Communist Youth of Austria (KJO)
23-02 Youth Protest Europe Image 1 Youth on the frontlines of struggle in Europe

Leftist youth groups raise the flag of resistance, resilience, and solidarity across crises-ridden Europe

Austria Protests Protests erupt across Austria demanding solution to cost of living crisis

The Austrian Trade Union Federation (OGB) has demanded that the government put a cap on energy bills and house rents and temporarily abolish VAT on food and fuel

Pride March - Europe 1 Pride for people, not for profit

Working class sections and youth groups in Europe have resolved to fight both LGBTQ+phobia and rainbow capitalism in order to advance the rights of LGBTQ+ people worldwide

Anti-war campaign - Austria Leftist youth groups in Austria launch Youth Against War campaign 

The campaign group has urged the Austrian government to divest from defense upgrades and instead invest in public transport, housing and health

Mauthausen Liberation - Austria 1 Anti-fascists in Austria commemorate anniversary of Mauthausen concentration camp liberation

The Mauthausen Camp complex in Upper Austria was one of the five major concentration camps operated by Nazi Germany during World War II. Around 90,000 out of the 200,000 inmates there were reportedly killed 

Austrian left mobilizes in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan

Progressive sections in Austria demanded safe passage and protection for the people of Afghanistan, and sought an end to the deportation of asylum seekers by the government

Youth Protest - Austria Leftists protest police crackdown on youngsters in Vienna

The police crackdown on youths at Karlsplatz in Vienna for defying COVID-19 restrictions has evoked widespread outrage across Austria

Communist Youth-Austria ‘Let the rich pay for the COVID-19 crisis’

Niklas Böck, chairman of the Communist Youth of Austria, talks about the impact of COVID-19 on the people, especially the youth, the resistance to the far-right and the growth of the left

Austrian students demand support amid COVID-19 crisis, reject changes to university law

Austrian students have been seeking comprehensive financial support in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. They are also calling for the withdrawal of proposed changes to the University Act which impose higher grade point requirements for them to pass their courses

Student protests-Austria In Austria, student groups protest higher fees for non-EU students 

The University of Applied Arts Vienna has decided to enforce the Tuition Fee Ordinance 2019 as directed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research

Anti-fascist protest-Austria Communist youth in Austria resist fascist mobilizations

Right-wing groups from the Turkish diaspora in Vienna instigated clashes with the Kurdish and progressive Turks in the city

Austrian Airlines Austrian communists criticize government bailout to private airline

The Austrian government has issued a financial bailout package worth EUR 450 million (USD 510 million) to Austrian Airlines (AUA), a subsidiary of the Germany-based Lufthansa Group