Public broadcaster to begin disclosing offenders’ nationality; Social Democrats in a Zurich municipality campaign in several foreign languages; and more Swiss news in our roundup this Monday.
Public broadcaster to begin disclosing offenders’ nationality
Until now, public broadcaster SRF abstained from revealing the nationality of foreigners who had been detailed by police, believing that doing so would incite stereotypes or prejudices.
However, faced with complaints that withholding this information means that essential facts are not being communicated, the broadcaster has changed its editorial policy and “will state the nationality of perpetrators and victims.”
Not surprisingly, the populist Swiss People’s Party (SVP) welcomes this change.
“It is good that media professionals are no longer encouraged to withhold this nformation from viewers,” said SVP deputy Benjamin Fischer.
Social Democrats in a Zurich municipality campaign in several foreign languages
This is the case of Schlieren, the community which has the second-highest percentage of foreign residents over 46 percent – in the canton of Zurich.
Therefore, the party’s posters for council and parliamentary elections on March 8th are in 10 different languages.
These multi-lingual posters “are intended to reflect the party’s social democratic values,” said Annina Aeberli, head of the party. “This is also about the inclusivity of people with different linguistic backgrounds.”
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‘Train surfing’ raises concerns in Switzerland
This trend, where young people ride on a train’s roof, has resulted in several accidents in tecent days, with teenagers dying or suffering serious injures after being struck by an electric line or while climbing onto the roof.
And even though experts say “the consequences of train surfing are almost always death or serious injury,” the trend is on the rise in Switzerland.
The reason for this phenomenon, according to a recent study by the University Hospital of Zurich, is the desire of teens to share these dangerous acts on social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.
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Travel news: EuroAirport Basel is modernising its check-in process
Check-in for selected airlines will now be handled via self-service kiosks.
With the introduction of self-service technology this week, the airport aims to make check-in more efficient and independent passengers will soon be able to complete large parts of the process – such as printing of baggage tags and boarding passes – themselves
To ensure the smooth process, the airport recommends checking in online in advance, removing old baggage tags, and following the instructions on site.
Overall coordination remains with ground handling company Swissport, which is overseeing the transition in cooperation with EuroAirport.
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