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Swiss concerned about arrest of Russian activist

This content was published on Jan 18, 2021 The Swiss foreign ministry has expressed concern about the arrest of the Russian opposition politician, Alexei Navalny.

Guard watching people within a fenced-in property

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Asylum seekers in Switzerland need more protection experts say

This content was published on Jan 18, 2021 Federal asylum centres must do more to protect asylum seekers from violence and improve training for security personnel.

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Swiss minister still optimistic about resumption of talks with EU

This content was published on Jan 18, 2021 Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has reaffirmed the government’s aim to re-negotiate controversial points of a planned accord with the EU.

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US ambassador McMullen says farewell

This content was published on Jan 17, 2021 Edward McMullen, the United States ambassador to Switzerland, has said farewell to the country, SonntagsBlick has reported.

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Paper: billions of Venezuelan ‘suspicious funds’ in Swiss banks

This content was published on Jan 17, 2021 Swiss officials have found around CHF9 billion ($10 billion) linked to Venezuela on hundreds of bank accounts in Switzerland, Le Matin Dimanche says.

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Geneva’s international ‘do good’ citizens

This content was published on Jan 17, 2021 Geneva is home to a large network of local and international civil society organisations. Here are some of the people behind them.

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Geneva has become an incubation hub for citizen initiatives

This content was published on Jan 17, 2021 Innovative individual initiatives are sprouting up in Geneva to tackle the new challenges the city – and the world – are facing.

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Swiss update travel advice for US after Capitol riot

This content was published on Jan 16, 2021 Switzerland updates travel advice for the United States ahead of Joe Biden’s swearing in as the next US president and after the Capitol rots.

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Will the United Nations soon be obsolete?

Is the international order capable of meeting the enormous challenges facing states and societies around the world?

President Lukashenko and IICF president Fasel

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Ice hockey boss regrets ‘warm welcome’ scenes with Lukashenko

This content was published on Jan 13, 2021 The president of the Swiss-based international ice hockey federation has apologized for a public embrace with the embattled president of Belarus

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