The SonntagsBlick has published a report showing the extent to which “rightwing extremists” are publicly displaying themselves in Switzerland. The weekly newspaper published photographs of xenophobes trumpeting their views and identities on social networks. Their tattoos leave little room for doubt about their political inclinations. Neither are the symbols, flags or slogans they wield. Rightwing …
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In an early test for Geneva’s controversial new secularism law, a Muslim councillor on Tuesday chose to sit in the public gallery during a recent council meeting rather than obey the new legislation by removing her headscarf so that she could take part in the session. The move by Sabine Tiguemounine, a councillor with the …
Turkey’s Consulate in the Swiss city of Zurich was attacked by a Molotov cocktail in the early hours on April 22, said the Turkish consul serving there. Asiye Nurcan Ipekci told Anadolu Agency that the attack came at 2.51 a.m. local time (0051GMT), but no one was hurt and the building suffered no damage. She …
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Among the perks listed in a job advertisement seeking a new teacher, Göttibach primary school mentioned “lower than average number of children with a migration background”. The ad’s wording quickly sparked a wave of criticism. “It reads as though the job is more attractive because there are few foreigners at the school,” the president of …
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Switzerland plans to ease restrictions now in place to combat the new coronavirus starting at the end of April, the government said on Wednesday, adding the economic damage from the epidemic could be the worst on record. “The government knows that our people, our families, companies, employees and self-employed people need a vision for the …
Credit Suisse has apologised after a report that Tidjane Thiam, then its chief executive, left his chairman’s birthday party when a black performer dressed as a janitor danced on stage. The banking giant said in a statement: “We are sorry for any offence caused.” The New York Times said last November’s Studio 54-themed party also included …
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A bomb ready to explode was found in the mailbox of the headquarters of the Swiss Turkish Community (STC), an umbrella organization of Turkish non-governmental organizations in Switzerland, with the PKK terror group a suspect, the head of the body said. “They placed the bomb in the STC mailbox between 13.30-14.00 yesterday. I immediately called …
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People of African descent in Switzerland experience racial discrimination in various aspects of their lives, UN human rights experts found after visiting the country. “Racial profiling and police controls of Black people humiliate, criminalize and stigmatize,” Dominique Day, head of the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, said in a statement. …
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Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) was convicted by Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court on Monday of failing to prevent money-laundering by a Bulgarian cocaine trafficking gang in the country’s first criminal trial of one of its major banks. read more A former employee was found guilty of money-laundering in the trial, which included testimony on murders and cash …
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