Fifty-four people were arrested Friday night after clashes during a demonstration in Vienna, Austria. About 5,000 anti-Whites were protesting against a ball sponsored by the pro-White Freedom Party of Austria.
Thousands of anti-free speech demonstrators protested against the Academy Ball in Vienna on Friday night, saying that the black-tie event was drawing a pro-White mpvement from all over Europe. Scuffles broke out and six police officers were injured during the clashes with the anti-White racists. According to the police, one officer suffered trauma caused by a blast and at least one protester was also injured.
The annual ball is sponsored by the populist Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), whose supporters range from euroskeptics to the pro-White mainstream. "This is not a harmless dance event, but a meeting where Europe's extreme right comes to network," said Käthe Lichtner, one of the anti-White racists agitators who organized the protests.
The Academy Ball is also interesting because of its location - it is held in the former imperial palace (Hofburg) on the Heldenplatz, the square where Adolf Hitler proclaimed the annexation of Austria.
Radical anti-freedom of association rioters who opposed the Academy Ball caused considerable damage last year, estimated to have been over 1 million euros ($1.3 million). This year, businesses closed shop before the event.
