Cluster: Swiss Identity

Swiss pensioner in court for feeding neighbour’s cat

Zurich pensioner faces district court for feeding cats

This content was published on May 6, 2025 A 68-year-old Swiss woman is in court in Zurich on Tuesday, accused of systematically feeding her neighbour's cat "Leo" - a criminal offence in Switzerland - so that the cat no longer wanted to go home.

National Council wants to tighten juvenile criminal law

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Swiss parliamentarians want to toughen law for juvenile crimes

This content was published on May 6, 2025 The Swiss House of Representatives wants to toughen Switzerland's juvenile criminal law.

Scene of "Obscure Night - Ain't I a Child?"

Culture

Last chapter of Sylvain George’s migration trilogy heads to Cannes

This content was published on May 6, 2025 The French director talks to SWI swissinfo.ch as his film "Obscure Night – Ain’t I a Child?" premiered in Switzerland before being selected for Cannes.

"Baby torturer" René Osterwalder dies in Zurich prison

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Notorious Swiss baby torturer takes own life in Zurich prison

This content was published on May 5, 2025 René Osterwalder, who earned notoriety as a baby torturer, has died in Pöschwies prison in Switzerland.

National Council wants to enshrine non-violent education in law

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Switzerland moves to ban smacking of children

This content was published on May 5, 2025 The House of Representatives has voted to enshrine the principle of non-violent parenting in Swiss law.

Several Swiss cantons have addressed the issue of smart phones in schools.

Education

Swiss canton to ban mobile phones in schools

This content was published on May 5, 2025 Primary school children in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden will not be allowed to use mobile phones and other electronic devices..

Record attempt as the world's largest over-60s disco before the ESC in Basel

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Basel attempts world‘s largest over-60s disco before Eurovision Song Contest

This content was published on May 4, 2025 It was billed as a world record attempt for the biggest over-60s disco of all time. But most visitors came to Basel to have fun.

Roman Signer's performance "Office Chair", 2006.

Culture

Roman Signer, the Swiss artist who makes mountains erupt and tables sink

This content was published on May 4, 2025 Roman Signer talks to SWI swissinfo.ch on the fringes of his exhibition at the Kunsthaus Zurich.

It's all on TV (Untitled, 2023): Lázaro Antonio Martínez Duran uses drawings and collages to communicate beyond his intellectual deficiency.

Culture

Two Art Brut exhibitions 40 years apart expose the state of the arts in Cuba

This content was published on May 3, 2025 Isolated in an isolated island, Cuban outcast artists have been celebrated in Lausanne's Art Brut museum, which revisited and revamped an exhibition from 1983.

Buying a house in Switzerland is getting more expensive, +4% in one year

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Swiss house prices rise 4% in a year

This content was published on May 2, 2025 The cost of buying a home in Switzerland rose by 4.1% year-on-year in the last quarter and by 0.7% compared to the previous three months.

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