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Zurich and Bern voters in favour of common curriculum

This content was published on Mar 4, 2018 A common school curriculum in Switzerland's German-speaking cantons is a step closer to reality.

Street scene from Hong with posters of candidates in by-election

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When the booksellers start to disappear, democracy is in trouble

This content was published on Feb 27, 2018 Twenty years into a fragile autonomy within China, the people of Hong Kong are experiencing the death of their highly-valued freedoms in slow motion.

portable radio on a shelf, hand of and elderly person pushing a button

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Support wanes for abolition of public broadcast fee

This content was published on Feb 21, 2018 A proposal to scrap the mandatory licence fee for public radio and television has lost more ground, according to a major opinion poll.

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Gemeindeversammlung in Troistorrents

This content was published on Feb 20, 2018 Fotos von Thomas Kern.

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How Palau’s archipelago forms a democratic whole

This content was published on Feb 19, 2018 How a small, independent country spread across several hundred islands – some with just five eligible voters - manages to have every voice heard.

Boat landing on the shores of the Mekong river in Laos

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Why the Mekong needs to become a river of democracy

This content was published on Feb 13, 2018 A fact-finding tour on the Mekong river in Laos shows the need for more ‘river democracy’.

A soldier stands in front of a temple in Luxor

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Swiss victim of crime abroad? Tough luck

This content was published on Feb 12, 2018 Switzerland has one of the most generous, state-funded victim support services in the world. However, it doesn’t benefit anyone attacked abroad.

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‘I’m someone to rely on’

This content was published on Feb 6, 2018 Peter Aeschlimann is the mayor of Trub, a small town between Bern and Lucerne. In his auto repair shop he fixes everything from lawnmowers to trucks.

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The tale of two Javanese towns

This content was published on Jan 22, 2018 The City of Heroes and the City of Tolerance, Subaraya and Yogjakarta in Indonesia, couldn't be more different when it comes to participatory rights.

Un infermiera tiene in mano uno speciale contenitore per il trasporto di organi da trapiantare.

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Organ donation: direct democracy and the law

This content was published on Jan 19, 2018 Two doctors express concern that a Swiss initiative aimed at making everyone a potential organ donor could be a dangerous shortcut to more donations.

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