Following a call from the organisation "Pour que vivent nos langues/Let our languages live", demonstrations have taken place in the Gironde, Dordogne and Pyrénées-Atlantiques regions. The protestors…
Protesters target governmentâs anti-Covid policy
The demonstration in Neuchâtel was the first by the Silent Protest movement in French-speaking Switzerland. Keystone/Valentin Flauraud
Opponents of the Swiss governmentsâ anti-Covid policy have staged another street protest.
This content was published on May 22, 2021 - 17:08
May 22, 2021 - 17:08
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About 5,000 people wearing white overalls marched silently in the town of Neuchâtel on Saturday, according to the Swiss news agency, Keystone-SDA.
They accused the government of infringing individual rights by imposing restrictions to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Most demonstrators refused to wear hygiene masks, but police stood by and did not intervene.