Swiss protesters want Trump declared ‘persona non grata’

Taking a cue from protesters’ playbook in Britain and other countries, some Swiss want to prohibit US President Donald Trump from visiting Switzerland. The petition drive launched by a Zurich-based non-governmental organisation called Campax aims to present Swiss authorities with 10,000 signatures. It is a reaction to Trump’s controversial immigration order, which a US federal appeals court is examining for its legality. The order signed by Trump on January 27 temporarily bars refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. Campax’s petition urges the Swiss cabinet – the top seven ministers who take a turn each year as president – to declare Trump “persona non grata” in Switzerland. “The selective inclusion of foreigners from predominantly Islamic countries by the Trump government is an unacceptable act against human dignity and religious freedom,” the campaign, which has already neared its goal for the number of ...