
A total of 1,920 racist incidents took place in Austria last year, a report released on Thursday said.
Nearly 60 percent of racist and hate-based incidents in the country occurred online, Austria-based Civil Courage and Anti-Racism Work (ZARA) said.
Some 1,164 racists posts were shared on social media and other online platforms, it added.
There were 16.3 percent racist attacks in public places, with 7.9 people subjected to racist treatment in the service and entertainment sector.
Also, 4.6 percent of racist and hateful discourses occurred in print media and politics.
The Security Directorate was the state institution where racist treatment occurred the most (4.3 percent).
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