Geopolitics

Need a diplomatic messenger? Switzerland is eager to help

This content was published on Sep 14, 2020 Switzerland's “protecting power” mandates have nearly doubled in the last few years. So why is there rising interest in this Swiss good office? 

Ajustement des drapeaux suisse et chinois avant une rencontre bilatérale à Pékin en janvier 2016.

Foreign Affairs

Sino-Swiss migration deal sparks controversy

This content was published on Sep 12, 2020 The deal signed with China in 2015 allows Beijing officials to enter Switzerland and question Chinese citizens residing here illegally.

International Geneva

UN experts criticise Switzerland over anti-terrorism law

This content was published on Sep 12, 2020 Switzerland's draft anti-terrorism law, which is being discussed in parliament, violates international human rights standards, UN experts warn.

Gulnara Karimova, daughter of late Uzbek President Islam Karimov

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland agrees terms for returning confiscated Uzbek assets

This content was published on Sep 12, 2020 Switzerland has signed a deal with Uzbekistan with a view to the restitution of confiscated assets to the central Asian nation.

Foreign Affairs

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.

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