Austria seeks to criminalise ‘political Islam’ as it unveils broad new anti-terror measures
Austria plans to introduce a series of anti-terrorism measures following last week's deadly attack in Vienna, including the criminalisation of political interpretations of Islam that are deemed to encourage violent extremism. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Wednesday that the measures were intended to protect society from extremists he described as "ticking time bombs". The proposals include the ability to keep individuals convicted of terror offences behind bars for life, facilitate electronic surveillance of people convicted […]
