Geopolitics

Plaintiffs take Khaled Nezzar case to European Court of Human Rights

Nezzar case: two plaintiffs take the case to the Strasbourg Court

This content was published on Jul 9, 2025 Two plaintiffs in a serious war crimes case against former Algerian Defence Minister Khaled Nezzar have filed an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights.

Delegates inside the meeting hall in Locarno, 1925

War & peace

Forgotten Swiss peace pact has lessons for Europe on ending bloodshed

This content was published on Jul 9, 2025 The Locarno Pact, negotiated in Switzerland 100 years ago, still reverberates today as Europe once again deals with war and US isolationism.

Locarno City Archives, Rodolfo Huber, Locarno Pact centenary

War & peace

How Locarno became the ‘city of peace’

This content was published on Jul 9, 2025 The Swiss city of Locarno rose to diplomatic fame in 1925 when a set of post-war treaties were negotiated there, leaving behind an enduring legacy of peace and tolerance.

Human rights

Summer Profile Tammam Aloudat: doctor, humanitarian and journalist

This content was published on Jul 8, 2025 Tammam Aloudat, a former humanitarian aid worker and now journalist, questions the role of aid agencies.

International Geneva

Two-thirds of Swiss value role of International Geneva

This content was published on Jul 8, 2025 Two out of three Swiss believe that Geneva plays an important international role.

The ICRC has to cut its budget for next year by 17 per cent

Geneva organisations

Red Cross faces 17% budget cut

This content was published on Jul 8, 2025 The International Committee of the Red Cross must cut its budget by 17% by the end of the year.

International Geneva

Inside Geneva’s Summer Profiles: Tammam Aloudat

This content was published on Jul 8, 2025 Inside Geneva’s Summer Profiles are back. In this episode we talk to Tammam Aloudat, doctor, aid worker and now journalist.

National Council President Riniker visits Ukraine for several days

Foreign Affairs

Ukraine wants Swiss help to free abducted children

This content was published on Jul 8, 2025 President of Swiss House of Representatives arrives in Ukraine for dialogue with Kiev parliament.

International Geneva

AI giants accused of hiding environmental footprint

This content was published on Jul 8, 2025 The boom in artificial intelligence (AI) comes with environmental costs that are still largely hidden.

Cooks at work in the kitchen, pictured during a look behind the scenes at Hotel Seedamm Plaza in Pfaeffikon, canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, on March 31, 2014. (KEYSTONE/Christian Beutler)

Foreign Affairs

In Switzerland four out of ten people have a migrant background – who are they?

This content was published on Jul 7, 2025 Migration is increasingly shaping Swiss society. Almost 2.5 million people do not have Swiss nationality, and even more have foreign origins. Where do they come from, and what are their profiles?

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