Geopolitics

Is Japanese commercial whaling compatible with international law?

whale being winched off a boat into a port

This content was published on Aug 23, 2024 The possible extradition of Sea Shepherd activist Paul Watson to Japan has raised questions about the global rules for commercial whaling – a practice officially banned in 1986.

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Switzerland unable to properly verify weapons exported to India

This content was published on Aug 22, 2024 Switzerland is finding it difficult to monitor India over rules governing the non-re-exportation of war materiel.

International Geneva

One human rights defender, and three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan

This content was published on Aug 20, 2024 Afghan human rights defender Fereshta Abbasi tells Inside Geneva why her fight for gender equality is not over.

Picuture of young girls in a school in Afghanistan writing on notepads.

International Geneva

Summer profiles: Afghan women’s struggle against Taliban oppression

This content was published on Aug 20, 2024 Three years after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, Inside Geneva speaks with an Afghan human rights defender about the ongoing challenges.

The Balkans have always been a border region. The fragile conditions are susceptible to external influence - and a vacuum is quickly filled. A picture from 23 May 2024 in Srebrenica, Bosnia.

Foreign Affairs

Is Switzerland dropping the Balkans? Reduced aid sparks geopolitical concerns

This content was published on Aug 20, 2024 Switzerland plans to cut funding for development cooperation in favour of increased military spending. The geopolitically significant Western Balkans would be affected.

Foreign Affairs

SWISS extends Middle East flight suspensions

This content was published on Aug 19, 2024 Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has extended its suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv, Israel, and Beirut, Lebanon, until August 26 due to the current tensions in the Middle East.

International Geneva

Special episode: World Humanitarian Day stories from crisis zones

This content was published on Aug 19, 2024 Today marks World Humanitarian Day and we have a special episode of our Inside Geneva podcast with testimonies from aid workers.

Foreign Affairs

Why a Swiss billionaire is helping elephants in Kenya

This content was published on Aug 17, 2024 Elephant conservation and holes in the savannah – how a Swiss foundation provides development aid in Kenya.

International Geneva

Attorney General files indictment in 1995 diplomat murder case

This content was published on Aug 16, 2024 The OAG has opened criminal proceedings into the 1995 assassination of an Egyptian diplomat in Geneva.

Sudanese women celebrate the fall of Omar al-Bashir in April 2019, but the country never came to rest.

Foreign Affairs

War in Sudan: how women want to influence the peace process in Geneva

This content was published on Aug 16, 2024 Negotiations for a ceasefire in war-torn Sudan are underway in Switzerland, with 15 Sudanese women travelling to Geneva to demand inclusion in the peace process.

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