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Why Switzerland welcomed Prague Spring refugees

Student demonstration with banner soviets go home

This content was published on Aug 21, 2018 After Warsaw Pact tanks rolled into Czechoslovakia 50 years ago, many Czechs and Slovaks found refuge in Switzerland.

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When the Prague Spring came to Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 21, 2018 After the Soviet invasion of the former Czechoslovakia in 1968, protests and demonstrations of solidarity took place across Switzerland.

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Yemeni peace talks to be held in Geneva

This content was published on Aug 4, 2018 The Yemeni government and rebel opposition Houthis have both declared their willingness to attend UN-organised peace talks in Geneva next month.

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Swiss open murder case for cyclist killed in Tajikistan

This content was published on Aug 2, 2018 The attack, claimed by Islamic State, injured two other people, including a Swiss woman who flew back to Switzerland on Wednesday. + The other victims came from France, the Netherlands and the US On Thursday, the Office of the Attorney GeneralExternal link announced that it had opened a criminal case against persons unknown on suspicion…

Dara Kay Cohen, Professorin für Public Policy in Harvard

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Rape in conflict zones a multi-faceted and underreported crime

This content was published on Jul 29, 2018 Wartime sexual violence is a grave problem, but the term "rape as a weapon of war" does not always capture the reality of this crime.

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Swiss arms exports rise in first half year

This content was published on Jul 26, 2018 Switzerland exported weapons and munitions worth CHF205.2 million ($207 million) in the first six months of this year.

Vigil for murdered social leaders in Bogota, Colombia

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Swiss NGOs want aid to Colombia linked to human rights progress

This content was published on Jul 26, 2018 The request was made by dozens of Swiss non-governmental organisations and charities in an open letter to president Alain Berset and foreign minister Ignazio Cassis. Swissaid said that 123 human rights defenders have been killed in the past six months in Colombia. Since 2016, when the Colombian government reached a landmark peace agreement with the revolutionary Armed Forces of…

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When the US adopted a Swiss war plane’s twin

This content was published on Jun 28, 2018 The US Air Force is considering introducing a version of the Pilatus PC-9 to its combat fleet which could be used in countries like Afghanistan.

Syrian displaced people near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, in Quneitra, Syria, on June 21, 2018

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Switzerland ‘extremely worried’ by assault in southwest Syria

This content was published on Jun 26, 2018 Swiss ambassador warns about the fighting and humanitarian situations in Syria’s southwestern Deraa province.

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ICRC fears humanitarian disaster as Yemen battle rages

This content was published on Jun 15, 2018 The International Committee of the Red Cross warns fighting for the Yemeni port city of Hodeida could make the humanitarian crisis even worse.

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