Following the vandalism of Muslim graves at a Lausanne cemetery, more than 500 people joined a demonstration in the city on Wednesday in support of Muslim people.
Fifteen of 22 graves in part of a Lausanne cemetery devoted to the Muslim faith were vandalized last week, with anti-Muslim graffiti sprayed on the ground, police said.
Iran summoned Switzerland's ambassador, who represents Washington's interests in Tehran, to protest President Donald Trump's visa ban on Iranians, the foreign ministry said.
While many people in Switzerland were shocked and dismayed by the election of Republican Donald Trump as US president last week, some feel it shouldn’t come as a surprise to Switzerland at all.
Seven Swiss resident Muslims who came to lay flowers outside the US embassy in Bern in memory of the three Chapel Hill murder victims were “intimidated” by a police identity check, the Islamic Central Council of Switzerland (IZRS) has said.
Voters in Switzerland's Italian-speaking region on Sunday slapped a ban on wearing full-face veils, a move condemned by the country's Muslim community and Amnesty International.
A Swiss laboratory discovered traces of pork in seven out of twenty tests carried out on kebabs sold in several of the country's cities, say shocked local Muslim authorities.
<p><span lang="EN-US">The Islamic Central Council of Switzerland (ICCS), a conservative Muslim group, has chosen a symbol reminiscent of the Jewish Star of David for a planned protest against Islamophobia this weekend.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Swiss Muslim leaders have reacted angrily after it was reported that a travel agency specializing in holidays for gay people is organizing tours of Muslim countries.</span></p>
