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Switzerland returns stolen artefacts to Italy

This content was published on Nov 12, 2020 Switzerland is working closely with the Italian authorities to secure the return of stolen cultural treasures.

Report on art trafficking between Switzerland and Italy

Culture

The war on stolen artefacts

This content was published on Nov 12, 2020 Switzerland was once a hot destination for stolen cultural artefacts. But now it’s trying hard to secure the return of treasures. It's working closely with the Italian authorities. The latest handover was in October: the Swiss gave the Italian embassy in Bern 27 objects of huge historic and artistic value. These included 26 Etruscan artefacts from a private collection and a 2,000-year-old marble bust, found at the Geneva free port. The illicit trafficking of cultural artefacts is the world’s third-largest illegal market, after drugs and weapons. Countries such as Italy, which has a rich cultural heritage, have been working hard for decades to stop it. As the Lugano lawyer and expert in art law Dario Jucker explains, stolen cultural property represents a vast illegal market.

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Swiss teacher suspended after organising anti-mask demo

This content was published on Nov 10, 2020 A school in central Switzerland has dismissed a primary school teacher who co-organised a demonstration against the wearing of masks.

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Apprenticeships ‘are coronavirus-crisis proof’

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Culture

‘Schwesterlein’ wins Zurich Film Prize

This content was published on Nov 10, 2020 The Zurich Film Prize 2020 has been awarded to Schwesterlein (My Little Sister) in the feature film category.

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History

Let’s never forget what happened on November 9

This content was published on Nov 9, 2020 With the last witnesses of Kristallnacht passing on, remembering the events of that night is paramount, says Anita Winter.

Culture

Young author beats out favourites to win Swiss Book Prize

This content was published on Nov 9, 2020 Anna Stern has been awarded the 2020 Swiss Book Prize for her novel about coming to terms with the death of a close friend.

Education

From an asylum centre to a Swiss university

This content was published on Nov 8, 2020 How Chechen asylum seeker Dagun Deniev has made it into a Swiss university, despite obstacles (and the corona pandemic) along the way.

Culture

Dorothee Elmiger: ‘Writing is like the gesture of a child’

This content was published on Nov 7, 2020 Dorothee Elmiger has received three Swiss Book Prize nominations for works that challenge literary conventions.

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