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Fear of police violence and deportation: the Georgia protests from a Swiss perspective

A demonstrator waves a Georgian flag during a protest against the governments' decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia, early Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

This content was published on Dec 22, 2024 Swiss citizens are also taking part in the protests. Some fear that they could be deported.

Switzerland must be able to build new nuclear power plants

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Switzerland could build new nuclear power plants

This content was published on Dec 20, 2024 The Swiss government has opened up the possibility of new nuclear power plants in response to a people's initiative.

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Moldova: A small neutral country at the crossroads between the EU and Russia

Switzerland is committed to democracy education and the integration of Ukrainians in Moldova.

Federal Court rejects appeals on AHV vote

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Swiss court refuses to annul vote raising women’s retirement age

This content was published on Dec 12, 2024 The Federal Supreme Court has rejected a bid to annul a vote that raised the age of retirement for women in Switzerland.

Popular initiatives: signature collection to be digitized

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Senate in favour of digital signature collection for Swiss votes

This content was published on Dec 11, 2024 Signatures for popular initiatives and referendums could be collected via digital channels.

Max Schneeberger in the kitchen of the "Tilendieva" clubhouse in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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Swiss entrepreneur Max Schneeberger pursues cultural mission in Almaty

This content was published on Dec 10, 2024 Since taking early retirement, the Swiss national has made a new career giving a boost to democracy in his adopted country of Kazakhstan.

Are direct democracies more vulnerable to disinformation?

The wave of disinformation is expected to particularly affect direct democracies such as Switzerland or many US states.

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view into the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg

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Happy anniversary? Switzerland marks 50 years at the ECHR

This content was published on Nov 28, 2024 Half a century after Swiss ratification of the European Convention on Human Rights, the treaty is under pressure across the continent.

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Seven ways the ECHR has shaped Swiss law over the years

This content was published on Nov 28, 2024 From surname rules to asbestos claims, the European Court on Human Rights has rapped Switzerland’s knuckles some 140 times since 1974.

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How Irish pop star Bambie Thug became the face of a Swiss referendum on Eurovision

This content was published on Nov 24, 2024 While choosing the host city was an incredibly slow process, a referendum to reverse the decision moved at double speed.

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