The Local Switzerland 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 court rules 'foreign gypsy' cartoon was racist The heads of the youth chapter of Switzerland's right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) in the canton of Bern have been found guilty of racial discrimination over a cartoon protesting a regional government proposal for temporary camping places for "foreign gypsies". https://www.thelocal.ch/20190115/gypsy-cartoon-published-by-youth-wing-of-swiss-peoples-party-ruled-racist Tue, 15 Jan 2019 16:38:13 +0100 gypsy-cartoon-published-by-youth-wing-of-swiss-peoples-party-ruled-racist Police remove caravan-dwellers from Bern field Bern cantonal police mobilized officers to remove dozens of caravan-dwellers on Thursday night from a field in the Swiss capital where they were illegally camped in a protest demonstration. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140424/police-evacuate-caravan-dwellers-from-bern-field Fri, 25 Apr 2014 01:44:00 +0200 police-evacuate-caravan-dwellers-from-bern-field