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Austria man kept dead mother in cellar for pension, police say

September 11, 2021 World Justice News 0
A man kept the mummified corpse of his mother in a basement for over a year while continuing to receive her pension payments, Austrian police say. The 89-year-old woman, who reportedly had dementia, is thought […]
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Austrian ex-far-right leader Strache guilty of corruption

August 27, 2021 World Justice News 0
The downfall of Heinz-Christian Strache, who was head of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party, began with a video sting on the holiday island of Ibiza. Two years on, a court in Vienna has found him guilty […]
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Austria: Former finance minister Grasser jailed for corruption

December 5, 2020 World Justice News 0
A former Austrian finance minister has been sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in a high-profile corruption scandal. Karl-Heinz Grasser was found guilty on Friday of embezzlement, receiving bribes and falsification of […]
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Ischgl: Austria sued over Tyrol ski resort’s Covid-19 outbreak

September 23, 2020 World Justice News 0
An Austrian consumer rights group has filed four civil lawsuits against the country’s government over Covid-19 outbreaks at ski resorts in the western Tyrol region earlier this year. The group also said it hoped to […]
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Can YouTube Be Liable For Copyright Infringing Videos? EU Court to Decide

August 23, 2019 World Justice News 0
The European Court of Justice is being asked to answer several questions regarding YouTube’s potential liability for pirated videos that are uploaded by its users. The case was referred by Austria’s Supreme Court, which has […]
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YouTube is Not Liable for Copyright Infringing Videos, Appeal Court Rules

March 14, 2019 World Justice News 0
The Higher Regional Court of Vienna, Austria, has ruled that YouTube can’t be held liable for infringing videos uploaded by users. The Court overturned a previous verdict which held that YouTube takes an “active role,” […]
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Mauthausen Nazi death camp: Germany charges ‘former guard’

November 24, 2018 World Justice News 0
German prosecutors have charged a 95-year-old man with being an accessory to the deaths of tens of thousands of inmates at an Austrian Nazi death camp. Identified only as Hans H for legal reasons, the […]
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Far-right Austrian ‘Identitarians’ cleared of hate speech

August 10, 2018 zoshinuk 0
An Austrian court on Thursday found 17 members of Austria’s far-right ‘Identitarian Movement’ (IBÖ) not guilty of charges of criminal association and hate speech. Ten prominent members of the group and seven other “active sympathizers” had […]
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Man in shark head costume falls foul of Austria anti-veil law

October 9, 2017 World Justice News 0
A man in a shark costume has fallen foul of an anti-burka law that recently came into force in Austria. Designed to ban the full-face Islamic veil, the law says people’s faces must be visible […]
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Hitler lookalike arrested in Austria

February 13, 2017 World Justice News 0
A Hitler lookalike has been arrested in Austria on charges of glorifying the Nazi era, local officials say. The 25-year-old man reportedly calls himself Harald Hitler. The man, sporting a side parting and a trademark […]

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Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0
Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]
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European rights court orders Turkey to free imprisoned businessman

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to immediately release Osman Kavala, an activist and philanthropist who has been detained in prison for almost a decade. Kavala was sentenced to life behind […]
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France’s top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

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France’s top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression. The legislation was backed by French lawmakers in July, making it the first European country […]
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