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Swiss police clear months-long quarry protest
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.
Protesters gather in small Swiss town for 'silent protest' against Covid measures
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.
Hundreds protest Covid restrictions in Switzerland
Around 500 demonstrators wearing protective suits marched through the Swiss tax haven of Zug on Saturday to protest against the government's Covid restrictions.
Swiss activists launch referendum bid against Covid-19 measures
Activists who oppose the Swiss government’s coronavirus measures have launched a bid to have the restrictions banned at a referendum.
Swiss police concerned about 'extremism' among corona sceptics
Coronavirus scepticism is a growing problem in Switzerland. Police and intelligence services are concerned that the movement could lead to radicalisation.
Coronavirus rules: Does Switzerland have 'double standards' for protests?
Political parties on the right of the spectrum have called for an end to a ‘double standard’ in large gatherings.
Switzerland sticks with mountain name despite 'racist' ties
A Swiss town on Wednesday refused to rename the Agassizhorn mountain despite its namesake's espousal of racist views.
Protests force Switzerland to grapple with its own ‘George Floyd’ case
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.
IN PICTURES: Powerful images from anti-racism protests across Switzerland
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.
Switzerland to impose tougher penalties for violent protesters
Switzerland on Tuesday toughened the penalties for rioters and violent protesters, including increasing minimum jail time and toughening penalties for first-time offenders.
Police forced to shut down coronavirus protests in Zurich and Bern
Police were forced to intervene in anti-coronavirus protests in Zurich and Bern on Saturday.
IN PICTURES: Inside Switzerland's anti-coronavirus lockdown protests
Protesters gathered in the Swiss capital Bern to show their displeasure with the coronavirus lockdown.
Bern police hand out four-week bans to coronavirus lockdown protesters
The Swiss capital of Bern has banned several protesters from engaging in demonstrations against the coronavirus lockdown for the next four weeks.
Climate protesters block Geneva's private jet terminal
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.
Why German Wikipedia is down for 24 hours
German language Wikipedia is down all day on the 21st of March as part of a protest against new European copyright laws.
'Yellow vest' protesters stage peaceful demo in Geneva
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.
Thousands of Swiss students protest against climate inaction
Thousands of students in cities across Switzerland have been staging demonstrations over the lack of action to protect the environment and prevent climate change.
Why are strikes so rare in Switzerland?
Industrial action by Swiss workers is relatively uncommon compared to other countries.
Industrial action in Switzerland: Construction workers take to the streets
Unions have warned that strikes could continue throughout the autumn.
Hundreds protest in Zurich over Trump's visit to Davos
More than a thousand people protested in central Zurich on Tuesday against the planned arrival of US President Donald Trump in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Turkey protest organizers won't face prosecution
The organizers of a protest in Switzerland where some demonstrators held a banner urging the assassination of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will not be charged, media reports said on Monday.
Violent scenes in Bern as police clash with protestors
Eleven people, including ten police officers, were injured in Bern on Saturday night in a clash between police and protestors demonstrating against the eviction of squatters from a building in the Swiss capital last week.
Tampon-tax protest turns Zurich fountains red
Thirteen fountains in the city of Zurich turned blood red on Tuesday when women activists staged a dramatic protest against a tax on tampons.