Solitary confinement in prisons is ineffective or even counterproductive, according to a study, whose authors are calling for the abolition of this form of detention in Switzerland. The research was carried out by Thierry Urwyler, a professor of crim...

After successfully campaigning before the European Court of Human Rights against racism and discrimination, a 52-year-old Swiss man of Kenyan descent was himself convicted by a court in Bern on Friday for incitement to violence. "Freeing the Jews fro...

The risk of forest fires remains high in Geneva. It now stands at 4 out of 5, the Department of Territorial Planning said on Friday, urging people to exercise caution. The authorities’ assessment is based on factors such as temperature, humidity, w...

On Wednesday Swiss train maker Stadler Rail inaugurated an extension to its US factory in Salt Lake City, Utah. It now has an additional 245,000 square metres of floor space, bringing the total to 475,000 square metres, according to a press release i...

Over 77,600 meals served, as well as around 2,300 beds and accommodation places for homeless people, those with mental health issues and refugees: the Salvation Army’s work in 2025 was dominated by the housing crisis and rising poverty. The demand ...