The Local Switzerland

Asylum seekers should be shot: SVP politician

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:33:00 +0200

A far-right politician from the Swiss People's Party (SVP) is expected to resign on Monday after it emerged that he had called on social media sites for asylum seekers to be shot.

Racist motive suspected in weekend attack

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:09:00 +0200

A 31-year-old Eritrean man was stabbed by two white men at the Aarau train station over the weekend in an attack that many fear could be racially motivated.