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Austria rejects Swiss spying allegations

This content was published on Mar 27, 2000 Austria has rebuffed allegations by Switzerland that customs officers have been involved in illegal information-gathering activities to crack down on smugglers. The authorities in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg which borders eastern Switzerland said they uncovered a series of butter and meat smuggling operations which originated in Switzerland. As part of the crackdown they questioned…

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Police shoot dead gunman in Chur

This content was published on Mar 26, 2000 Swiss police have shot dead a 22 year-old gunman, ending a ten hour siege of his apartment in the south-eastern town of Chur. The gunman had shot and wounded two policeman, one of them critically. He was killed by police marksmen, after stepping out onto his balcony and again opening fire on his surroundings with…

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Gunman shoots at police in Chur

This content was published on Mar 26, 2000 Swiss police have laid siege to an apartment in the south-eastern town of Chur, where a 22 year-old gunman has holed himself up after shooting and wounding two policemen. One of the men is in critical condition. Police were deployed at 8.30 local time on Sunday morning, after reports that the gunman had opened fire…

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Austrian customs suspected of spying in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 26, 2000 Austrian customs suspected of spying in Switzerland Swiss police are investigating reports that Austrian customs officers have been involved in illegal information-gathering activities in Switzerland. The allegations come just five days ahead of a visit to Switzerland by the new Austrian chancellor, Wolfgang Schüssel. Austria and its fellow European Union member states have in the…

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Gay group calls for better awareness

This content was published on Mar 26, 2000 A gay lobby group in Switzerland has called for homosexuality to be “demystified”. The appeal was made at the first meeting of Pink Cross to be held in French-speaking Switzerland. Discussions focused on the problem of homophobia, and general ingorance about homosexulaity, in the education sector. A Pink Cross spokesman, Stéphane Riethauser, said a campaign…

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Parliament drafts legislation to compensate victims of forced sterilisations

This content was published on Mar 24, 2000 The Swiss parliament is drafting legislation to compensate victims of forced sterilisations. The House of Representatives said the measure was necessary for Switzerland to close a “dark chapter in the history of psychiatry”. The measure comes in response to revelations that canton Vaud legally supported a policy of forced sterilisations on handicapped and mental patients.…

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Parliament drafts legislation to compensate victims of forced sterilisations

This content was published on Mar 24, 2000 The Swiss parliament is drafting legislation to compensate victims of forced sterilisations. The House of Representatives said the measure was necessary for Switzerland to close a “dark chapter in the history of psychiatry”. The measure comes in response to revelations that canton Vaud legally supported a policy of forced sterilisations on handicapped and mental patients.…

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RTL and Pro7 to stop Swiss programme

This content was published on Mar 24, 2000 The German television channels RTL and Pro7 are to cancel their joint Swiss-dedicated broadcast window after only seven months on air. According to the window’s director, Mario Aldrovandi, losses over a four and a half month period totalled Sfr8 million, while the budget had allowed for up to Sfr6 million. The 100-minute window, aimed specifically…

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Clashes in Zurich overshadow ice-hockey finals

This content was published on Mar 24, 2000 Clashes between police and rival fans have marred the latest match in Switzerland’s ice-hockey play-off finals. Several people were injured. The violence erupted in Zurich after the match between local club ZSC Lions and their opponents, Lugano. Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to separate rival fans and halt acts of hooliganism, a spokesman…

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