A large increase in racist and xenophobic incidents was recorded in Switzerland in 2024, in particular attacks on Muslims and Arabs, according to official statistics published today. About 1,211 cases of racial discrimination were reported last year, including rhetorical hatred, physical attacks, threats and other biased breed or religion behaviors, an increase of about 40% compared to the previous year, according to the Federal Committee against Racism (EKR). Such incidents have been steadily increasing for several years in this rich Alpine country, which has a population of almost nine million, about 40% of which are foreigners. However, the increase observed last year was “particularly important,” EKR said in a joint announcement with the Swiss NGO Humanrights. According to these two sources, various factors can explain this increase, including the increase in geopolitical tensions, the growing polarization of public dialogue and the highest discrimination of discrimination. The most commonly reported incidents are about xenophobic discrimination and discrimination […]
Source: News Beast
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