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Switzerland’s new cybersecurity centre is a step in the right direction

This content was published on Sep 7, 2020 Switzerland’s new National Centre for Cybersecurity launched in July but many political issues are still to be worked out.

International Geneva

Expat Brazilians launch ‘Geneva manifesto’ in defence of democracy

This content was published on Sep 6, 2020 Brazilians from Switzerland have launched a movement in Geneva to support and defend democratic institutions in their motherland.

Camp de prisonniers no. 100 en Corée du Sud le 26 juillet 1950. Frédérick Bieri (à droite) observe des blessés

International Geneva

Prisoners and propaganda: A Red Cross delegate’s view of the Korean War

This content was published on Sep 5, 2020 After the war's outbreak 70 years ago, a delegate from the Geneva-based ICRC went to try to help victims of the conflict. This is what he found.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss Humanitarian Aid ends rapid-response mission in Beirut

This content was published on Sep 4, 2020 The seven experts still on the ground will complete their immediate deployment on Saturday and return to Switzerland.

International Geneva

Inside Geneva: Are ‘unalienable rights’ undermining human rights?

This content was published on Sep 1, 2020 The latest episode of the Inside Geneva podcast looks at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's intervention into the human rights debate.

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Humanitarians soul-search over ‘institutional racism’

This content was published on Sep 1, 2020 Some of the world’s most respected aid agencies are examining their structures and employment culture, amid accusations of institutional racism.

Foreign Affairs

Italian mafia gun runner sentenced to jail in Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 31, 2020 The man, who was nicknamed the “Swiss Cosimo”, had collected and transported weapons for the mafia cell operating near to Milan. His criminal activities, which also included guarding an illegal hemp field in canton Bern, were conducted between 2003 and 2011. An original trial in November 2018 had sentenced the man to three years and…

Foreign Affairs

UK adds Switzerland to quarantine list

This content was published on Aug 27, 2020 Switzerland was added on Thursday to the growing list of countries from which travellers coming into the United Kingdom will need to quarantine.

International Geneva

Syria talks resume in Geneva after Covid-19 suspension

This content was published on Aug 27, 2020 The Syrian Constitutional Committee resumed talks in Geneva on Thursday after a three-day pause due to positive coroavirus cases.

Foreign Affairs

Details emerge of Swiss deal with Chinese agents

This content was published on Aug 26, 2020 Switzerland has concluded agreements with some 60 countries to allow their officials to come help to identify and deport illegal citizens.

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