Cluster: Geopolitics

Swiss-based scientist sues Trump as ex-US envoy blasts policy

This content was published on Feb 3, 2017 An Iranian scientist in Switzerland is suing US President Trump and top officials over the immigration ban, which an ex-US envoy also criticises.

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Tibetans demonstrate against Xi Jinping’s Swiss state visit

This content was published on Jan 15, 2017 Unlike in 1999 during President Jiang Zemin’s visit, demonstrators were only allowed to protest a few hundred metres from the parliament, away from the gaze of Chinese dignitaries. In 1999, Tibetan sympathisers unfurled “Free Tibet” banners in front of the Swiss parliament square. Their actions angered Jiang, who later told the Swiss government that they had…

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China’s first state visit to Switzerland since 1999

This content was published on Jan 6, 2017 Next week, China's president will take a trip to Switzerland, marking the first such state visit since 1999. The last visit was disastrous.

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‘Denying genocide traumatises survivors a second time’

This content was published on Jan 5, 2017 A Swiss law professor explains why he is unconvinced that denying the Armenian Genocide should be covered by freedom of expression.

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Turkish politician pushes Swiss free speech limits

This content was published on Jan 4, 2017 With the backing of Europe’s top human rights court, a Turkish politician keeps testing Switzerland’s tolerance for freedom of speech.

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Released IS convict remains in Switzerland despite security ‘risk’

This content was published on Dec 23, 2016 Swiss authorities admit they cannot deport an Iraqi convicted of plotting a terror attack until receiving human rights guarantees.

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Swiss call to step up humanitarian help for Syria

This content was published on Dec 14, 2016 The foreign ministry described the situation in Aleppo as “catastrophic”. It added that there are particularly alarming reports from the United Nations of extrajudicial executions and cases of missing civilians where violence is suspected. Given the current situation, it is essential that humanitarian aid is quickly sent to people in difficult-to-reach and under-siege areas, the…

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One in five Swiss justifies torture of combatants

This content was published on Dec 5, 2016 The People on War report, published on Monday by the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), shows a similar trend worldwide, with 36% of those surveyed in 16 countries saying that captured enemy combatants can be tortured to obtain important military information. Just under half of respondents worldwide thought torture was wrong under…

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Swiss weapons producer expands presence in UAE

This content was published on Dec 4, 2016 The company plans to expand its daughter firm, Ruag Simulation Company, from four employees to 10-15 staff next year in the United Arab Emirate. The office will specialise in training simulation systems, Ruag told the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper on Sunday. Ruag chief executive Urs Breitmeier told the newspaper that the expansion of the Abu…

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Public protests spread over spending cuts

This content was published on Nov 26, 2016 Organisers – a coalition of leftwing parties and trade unions – said up to 1,500 demonstrators took part in the protest on Saturday. They rejected proposed longer working hours and job cuts. Instead, they called for tax increases for the well-off. Last week, about 600 teachers went on a one-day strike trying to avert salary…

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