Cluster: Geopolitics

Behind Russia’s digital Iron Curtain: how the West and Switzerland look online

On August 13, Roskomnadzor, the state media regulator, restricted calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, calling them “main voice services used to deceive and extort money, and to involve Russian citizens in sabotage and terrorist activities”

This content was published on Aug 29, 2025 We demonstrate how Russia’s digital Iron Curtain works with and without a VPN. [Spoiler: Swissinfo’s website doesn’t load in the country without one.]

Geneva hosts some 1,350 foundations, many of which receive public funding from Switzerland and other countries.

International Geneva

A Geneva-based global health foundation in turmoil. Where were regulators?   

This content was published on Aug 28, 2025 Swissinfo investigates how Swiss regulators failed to avert a crisis which upended operations at a prominent Geneva-based diagnostics non-profit.

War & peace

Hiroshima survivor speaks out: a lifelong voice for peace

This content was published on Aug 27, 2025 A Hiroshima survivor recounts the stigma of surviving “hell” and her fight for peace and a world without nuclear weapons.

This photo taken on May 21, 2024 shows a destroyed house and burned trees following fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army (AA) ethnic minority armed group in a village in Minbya Township in western Rakhine State. Fighting has rocked Myanmar's western Rakhine state since the Arakan Army (AA) attacked the junta there in November last year, and according to the UN more than 100,000 people have been displaced by conflict in the state since then. (Photo by AFP) / To go with 'MYANMAR-CONFLICT-COUP-RAKHINE'

International Geneva

How digital evidence is reshaping UN investigations in Myanmar

This content was published on Aug 27, 2025 UN investigators are using digital evidence to document war crimes in Myanmar, from torture to airstrikes, but shrinking funds threaten the work.

Swiss tech sector continues to suffer from shrinking demand

Global trade

Swiss machinery sector continues to suffer from shrinking demand

This content was published on Aug 26, 2025 The number of orders have continued to fall, as has turnover.

Geneva organisations

Ripple effect of aid freeze becomes real in Geneva

This content was published on Aug 26, 2025 Geneva is reckoning with fewer funds, fewer people and competition from cheaper countries vying for an international role.

Trade policy

Swiss Post temporarily stops sending goods to the US

This content was published on Aug 25, 2025 Swiss Post halts shipments to the US due to new customs rules and tariffs.

Hundreds march in Geneva to mark Ukraine's Independence Day

International Geneva

Rally in Geneva celebrates Ukraine Independence Day

This content was published on Aug 25, 2025 Geneva marks Ukraine's Independence Day with speeches recalling the nation's history and sovereignty.

epa11880496 Jurg Eglin, ICRC's Head of Delegation in Ukraine, speaks during a rally of Ukrainians in support of prisoners of war and missing people, calling for authorities to find and return their relatives from Russian captivity, near the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Kyiv, Ukraine, 07 February 2025. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

Foreign Affairs

Outgoing ICRC chief in Ukraine defends neutrality amid war

This content was published on Aug 23, 2025 Swiss national Jürg Eglin, outgoing head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ukraine, reflects on his tenure.

Lisa Mazzone criticises the Federal Council's neo-liberal policy

Foreign Affairs

Green party leader criticises government’s neo-liberal policy

This content was published on Aug 23, 2025 The Green Party delegates' meeting opened on Saturday morning in Vicques (JU) with a speech by party president Lisa Mazzone. Mazzone took particular aim at the Federal Council's policy towards the United States.

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