By Askin Kiyagan
VIENNA (AA) – A study by an NGO revealed that in 2018 senior politicians in Austria participated in 20 campaigns against Muslims.
SOS Mitmensch in a news conference on Tuesday shared with journalists its study on Islamophobic and anti-Muslim campaigns in 2018 in Austrian politics.
It said that ruling Freedom Party Chairman and Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache, the party's Group Chairman in the parliament Johann Gudenus, Minister of Social Affairs Beate Hartinger-Klein have played a role in the spread of anti-Muslim campaigns with impunity.
Spokesman of the NGO Mitmensch Alexander Pollak also said that hate campaings against Muslims, because of their religious orientation, has risen to an “unimaginable level ” compared to a few years ago.
