Legal uncertainty is preventing authorities from clearing camps built by the homeless in Geneva.
Many have become a permanent presence on sidewalks and in public spaces, notably on Rue De-Candolle, at Place des Alpes, and in the Parc Geisendorf.
Mattresses, bags and rubbish have piled up for months.
But since the autumn city clean-up operations have been suspended. Authorities cite ongoing legal analysis over how to distinguish waste from personal belongings.
Homicide charges dropped due to sleep incident
Swiss prosecutors have dismissed a rare homicide case involving an 87-year-old former family doctor who killed his partner while asleep in September 2024.
Bern joins Russian EU sanctions
Switzerland will prohibit the purchase and import of Russian liquefied natural gas from April.
First Geneva road death of 2026
Geneva has recorded its first fatal traffic accident of the year.
Demos against Uni cuts
Students and staff in Geneva are mobilising against planned cuts to higher education.
WEF quits following Epstein links
The president of the World Economic Forum, Børge Brende, has resigned following an internal probe into his past contacts with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Parmelin defends Trump comments
In a special edition of Infrarouge on RTS, the Swiss President Guy Parmelin defended his recent meeting with Donald Trump in Davos during the World Economic Forum.
