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 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 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 A young couple left their one-year-old baby boy alone in their car on Sunday so they could go to a concert, media reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150825/parents-leave-baby-in-car-to-attend-concert Tue, 25 Aug 2015 13:42:25 +0200 parents-leave-baby-in-car-to-attend-concert A 36-year-old man was convicted by a Winterthur district court for putting the lives of several women at risk by tying them up and torturing them for sadomasochistic films. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140709/man-convicted-for-taking-sadistic-films-too-far Wed, 09 Jul 2014 13:36:00 +0200 man-convicted-for-taking-sadistic-films-too-far A Winterthur man is facing a criminal charge of contravening the animal welfare act for pitching 30 aquarium fish in the garbage because he was moving to another apartment. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140602/man-charged-for-throwing-aquarium-fish-in-trash Mon, 02 Jun 2014 21:29:00 +0200 man-charged-for-throwing-aquarium-fish-in-trash Sulzer, the Swiss industrial engineering and manufacturing firm, announced on Thursday that it is axing 300 jobs, including 100 positions at its Winterthur headquarters. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131017/sulzer-cuts-100-head-office-jobs-in-winterthur Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:21:00 +0200 sulzer-cuts-100-head-office-jobs-in-winterthur The prosecution is seeking life in prison for a 63-year-old businessman from the canton of Zurich accused of murdering his four-year-old-son in a hotel room three years ago. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130320/zurich-man-faces-life-sentence-for-murdering-son Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:47:00 +0100 zurich-man-faces-life-sentence-for-murdering-son