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Swiss Activists Billed 90,000 Francs for Police Costs

Summary by Le News
Police in Basel are billing two activists CHF 90,000 for the cost of an operation to remove them from a former chemical site in Klybeck in Basel, reported SRF. The eviction in early July attracted attention beyond Basel. Two activists, a man and a woman, remained on the edge of the roof of a high-rise […]

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After the action on the Basel chemical area, the police charge the occupiers their expenses.

·Zürich, Switzerland
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Between May and June, three vacant industrial buildings were occupied in Basel's Klybeck site, as reported by the Lamm. For around a month, the squatters played in the new self-governing town “ZACK!” with non-commercial cultural events and connected the neighborhood. At the beginning of July, the Basel-Stadt cantonal police vacated the property. Two occupants from the autonomous collective remained on the roof of the “ZACK!” for around a day dur…

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Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) broke the news in Zürich, Switzerland on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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