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 official suspended over alleged hate speech on Facebook A top management official in the Swiss canton of Aargau has been forced to take leave after he posted abusive messages targeting refugees and immigrants on Facebook. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181211/swiss-official-suspended-over-alleged-hate-speech Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:02:39 +0100 swiss-official-suspended-over-alleged-hate-speech Libyan preacher on benefits investigated for suspected hate speech at Swiss mosque The city of Biel/Bienne is investigating a Libyan man who came to Switzerland as an asylum seeker nearly 20 years ago for giving sermons at a mosque in which he called for non-Muslims to be destroyed. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170824/libyan-preacher-on-benefits-investigated-for-suspected-hate-speech-at-swiss-mosque Thu, 24 Aug 2017 12:21:11 +0200 libyan-preacher-on-benefits-investigated-for-suspected-hate-speech-at-swiss-mosque