Austria: Hundreds decry Norway's 'theft' of children in Vienna

Austria: Hundreds decry Norway's 'theft' of children in Vienna

Thousands of people protested outside the Norwegian embassy in the Austrian capital of Vienna, Saturday, urging Norwegian authorities to return the children who are said to have been "stolen" by the Norwegian Child Welfare Service (Barnevernet). The protesters, including people from Romania, Czech Republic, and Russia carried pictures of the children while singing religious songs.

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Report: Rampant child abuse at ex-home in Vienna

Report: Rampant child abuse at ex-home in Vienna

Children at a former city-run home in Vienna were rampantly abused, with some of them raped and subjected to other forms of sexual exploitation both by caregivers and outsiders, an Austrian investigative commission said Wednesday.

Ex-foster home kids claim malaria injections

Ex-foster home kids claim malaria injections

Hospital experts are probing claims from two former Vienna foster home residents that they were injected with the parasite that causes malaria to treat psychological disorders.

Charges of mass abuse at Vienna foster home expand

Charges of mass abuse at Vienna foster home expand

Allegations of systematic rape at a government-run foster home grew Tuesday when a lawyer said that a third woman had come forward to claim she was victimized decades ago.

Serial rape alleged in Vienna foster home in 1970s

Serial rape alleged in Vienna foster home in 1970s

Children in a Vienna public foster home were systematically raped in the 1970s, a newspaper alleged Sunday, in a report that added a new dimension to ongoing investigations.

‘Girls were systematically raped at Vienna foster home in the 70s’

‘Girls were systematically raped at Vienna foster home in the 70s’

A number of former foster children have made allegations that dozens of young girls at a public foster home in Vienna were systematically raped in the 1970s, an Austrian newspaper reported on Sunday.

Austrian kills foster daughter after years of abuse - police

Austrian kills foster daughter after years of abuse - police

Austrian police confirmed Wednesday that a body found in early December was that of a young woman murdered by the foster father who had abused her since she was a child.

Austrian authorities investigate abuse allegations against foster parents

Austrian authorities investigate abuse allegations against foster parents

Austrian authorities say they are investigating abuse allegations against two foster parents and another caregiver.