Bias-motivated incidents in Austria

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Every incident

6 incidents, newest first.

September 2026

• Jewish family denied restaurant service in Austrian town

  A restaurant owner in Bad Hofgastein, Austria refused to serve an Israeli family after learning they were Jewish, telling them they could not buy anything from him.

  Sep 27 · Bad HofgasteinReligious Discrimination1 source

June 2026

• Mayor bans woman in burkini from swimming at Tyrol pool

  At the Badino natural pool in Vorderhornbach, the mayor, who also serves as the pool's hygiene officer, told a woman of Turkish origin that body-covering swimwear was not allowed and barred her from swimming; she left with her children and said she would file a complaint for racism.

  Jun 27 · VorderhornbachRacism1 source

May 2026

• Four removed from Eurovision venue over antisemitic disruption of Israeli act

  At the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, four people were expelled by police for disruptive behavior against the Israeli delegation during Eurovision, including antisemitic chants and antisemitic graffiti on their bodies while Israeli contestant Noam Bettan performed.

  May 12 · ViennaReligious Discrimination1 source

March 2026

• Swastika stickers and anti-Israel flags placed on Jewish Chabad building in Salzburg

  Swastika stickers and Palestine flags bearing the slogan 'Boycott Israeli Apartheid' were affixed to a window of a building housing the Jewish organization Chabad Salzburg in the Linzergasse.

  Mar 18 · SalzburgReligious Discrimination1 source

• Severed pig's head left at Turkish family's door in Hall in Tirol

  A severed pig's head was placed on the doormat of a Turkish family's home in Hall in Tirol, with a note reading 'Happy Ramadan, you monkeys!' attached to the door.

  Mar 12 · Hall in TirolRacismXenophobia1 source

January 2026

• Man confesses to strangling partner in Wilfersdorf, Austria

  A 47-year-old man in Wilfersdorf, Austria, confessed to strangling his 36-year-old German partner to death during an argument and hiding her body in his cellar for eight days.

  Jan 5 · WilfersdorfSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

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