A day after a protest camp against the construction of an AI data centre in Beringen, Schaffhausen, was cleared, activists have set up camp in nearby Germany.
The activists warn that the region of Schaffhausen in eastern Switzerland is becoming a "hotspot" for new data centres.
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A day after a protest camp against the construction of an AI data centre in Beringen, Schaffhausen, was cleared, activists have set up camp in nearby Germany. They now intend to protest from Tengen, which is situated near the Swiss border.
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July 4, 2026 - 14:29
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