The So-Called “Free Speech Warriors” – Even in Switzerland, Speaking Out Can Get You Arrested

[majormajormajormajor@lemmy.ca]

War is peace.

Freedom is slavery.

Ignorance is strength.

[steve@communick.news]

Screen shots aren't articles. And that one is 2 days old.
Here's a followup article with more details.

[petter1@lemm.ee]

Regional context

https://www.nzz.ch/zuerich/radikaler-islamist-sollte-in-zuerich-in-der-zentralwaescherei-auftreten-kantonspolizei-hat-einreisesperre-fuer-ihn-beantragt-mario-fehr-spricht-von-einem-judenhasser-ld.1867964

He was not allowed to enter switzerland because Fedpol feared that he calls for violence and actively promotes Hamas (which Switzerland considers a terror organisation). As he crossed the border anyway, he got arrested and deported.

You can’t enter a country without a visa and wonder why you get arrested…

[vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works]

Oh wait people are upset that Switzerland didn't want a terrorist sympathizer in their country?

Thats like being upset that countries don't allow Tommy Robinson in.

[unfortunateshort@lemmy.world]

In much of Europe speaking out can get you arrested. Many of us don't believe in universally free speech, starting at insults and hate speech.

[menemen@lemmy.ml]

The words "islamist" or "islamism" are so utterly meaningless nowadays. Basically means "brown person whose opinion we don't like".

[samsuma@lemmy.ml]

If that's the conclusion you've arrived at after reading nazi-friendly content, then you're probably a nazi too.

Ali Abunimah was born and raised in the U.S., so we can safely assume he possesses the U.S. citizenship and passport. What does Switzerland's official immigration website have to say about U.S. citizens? Oh yeah, that's right, you get full-on red carpet drawn for you:

https://www.eda.admin.ch/countries/usa/en/home/visa/entry-ch/up-90-days/do-i-need-a-schengen-visa.html

And if the state designates an organization as a terrorist group, then that's that right? We can just throw away our critical thinking (assuming we had any in the first place) and let the state do the thinking for us, right? Piss off with that racist bullshit.

[8uurg@lemmy.world]

Note that while entering the Schengen area does not require a visa for USA citizens, you do have to get a visa waiver which is subject to limitations. See this document.

[land@lemmy.ml]

Go touch some grass.

[diesertypmatthias@lemmy.ml]

Approving a crime (in public) is a crime in most parts of Europe.

[samsuma@lemmy.ml]

That's true, starting from this year. I couldn't find more information about this through primary sources of how tedious it is compared to your average long-and-arduous visa procedures that Global South countries are subjected to, but it appears to be a relatively quick non-process:
https://www.axa-schengen.com/en/visa/visit-schengen/usa#1

The reason for his deportation wasn't because "he didn't have a visa" like the original comment purported as one of the points, or a lack of a visa-waiver for that matter. It was clear-cut "he's too brown for our liking" but with glitter all over.

[redline@lemmygrad.ml]

They questioned him at the airport on arrival and then let him in initially.

I'm sorry but the NZZ are full blown fascists and disgusting liars.

[porcupineslippers@lemmy.ml]

Yeah yeah all brown people are terrorists. Do the world a favor and go sig heil off a cliff.

[vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works]

Brother Hamas is a terrorist organization. Nobody said shit about race.

[count042@lemmy.ml]

So most countries sold kick out Israel supporters? That beeper attack was a state sponsored terrorist attack.

[petter1@lemm.ee]

I have not enough knowledge about him to say if it was reasonable to not let him in, but his post on X seemed to celebrate destruction and murder.

I think it is in the manner of “better safe than sorry” it is reasonable to not give this man a visa. And I very much hope that a person celebrating Israel’s attacks would neither.

[petter1@lemm.ee]

Note that Switzerland is not in Schengen

[petter1@lemm.ee]

NZZ has written that and only mentioned the reason the police told why they did it. They had no opinion in this article, as far as I can tell.

[xavienth@lemmygrad.ml]

So they should arrest Israelis on sight too right?

[endofline@lemmy.ca]

Switzerland is in Schengen area and in EFTA but not in EU.