DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivist</span></a> faces expulsion from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Austria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austria</span></a> after ban</p><p>AFP Apr 7, 2025, Updated Apr 8, 2025 </p><p>"Austria has banned a German climate activist for two years, she said on Monday, adding she would fight the decision, which could see her expelled from the Alpine EU member.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AnjaWindl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnjaWindl</span></a>, who has been living in Austria for seven years, became known for her <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>, including glueing herself on streets to stop <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traffic</span></a> with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LastGeneration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LastGeneration</span></a> group.</p><p>"In a decision Windl received last week, the Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum issued the two-year ban, giving her one month to leave the country.<br>"The ban was issued after the German activist was found to pose a 'danger for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOrder</span></a> and security', according to the decision seen by AFP.</p><p>" 'This is highly problematic from a democratic perspective,' Windl, a 28-year-old psychology <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>student</span></a>, told AFP, adding she would appeal the ban.</p><p>" 'We are moving toward civilisational <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/collapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>collapse</span></a>, and instead of holding those responsible accountable, it is those who have peacefully advocated for the preservation of our livelihoods" who are targeted, she said.</p><p>"Her lawyer, Ralf Niederhammer, said he did not know of any other political activist being banned from Austria. 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