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Minister vaunts Swiss model to halt extremism

This content was published on Apr 8, 2016 “Terrorism continues to spread around the globe and constitutes one of the gravest threats to international peace and security,” Burkhalter told 600 officials, including 32 ministers and deputy ministers, gathered at a high-level conference on preventing violent extremism. The United Nations and Switzerland hosted the event. Over the two days, delegates took stock of worldwide…

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Complaint of Geneva prison overcrowding upheld

This content was published on Apr 5, 2016 The Geneva court will now have to rule on how the violation of the European Convention on Human Rights will affect the prisoner’s sentence. The appellant, a heroin trafficker, was sentenced to four years in prison. He is demanding a five-month reduction to his sentence due to the difficult conditions he had been subjected to. …

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Swiss focus on basic water and local groups

This content was published on Apr 3, 2016 The Swiss government has been quietly encouraging peace in Syria through post-war preparation focused on a basic need – water.

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Ban on drones extended for talks in Geneva

This content was published on Mar 26, 2016 The security measures have been imposed for most of March over parts of Geneva due to prior nuclear talks and a month-long meeting of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, its most important of the year. Officials said the ban would be extended until the end of the month amid mounting expectations for a nuclear…

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Swiss press fatalistic in the wake of Brussels attacks

This content was published on Mar 24, 2016 As Swiss newspapers lament the terrorist attack on the “heart of Europe”, many say the violence in the Belgian capital was not unexpected.

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Swiss ambassador calls for action over Burundi

This content was published on Mar 19, 2016 The international community needs to step up its presence in Burundi, which has been embroiled in political violence since last year, says Swiss ambassador Jürg Lauber.

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Syria peace talks in Geneva: where are we now?

This content was published on Mar 14, 2016 United Nations-brokered talks aimed at ending Syria’s five-year civil war are getting underway in Geneva on Monday. Here is a short guide to the latest resumption in the so-called Geneva 3 negotiations.

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Strong franc blamed for drop in export of Swiss war materiel

This content was published on Feb 23, 2016 Presenting detailed figures from 2015, senior officials said exports dropped to CHF446.6 million ($449 million), down 21% from the previous year. Germany was by far the biggest buyer, purchasing Swiss war materiel worth CHF130.3 million, ahead of India with CHF45.5 million, Indonesia (CHF44.2 million), the United States (CHF 26.3 million) and Italy (CHF 24.4 million).…

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UN chief Ban Ki-moon supports Swiss plea

This content was published on Feb 23, 2016 At Monday’s meeting of the UN General Assembly, the Swiss said they welcomed Ban’s support. Switzerland has maintained for more than three years that serious violations of international law are being committed by all parties to the conflict in a climate of impunity, said Tatjana von Steiger of the Permanent Swiss Mission to the UN,…

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Zurich police intervene in Kurdish rally

This content was published on Feb 11, 2016 The group was protesting outside the Turkish consulate in Zurich against current conditions for Kurds in Turkey. Police said one person was detained after the crowd threw stones, flags and other projectiles at the consulate building. Police sealed off the area around the consulate in the late afternoon following a peaceful march through Zurich’s downtown…

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