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 Nine people are facing charges of unlawful detention and causing bodily harm in connection with a brutal attack at a mosque in Winterthur in 2016. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180202/nine-charged-over-attack-at-controversial-mosque Fri, 02 Feb 2018 11:02:48 +0100 nine-charged-over-attack-at-controversial-mosque An Ethiopian who served as imam at a mosque in Winterthur has been found guilty of inciting violence after calling on worshippers to murder non-practising Muslims. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171124/imam-found-guilty-of-incitement-to-violence Fri, 24 Nov 2017 10:53:13 +0100 imam-found-guilty-of-incitement-to-violence A man who opened fire in a St Gallen mosque in 2014, killing one person during Friday prayers, has been sentenced to 16 years in jail. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171103/man-sentenced-to-16-years-for-st-gallen-mosque-killing Fri, 03 Nov 2017 10:19:35 +0100 man-sentenced-to-16-years-for-st-gallen-mosque-killing An Ethiopian imam of the now closed An’Nur mosque in Winterthur has been charged with inciting people to commit murder. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170811/winterthur-imam-charged-with-incitement-to-murder Fri, 11 Aug 2017 12:53:36 +0200 winterthur-imam-charged-with-incitement-to-murder The association that runs the An’Nour mosque in Winterthur has lodged a complaint with police against two members of the congregation thought to have reported their imam for inciting murder – a day after ten people were arrested for allegedly beating up the duo in revenge. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170224/winterthur-mosque-presses-charges-against-duo-who-reported-imam-for-inciting-murder Fri, 24 Feb 2017 11:03:01 +0100 winterthur-mosque-presses-charges-against-duo-who-reported-imam-for-inciting-murder Police in the canton of Zurich arrested ten people on Tuesday morning suspected of attacking two others at the An’Nur mosque in Winterthur because they tipped off a journalist about a controversial sermon given by the mosque’s imam. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170221/ten-arrested-over-attack-on-pair-at-winterthur-mosque Tue, 21 Feb 2017 11:57:13 +0100 ten-arrested-over-attack-on-pair-at-winterthur-mosque Posters calling for financial donations to help save a contentious mosque in Winterthur have been put up around the eastern Swiss city. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161123/posters-appeal-to-save-controversial-swiss-mosque Wed, 23 Nov 2016 12:26:50 +0100 posters-appeal-to-save-controversial-swiss-mosque The Zurich Federation of Islamic Organizations (Vioz) has suspended the An’Nour mosque in Winterthur after its imam was arrested for inciting people to kill others. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161107/islamic-federation-suspends-swiss-mosque-after-imam-arrested Mon, 07 Nov 2016 11:46:38 +0100 islamic-federation-suspends-swiss-mosque-after-imam-arrested Prosecutors have opened criminal proceedings against four people associated with a mosque in the city of Winterthur for public incitement to crime and violence. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161102/imam-faces-prosecution-after-police-raid-winterthur-mosque Wed, 02 Nov 2016 12:21:51 +0100 imam-faces-prosecution-after-police-raid-winterthur-mosque Police in Basel raided a controversial mosque in the city and arrested two people on Tuesday morning, Swiss media reported. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160927/two-arrested-in-police-raid-on-basel-mosque Tue, 27 Sep 2016 14:38:11 +0200 two-arrested-in-police-raid-on-basel-mosque Winterthur has become a “hot spot” for radicalization and the authorities aren’t doing enough to combat it, says a Muslim politician in the city. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160708/swiss-city-slammed-for-failing-to-prevent-radicalization Fri, 08 Jul 2016 11:07:51 +0200 swiss-city-slammed-for-failing-to-prevent-radicalization The city of Winterthur has launched a new service aimed at preventing radicalization. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160518/swiss-city-fights-extremism-with-anti-radicalization-centre Wed, 18 May 2016 14:39:42 +0200 swiss-city-fights-extremism-with-anti-radicalization-centre French authorities have searched the homes of two imams from Geneva's main mosque, the largest in Switzerland, the mosque said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151126/french-search-homes-of-geneva-mosque-imams Thu, 26 Nov 2015 20:41:12 +0100 french-search-homes-of-geneva-mosque-imams Authorities in Zurich have refused to give the go-ahead to a Islamic kindergarten over fears it will be "too religious". https://www.thelocal.ch/20150721/zurich-pulls-plug-on-islamic-kindergarten Tue, 21 Jul 2015 17:37:23 +0200 zurich-pulls-plug-on-islamic-kindergarten UPDATE: One person was killed Friday in a shooting in the prayer hall of a mosque in the Swiss city of Saint Gallen, police said. Media reports said the victim was 18 and was killed as a result of a row between Albanian families. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140822/man-shot-dead-in-saint-gallen-mosque Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:23:00 +0200 man-shot-dead-in-saint-gallen-mosque