Austria
Town in Austria Honors 31 Jehovah’s Witnesses, Victims of Nazi Regime
A plaque in the town of Techelsberg was dedicated in memory of Jehovah’s Witnesses who suffered at the hands of the Nazis during World War II.
Plaque Unveiled for Austrian Witness Executed by Nazis, District Mayor Key Speaker
Gabriele Votava delivered a speech honoring Gerhard Steinacher, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, who was executed at 19 years of age for refusing to support the war effort.
Jehovah’s Witnesses Honored at the Gusen Concentration Camp Memorial
On April 13, 2014, a memorial plaque was unveiled in recognition of the 450 Witnesses imprisoned by the Nazis in the Mauthausen and Gusen concentration camps in Austria.
Austria Ordered to Compensate Jehovah’s Witnesses for Discrimination
On September 25, 2012, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the government of Austria was guilty of discrimination against Jehovah’s Witnesses.