ISLAMOPHOBIA REPORT

ISLAMOPHOBIA IN Switzerland
CHRONOLOGY
1 January 2015
• An Emergency Statute banning al Qaeda, the ‘Islamic State’ group and related
organizations.
7 January 2015
• Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris and Swiss border control and higher terror alert.
15 February 2015
• Copenhagen attacks increasing terror threat in Switzerland.
30 April 2015
• Berne regional tribunal found the leaders of the Swiss People’s Party guilty of racism
July 2015
• Refusal by the Swiss government to the Al Huda Association to build a kindergarten
in Zurich
July-August 2015
• Refugees and asylum seekers from Syria and Afghanistan enter Europe through
the Mediterranean Sea.
September 2015
• High school girl in Berne forced to take off hijab
October 2015
• Swiss Federal Council approves strategy to Counter Violent Extremism (CVE).
18 October 2015
• Right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) wins large share of the vote in federal elections.
November 2015
• Swiss federal council approves the Anti-Jihadi strategy
13 November 2015
• Paris terror attacks and strict policies towards asylum seekers from the Middle East
25 November 2015
• Ticino’s parliament approved the law banning women face cover with a fine of
10,000 francs
December 2015
• Swiss police open criminal cases against members of ICCS and its connection to
terrorist organisations.
December 2015
• Police in Zurich arrested two suspects travelling from Syria through Turkey who
had connections with banned terrorist organizations and coming.
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