Cluster: Swiss Identity

Davos braces itself for more protests

This content was published on Jan 30, 2000 Security has been stepped up in the Swiss resort of Davos, following Saturday’s clashes between anti-globalisation activists and police close to the congress centre where the annual summit of the World Economic Forum is being held. Another demonstration is being held today in the town, amid tight security. In contrast to Saturday’s protest by about…

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Swiss musician chosen to save dying Cuban religion

This content was published on Jan 29, 2000 A Swiss percussionist has been chosen to carry on a Cuban tradition at risk of dying out. Six years ago, Adrian Coburg began to learn the skills needed to keep the Yoruba religion alive. Now he’s one of the few missionaries of a religion that depends on music and trance to protect its adherents. Increasingly…

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International aid agencies call for tigher measures against paedophiles

This content was published on Jan 28, 2000 The Swiss children’s aid foundation, Terre des Hommes, says that a code of conduct is urgently needed to prevent child abuse by infiltrators of international development agencies. Terre des Hommes made the call at an international seminar near Zurich on the prevention of paedophile activity in organisations working abroad. Some 60 participants representing 30 children’s…

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The changing face of Lucerne

This content was published on Jan 28, 2000 The renovation of the Bourbaki panorama is just one of a series of events in Lucerne in recent years which helped put the city on more than the tourist map. Lucerne is undergoing a cultural transformation. Some things in Lucerne haven’t changed much for centuries and probably never will. The old town, its cobbled streets…

War of words over Zurich museum director ends with surprise choice

This content was published on Jan 28, 2000 The German, Christoph Becker, is the surprise choice for the post of director of the Zurich Fine Arts museum, one of the biggest in Switzerland. Becker was formerly the curator of 19th century paintings and sculpture at the State Gallery of Stuttgart. The race for the appointment of a new director in Zurich prompted a…

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Switzerland premiere of famous Kandinsky masterpiece

This content was published on Jan 28, 2000 The most celebrated masterpiece of the Russian abstract painter, Vassily Kandinsky, is being brought to Switzerland for the first time, as part of a new exhibition. Composition VII (picture) will be among the works on show at the Gianadda foundation in the town of Martigny in canton Valais. The exhibition, which opens today, is displaying…

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Swiss court to announce decision next week on German request for legal aid

This content was published on Jan 28, 2000 A court in canton Nidwalden says it will not announce its decision until next week on whether to extend legal assistance to German prosecutors investigating secret donations to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The court froze a German request for assistance after some of those named in the case lodged an appeal. The German authorities…

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Geneva issues arrest warrant for former Kremlin official

This content was published on Jan 27, 2000 Swiss prosecutors have intensified their investigations into alleged high-level Russian money laundering by issuing their first international arrest warrant against a former Kremlin official, Pavel Borodin (picture). They are expected to issue more arrest warrants in the “Mabetex” affair soon. The Geneva investigating magistrate in charge of the case, Daniel Devaud, confirmed reports that Borodin,…

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Dreifuss: Switzerland will fight racism by teaching tolerance

This content was published on Jan 27, 2000 The interior minister, Ruth Dreifuss, says Switzerland wants to fight racism and anti-Semitism mainly by teaching tolerance. Speaking at an international conference on the Holocaust in Sweden, Dreifuss said she also wanted to see measures against the spread of racist propaganda on the Internet. “Many concrete measures and common efforts are necessary to maintain our…

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People’s Party rejects racism accusation

This content was published on Jan 26, 2000 The Swiss People’s Party has rejected accusations in a Council of Europe report that it encourages racism and xenophobia. The party’s election posters (pictured) have drawn criticism at home for their controversial focus on foreigners. A leading party member dismissed the claim as wrong and insulting. Maximilian Reimann, a member of the Swiss senate, said…

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