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 Despite its famed neutrality, Switzerland is not immune to extremism. Now experts are sounding the alarm about the new form of radical activities that threaten the country’s security. https://www.thelocal.ch/20260715/switzerland-faced-with-a-new-form-of-extremism-in-2026 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:28:13 +0200 switzerland-faced-with-a-new-form-of-extremism-in-2026 Swiss police are investigating an 11-year-old boy believed to have been radicalised by Islamic extremists -- the youngest person ever to be involved in such a case in Switzerland, media reported Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20240907/swiss-probing-11-year-old-over-islamist-posts-media Sat, 07 Sep 2024 10:35:38 +0200 swiss-probing-11-year-old-over-islamist-posts-media Repeated bomb threats against dozens of French airports which led to evacuations and flight cancellations have been 'traced to an email address in Switzerland', according to French authorities. https://www.thelocal.ch/20231023/hoax-bomb-threats-against-french-airports-traced-to-swiss-email Mon, 23 Oct 2023 11:13:19 +0200 hoax-bomb-threats-against-french-airports-traced-to-swiss-email While the bomb alert at the Federal Palace turned out to be a false alarm this week, has the risk of a terrorist attack in Switzerland risen amid the escalating Middle East conflict and attacks in Europe? https://www.thelocal.ch/20231019/will-switzerland-raise-terror-alert-amid-attacks-in-europe-and-middle-east-conflict Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:29:19 +0200 will-switzerland-raise-terror-alert-amid-attacks-in-europe-and-middle-east-conflict In a rare case of alleged Islamist "terrorism" in Switzerland, a woman was jailed for nine years on Monday for the brutal knife attack on two shoppers at an upscale department store. https://www.thelocal.ch/20220825/woman-on-trial-over-rare-jihadist-attack-in-switzerland Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:16:06 +0200 woman-on-trial-over-rare-jihadist-attack-in-switzerland Four suspected members or sympathisers of the Islamic State group have been detained in Germany and Switzerland in a cross-border operation, prosecutors from the two countries said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20220614/switzerland-arrests-suspected-isis-sympathisers-in-numerous-raids Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:40:05 +0200 switzerland-arrests-suspected-isis-sympathisers-in-numerous-raids Swiss prosecutors said Thursday they had dropped the case against a second Swiss man over alleged links to a deadly shooting rampage in Vienna due to a lack of evidence. https://www.thelocal.ch/20220203/case-dropped-against-second-swiss-man-over-vienna-attack-links Thu, 03 Feb 2022 20:16:20 +0100 case-dropped-against-second-swiss-man-over-vienna-attack-links On Sunday, June 13th, the Swiss will have to weigh in on two initiatives and three referendums. From coronavirus lockdowns to terrorism, here are the issues at stake. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210610/explained-whats-at-stake-at-this-weekends-referendum-in-switzerland Thu, 10 Jun 2021 16:23:52 +0200 explained-whats-at-stake-at-this-weekends-referendum-in-switzerland From the UN to Amnesty International, fears abound that a new Swiss anti-terror law, which grants sweeping new powers to police to prevent future attacks, threatens Switzerland's heritage as a human rights leader. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210517/switzerlands-new-guantanamo-style-terrorism-law-draws-international-criticism Mon, 17 May 2021 12:41:54 +0200 switzerlands-new-guantanamo-style-terrorism-law-draws-international-criticism A woman arrested for a knife attack in a Swiss department store was linked to a 2017 jihadism investigation, police said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201125/swiss-stabbing-suspect-linked-to-jihadism-inquiry Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:47:02 +0100 swiss-stabbing-suspect-linked-to-jihadism-inquiry A Swiss woman attacked two other women in a supermarket in southern Switzerland on Tuesday, regional police said, adding that "terrorist motives" could not be excluded. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201124/swiss-police-investigate-terrorist-motives-after-supermarket-attack Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:19:55 +0100 swiss-police-investigate-terrorist-motives-after-supermarket-attack Right-wing Swiss politicians have called for Switzerland’s gun laws to be relaxed in the wake of the Vienna terrorist attack. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201105/swiss-politicians-call-for-relaxation-of-gun-laws-after-austrian-terrorist-attack Thu, 05 Nov 2020 18:13:14 +0100 swiss-politicians-call-for-relaxation-of-gun-laws-after-austrian-terrorist-attack Two young Swiss men arrested following Monday's gun attack in Vienna were already the targets of criminal cases over terrorism offences, prosecutors said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201104/swiss-suspects-in-vienna-attack-already-faced-terror-charges Wed, 04 Nov 2020 20:09:57 +0100 swiss-suspects-in-vienna-attack-already-faced-terror-charges Two young Swiss men were arrested near Zurich on Tuesday in connection with the deadly shooting rampage in Vienna, Swiss police said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201103/two-arrested-in-switzerland-over-vienna-attack Tue, 03 Nov 2020 21:57:07 +0100 two-arrested-in-switzerland-over-vienna-attack According to a new investigation by Swiss media, jihadists plotted to bomb the oil depot near Geneva international airport, in what could have been the worst terrorist attack on Swiss soil in decades. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200217/how-switzerland-averted-a-terrorist-attack Mon, 17 Feb 2020 15:08:15 +0100 how-switzerland-averted-a-terrorist-attack Swiss police carried out raids in several regions of the country Tuesday targeting people suspected of ties to Islamist extremists, prosecutors said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191030/vast-anti-islamist-sweep-in-switzerland-nets-11 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 09:22:18 +0100 vast-anti-islamist-sweep-in-switzerland-nets-11 If you are in or around Geneva this week, you will likely spot soldiers and armoured cars on the streets or near the Cointrin airport. Here's why. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190930/military-maneuvers-in-geneva-to-cause-traffic-disturbances-this-week Mon, 30 Sep 2019 11:56:44 +0200 military-maneuvers-in-geneva-to-cause-traffic-disturbances-this-week The Federal Palace in the Swiss capital of Bern is to get extra security in the form of a dozen stone bollards, it was revealed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190823/swiss-parliament-to-boost-security-with-anti-terror-bollards Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:35:05 +0200 swiss-parliament-to-boost-security-with-anti-terror-bollards A Swiss man has been arrested during raids on far-right extremist groups in northern Italy which saw police seize an air-to-air missile and other sophisticated weapons. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190715/swiss-man-arrested-as-italian-police-seize-combat-ready-missile-during-anti-terror-raids Mon, 15 Jul 2019 20:18:14 +0200 swiss-man-arrested-as-italian-police-seize-combat-ready-missile-during-anti-terror-raids Young urban men with low levels of education are over-represented among Switzerland's jihadists, while 40 percent are on some form of benefits, a new study shows. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190613/young-urban-on-benefits-a-snapshot-of-swiss-jihadists-terrorism-switzerland Thu, 13 Jun 2019 12:24:57 +0200 young-urban-on-benefits-a-snapshot-of-swiss-jihadists-terrorism-switzerland