Geopolitics

Parts of France and Austria put on Swiss quarantine list

This content was published on Sep 11, 2020 Switzerland will not put its neighbours on its coronavirus high-risk list but only specific regions.

Foreign Affairs

‘What’s the point of International Geneva if our role is just the messenger?’

This content was published on Sep 11, 2020 Senator Thomas Minder is convinced Switzerland can expand its role as a mediator in the Middle East.

Foreign Affairs

Two men sentenced in Swiss ISIS trial

This content was published on Sep 11, 2020 Switzerland’s top criminal court has sentenced a 34-year-old Muslim convert to 50 months in jail for recruiting on behalf of the Islamic State.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland joins calls for Navalny inquiry

This content was published on Sep 9, 2020 Switzerland’s foreign ministry has urged Russia to conduct or cooperate with an investigation into the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

International Geneva

Call to get tough on China as UN rights body prepares to meet

This content was published on Sep 9, 2020 More than 300 NGOs from around the world are calling on the UN to set up an international mechanism to address Chinese human rights violations.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss donate three million masks for relief workers in Africa

This content was published on Sep 9, 2020 The Swiss foreign ministry’s humanitarian aid unit has donated the face masks to support under-resourced relief work in developing countries.

International Geneva

Are paid interns a sign of change at the WHO?

This content was published on Sep 9, 2020 The World Health Organization has promised more diversity in its Geneva internships and has started paying interns for the first time.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss data chief downgrades security of data transfers to the US

This content was published on Sep 8, 2020 The Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner has concluded that the United States does not meet Swiss legal standards of data protection.

A woman uses her phone near the Apple store in Beijing.

Foreign Affairs

Rights activists want Swiss-Chinese trade deal to be overhauled

This content was published on Sep 7, 2020 Campaigners are urging the Swiss government to renegotiate a six-year-old free trade agreement with China over human rights concerns.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (r) welcomes his Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis (l)

Foreign Affairs

Swiss minister welcomes ‘fruitful’ talks in Iran

This content was published on Sep 7, 2020 Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis is taking part in a three-day visit to Tehran to strengthen ties with Iran.

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