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Apology and resignation after offending tweet

This content was published on Jun 27, 2012 The Zurich prosecutor’s office opened a criminal investigation on Tuesday after the committe member of a local branch of the rightwing People’s Party tweeted: “Maybe we need a new Kristallnacht … this time against the mosques”. Also referred to as the Night of Broken Glass, Kristallnacht is the name given to a pogrom against Jews in Germany in…

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Swiss retain visa-free travel to the US

This content was published on Jun 27, 2012 The US had posed two conditions to countries wishing to remain in the visa-waiver programme. On the one hand, it wanted an exchange of finger prints and DNA data in order to prevent and combat serious crime (PCSC); on the other, it wanted an exchange of data on known or suspected terrorists. Under the new…

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Outrage over tweet by People’s Party member

This content was published on Jun 26, 2012 Also referred to as the Night of Broken Glass, Kristallnacht is the name given to a pogrom against Jews in Germany in November 1938, during which nearly 100 people were killed and businesses and synagogues attacked while authorities looked on. In a statement on Tuesday, the prosecutor’s office said it had interviewed the author of…

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Government beefs up travel advice services

This content was published on Jun 26, 2012 A new online platform, dubbed Itineris, will enable tourists travelling abroad to register their personal data and itinerary with the foreign ministry in a move which the government hopes will make searches for missing persons easier. Also new, and in response to a spike in the number of inquiries from people worried about travelling to…

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Helping torture victims regain their dignity

This content was published on Jun 26, 2012 Patients suffer from anxiety, sleeplessness and pain. It usually takes a long time before they can talk about the cruelty they have experienced. They often feel guilt, shame and humiliation about the torture. Angelika Louis heads the outpatient clinic in Bern, set up by the Swiss Red Cross in 1995. Louis and her team of…

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“Torture persists and is making a comeback”

This content was published on Jun 26, 2012 During the Argentine military dictatorship of the late 1970s and early 1980s Méndez was arrested and subjected to 18 months of torture by the ruling military junta. He was released under pressure from Amnesty International, which secured his expatriation to the United States. swissinfo.ch: How do you view the situation in Syria? Juan E. Méndez:…

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Treating post traumatic stress disorder

This content was published on Jun 26, 2012 Treating post traumatic stress disorder

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Is green growth possible?

This content was published on Jun 25, 2012 Can new technologies stop the exploitation of raw materials and create jobs at the same time? Or hasn’t technological progress always been aimed at increased spending? (Cars today are more fuel efficient but the average trip by car has become longer). Is it possible to achieve progress?

Swiss-funded school doubles as cyclone shelter

This content was published on Jun 25, 2012 A clump of aquatic vegetation is wound around the propeller. The motor, designed for a tractor, sputters. Three feeble revs are followed by silence. The pleasant rustling of the leaves in the wind can be heard. In the palm trees on the riverbank, a small bird begins to sing. Then another crank, and the motor…

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Asylum protest after move to tighten laws

This content was published on Jun 24, 2012 The protest came just over a week after the House of Representatives backed a series of measures including cutting social benefits to asylum seekers, restricting family asylum rights and creating special centres for “uncooperative” asylum seekers. Saturday’s protestors marched from Bern’s train station to parliament, with a representative of the forum for the integration of…

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