10 | Violent attacks against people | Dokustelle
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2021-08 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-08 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-10 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-09 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-10 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-12 | Threats | ZARA
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2021-12 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-05 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2021-06 | Threats | ZARA
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2021-01 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-03 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-04 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-06 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-08 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-08 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-08 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-03 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-03 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-07 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-07 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-07 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-11 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-11 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-11 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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Anti-Christian hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2021-07 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2021-07 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2021-12 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2021-10 | Attacks against property | Holy See
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2021-06 | Attacks against property | Holy See
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2021 | Attacks against property | Holy See
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2021-10 | Attacks against property | Holy See
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2021-12 | Attacks against property | Holy See
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2021-10 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2021-01 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2021-02 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2021-03 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2021-07 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2021-09 | Threats | OIDAC
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2021-10 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2021-02 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2021-01 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2021-03 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2021-09 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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Gender-based hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2021-03 | Threats | ZARA
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2021-04 | Threats | ZARA
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2021-12 | Threats | ZARA
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2021-07 | Threats | Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2021-03 | Attacks against property | ZARA
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2021-01 | Threats | ZARA
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2021-07 | Threats | ZARA
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2021-10 | Threats | ZARA
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights published relevant recommendations in its "Commissioner For Human Rights of the Council Of Europe Dunja Mijatović: Report Following Her Visit To Austria from 13 To 17 December 2021".