Cluster: Swiss Identity

Swiss welcome Myanmar prisoner release

This content was published on Oct 13, 2011 It also called on Myanmar’s government to free all political prisoners quickly and unconditionally, as well as to take measures to boost human rights and develop democracy and the rule of law. Around ten per cent of an estimated 2,000 prisoners were released under a presidential amnesty on Wednesday. The move had been eagerly awaited…

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Red Cross offers to mediate prisoner swap

This content was published on Oct 13, 2011 As an ICRC spokesman told the Reuters news agency on Thursday, the humanitarian organisation is in talks with both Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers. “We are talking to both sides about our offer. We have offered our services as a neutral intermediary to both sides,” ICRC spokesman Marcal Izard told Reuters. The soldier in question…

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Petition to help illegal immigrants handed in

This content was published on Oct 13, 2011 The group behind the move – the sans papiers movement – is demanding an end to Switzerland’s “hypocrisy” over the issue. The text calls for the regularisation of the status of illegal immigrants as well as an end to forced expulsions. According to the organisation Solidarité sans frontières, there are up to 100,000 sans papiers…

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Tidying up art

This content was published on Oct 13, 2011 Ursus Wehrli is a successful comedian. With his stage partner he forms the duo Ursus & Nadeschkin, who often appear on TV and on Swiss and German stages. Wehrli has also made a name for himself with his humorous art and photo books. (TSR/swissinfo.ch)

Swiss learn lessons from 2005 floods

This content was published on Oct 13, 2011 But measures put in place after the 2005 “flood of the century” – which brought chaos to central Switzerland and resulted in seven deaths – have ensured that no one came to any harm this year. On Wednesday, Environment Minister Doris Leuthard visited the parts of Switzerland hardest hit by the rise in water levels.…

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FC Basel coach quits for German side

This content was published on Oct 13, 2011 Basel say they agreed to Fink’s request to terminate his contract and the payment of an undisclosed sum. Assistant coach Heiko Vogel is taking over on an interim basis. The former Bayern Munich player joined Basel in 2009 and won the Swiss championship twice as well as a cup title. Two weeks ago Basel stunned…

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Melting pot

This content was published on Oct 13, 2011 The women’s cook group is held twice a week at the House of Religions, a centre which brings different religions together. Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Christians learn about each other’s eating habits and food preferences, while gardening and cooking together. The project helps migrants put down roots in their new home. (Morven McLean and Christoph…

Flooding prompts rethink on prevention

This content was published on Oct 13, 2011 Leuthard inspected damage in the Lötschental and Kandertal valleys in southern and northern Switzerland, which along with Wilderswil in the Bernese Oberland and Leukerbad in canton Valais suffered significant material damage. Communities there could be assured of the government’s support, she said. Damage in the worst parts was on a par with 2005 levels –…

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Sefolosha signs with Turkish basketball club

This content was published on Oct 12, 2011 The 27-year-old shooting guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder will fly to Istanbul on Thursday. Sefolosha said in a statement he signed the deal – which includes an exit clause letting him return to the United States when the NBA lockout is resolved – on Tuesday. “I don’t want to stay sitting and wait for…

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Kauter wins fencing bronze

This content was published on Oct 12, 2011 It is the 26-year-old’s first World Championship medal, and the first for a Swiss since 2001, when Basil Hoffmann won silver and Gianna Hablützel-Bürki bronze. Kauter, from Bern, was beaten 15-12 by Paolo Pizzo in the first semi-final. There is no match for third place.

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