According to the report of the Swiss Counseling Network for Victims of Racism, 1245 cases of racial discrimination will be documented in 2025.
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Cases of racism and xenophobia have been on the rise in Switzerland in recent years.
In the fifth part of Anadolu Agency's (AA) dossier news titled "Discrimination in Europe", news about the fluctuating increases in racism cases in Switzerland and the issue of racism, which is also a matter of debate in referendums from time to time, was compiled.
In the latest report published by the Swiss Counseling Network for Victims of Racism, it was stated that a total of 1245 cases of racial discrimination were documented and analyzed in Switzerland in 2025, which corresponds to an increase of 34 cases compared to the previous year.
The report mentioned that cases of racism in 2025 correspond to an increase of just under 3 percent compared to the previous year.
The report pointed out that the figures stabilized at such a high level after a sharp increase of approximately 40 percent in 2024, and noted that the most cases of racism occurred in educational areas, workplaces, public spaces and streets.
The biggest increase is in anti-Muslim racist attacks
The report stated that cases of racism in Switzerland mostly include racism against black people, xenophobia and racism against Muslims.
The report stated that 406 cases of racism against black people were recorded, 369 cases of xenophobia and 281 cases of anti-Muslim racism were recorded.
Cases of racism targeting Muslims stood out as the area with the highest increase.
Online racist hate speech on the rise
The report stated that 552 online hate speeches were reported to the platform named "www.reportonlineracism.ch" in 2025, and reminded that this figure will be 302 in 2024.
The most reported platforms were US-based social media companies Instagram (156), Facebook (111), X (103) and China-based TikTok (39).
In the report, the most content of online hate speech was anti-Muslim racism (159) and antisemitism (139).
On the other hand, the report pointed out that the current cases "represent only the tip of the iceberg" and emphasized that the real number of cases is much higher because they are reported for different reasons.
Due to the data in question, racism in the country has become permanent, causing concern.
"Discriminatory and racist discourse debate"
Due to the referendum titled "No to Switzerland of 10 Million People" held in Switzerland on June 14, discussions about racism, racist discourses and discriminatory policies took their place on the country's agenda.
While the "No to Switzerland of 10 Million" initiative, supported by the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP), presented "population growth" as a technical issue, it actually portrayed immigration, immigrants and refugees as the main causes of the problems.
While such initiatives were criticized on the grounds that they were a political tool for discriminatory, racist and anti-immigrant discourses, they also received reactions on the grounds that they paved the way for polarization in the country.
The controversial initiative was rejected with 52 percent.

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