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 Court ruling on Nazi salute hits hot button A decision by Switzerland’s supreme court that giving a Nazi salute may not always be a criminal act is being met with concern inside and outside the country’s borders. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140522/top-court-ruling-on-nazi-salute-raises-concerns Fri, 23 May 2014 00:06:00 +0200 top-court-ruling-on-nazi-salute-raises-concerns Swiss participate in raids against neo-Nazis Police launched raids in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland on Wednesday against six suspected members of a far-right "Werewolf" cell modelled on late-Second World War plans for a Nazi guerrilla resistance. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130717/swiss-involved-in-raids-against-neo-nazis Wed, 17 Jul 2013 16:23:00 +0200 swiss-involved-in-raids-against-neo-nazis Neo-Nazis attack Sri Lankan in Bernese town Three drunken neo-Nazis were arrested after storming a Sri Lankan restaurant and injuring the owner in a rural town in the canton of Bern over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130121/neo-nazis-attack-sri-lankan-in-bern-town Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:00:00 +0100 neo-nazis-attack-sri-lankan-in-bern-town Compulsory civil service proposed for foreigners Foreigners well established in Switzerland should be called up for community service, the economic think tank Avenir Suisse says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130116/compulsory-civil-service-proposed-for-foreign-residents Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:10:00 +0100 compulsory-civil-service-proposed-for-foreign-residents Swiss army 'neo-Nazis' pose security concerns A controversy is flaring over young neo-Nazis in the Swiss army. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121012/swiss-army-neo-nazis-pose-security-concerns Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:54:00 +0200 swiss-army-neo-nazis-pose-security-concerns