Thousands of people in several Swiss cities joined a Global Climate Strike day of protest, just weeks before the COP26 environmental summit. They responded to an international appeal from the “Fridays for Future” movement, whose activities had been dampened over the last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Eight Swiss cities, including Zurich and Geneva, saw demonstrations, with protestors bearing banners with such slogans as: "The Earth is boiling with rage", "Climate killer # 1 - meat and milk", "Stop exploitation" and "The planet is burning". Politicians will gather in Glasgow, Scotland, in November to hammer out further measures to slow down global warming and environmental degradation. The Swiss demonstrations, which were mirrored in dozens of other countries, have been allowed by the authorities. But other protests in recent years have been deemed unlawful. Court cases This includes the activities of the environmental group Extinction Rebellion in the western Swiss city...
