https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swiss police fired water cannon, tear gas and stun grenades at Cameroonian protesters outside UN headquarters in Geneva Saturday as the crowd surged towards a luxury hotel hosting Cameroon's president. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190630/swiss-police-fire-water-cannon-tear-gas-at-cameroon-protesters Sun, 30 Jun 2019 09:23:39 +0200 swiss-police-fire-water-cannon-tear-gas-at-cameroon-protesters Switzerland said Friday it had summoned Cameroon's ambassador over an "unacceptable" attack on a journalist in Geneva by men believed to be part of Cameroonian President Paul Biya's security detail. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190629/swiss-summon-cameroon-ambassador-over-unacceptable-journalist-attack Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:57:07 +0200 swiss-summon-cameroon-ambassador-over-unacceptable-journalist-attack A gay man who fled Cameroon where homosexuality is considered a crime said on Tuesday he has won a tough fight, becoming one of a handful of people to get asylum in Switzerland based on sexual orientation. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121106/gay-cameroonian-wins-asylum-in-switzerland Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:37:00 +0100 gay-cameroonian-wins-asylum-in-switzerland