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 Thousands of protesters marched in an illegal demonstration in eastern Switzerland on Saturday against measures aimed at reducing the spread of Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210424/thousands-take-part-in-illegal-protest-against-covid-measures-in-switzerland Sat, 24 Apr 2021 23:21:00 +0200 thousands-take-part-in-illegal-protest-against-covid-measures-in-switzerland Swiss police on Tuesday swooped down on environmental protesters who have been occupying a quarry owned by Franco-Swiss cement giant LafargeHolcim for months to protest against its plans to expand the site. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210330/swiss-police-clear-months-long-quarry-protest Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:41:43 +0200 swiss-police-clear-months-long-quarry-protest Thousands of demonstrators descended on the small northern Swiss town of Liestal Saturday to demand an end to anti-Covid measures that have shut restaurants and other venues for months. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210320/protesters-gather-in-small-swiss-town-for-silent-protest-against-covid-measures Sat, 20 Mar 2021 16:16:28 +0100 protesters-gather-in-small-swiss-town-for-silent-protest-against-covid-measures Around 500 demonstrators wearing protective suits marched through the Swiss tax haven of Zug on Saturday to protest against the government's Covid restrictions. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210207/protesters-march-through-swiss-tax-haven-of-zug-against-covid-restrictions Sun, 07 Feb 2021 09:58:57 +0100 protesters-march-through-swiss-tax-haven-of-zug-against-covid-restrictions Activists who oppose the Swiss government’s coronavirus measures have launched a bid to have the restrictions banned at a referendum. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201009/swiss-activists-launch-referendum-against-covid-19-measures Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:50:18 +0200 swiss-activists-launch-referendum-against-covid-19-measures Coronavirus scepticism is a growing problem in Switzerland. Police and intelligence services are concerned that the movement could lead to radicalisation. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200930/swiss-police-concerned-about-rising-extremism-among-corona-sceptics Wed, 30 Sep 2020 18:01:28 +0200 swiss-police-concerned-about-rising-extremism-among-corona-sceptics Political parties on the right of the spectrum have called for an end to a ‘double standard’ in large gatherings. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200617/coronavirus-lockdown-does-switzerland-have-a-double-standard-for-protesting Wed, 17 Jun 2020 18:01:16 +0200 coronavirus-lockdown-does-switzerland-have-a-double-standard-for-protesting A Swiss town on Wednesday refused to rename the Agassizhorn mountain despite its namesake's espousal of racist views. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200709/swiss-town-sticks-with-peaks-name-despite-racist-ties Thu, 09 Jul 2020 11:51:25 +0200 swiss-town-sticks-with-peaks-name-despite-racist-ties George Floyd's shocking death in police custody in the US has sparked belated soul-searching in Switzerland over the death of a Nigerian man two years ago in Lausanne in similar circumstances. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200616/switzerland-grapples-with-its-own-george-floyd-case Tue, 16 Jun 2020 11:18:54 +0200 switzerland-grapples-with-its-own-george-floyd-case Protesters in Geneva and Lausanne took to the streets in a series of anti-racism demonstrations prompted by the death of US man George Floyd. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200610/in-pictures-4 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 21:01:46 +0200 in-pictures-4 Switzerland on Tuesday toughened the penalties for rioters and violent protesters, including increasing minimum jail time and toughening penalties for first-time offenders. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200609/switzerland-imposes-tougher-penalties-for-violent-protesters Tue, 09 Jun 2020 21:19:23 +0200 switzerland-imposes-tougher-penalties-for-violent-protesters Police were forced to intervene in anti-coronavirus protests in Zurich and Bern on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200523/police-forced-to-shut-down-coronavirus-protests-in-zurich-and-bern Sat, 23 May 2020 19:32:20 +0200 police-forced-to-shut-down-coronavirus-protests-in-zurich-and-bern Protesters gathered in the Swiss capital Bern to show their displeasure with the coronavirus lockdown. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200521/in-pictures-inside-switzerlands-anti-coronavirus-lockdown-protests Thu, 21 May 2020 15:20:47 +0200 in-pictures-inside-switzerlands-anti-coronavirus-lockdown-protests The Swiss capital of Bern has banned several protesters from engaging in demonstrations against the coronavirus lockdown for the next four weeks. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200520/bern-police-hand-out-four-week-bans-to-coronavirus-lockdown-protesters Wed, 20 May 2020 14:32:58 +0200 bern-police-hand-out-four-week-bans-to-coronavirus-lockdown-protesters Dozens of climate activists blocked access to the private jet terminal at Geneva airport Saturday, demanding a halt to the "absurd" mode of luxury transportation. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191117/climate-protesters-block-genevas-private-jet-terminal Sun, 17 Nov 2019 12:17:31 +0100 climate-protesters-block-genevas-private-jet-terminal German language Wikipedia is down all day on the 21st of March as part of a protest against new European copyright laws. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190321/why-german-wikipedia-is-down-for-24-hours Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:28:21 +0100 why-german-wikipedia-is-down-for-24-hours Hundreds of members of France's 'yellow vest' protest movement staged a peaceful demonstration outside the United Nations Office at Geneva on Wednesday, but numbers were far below organisers' expectations. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190220/hundreds-of-french-yellow-vest-protesters-gather-in-geneva Wed, 20 Feb 2019 12:27:40 +0100 hundreds-of-french-yellow-vest-protesters-gather-in-geneva Thousands of students in cities across Switzerland have been staging demonstrations over the lack of action to protect the environment and prevent climate change. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190118/thousands-of-students-protest-against-climate-inaction Fri, 18 Jan 2019 14:15:24 +0100 thousands-of-students-protest-against-climate-inaction Industrial action by Swiss workers is relatively uncommon compared to other countries. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181019/why-are-strikes-rare-in-switzerland Fri, 19 Oct 2018 17:50:06 +0200 why-are-strikes-rare-in-switzerland Unions have warned that strikes could continue throughout the autumn. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181016/industrial-action-in-switzerland-construction-workers-take-to-the-streets Tue, 16 Oct 2018 17:25:41 +0200 industrial-action-in-switzerland-construction-workers-take-to-the-streets