FILE PHOTO: Austrian Justice Minister Alma Zadic attends a news conference in Vienna, Austria, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria said on Monday it would strengthen its law banning the use of various Nazi symbols to adapt to recent trends including protesters against COVID-19 restrictions likening themselves to Jews during the Holocaust.
Like neighbouring Germany, Austria passed a law after World War Two banning the Nazi party and spreading Nazi propaganda as well as various symbols of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich including the straight-arm salute.
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