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France and US buy most Swiss-made small arms

This content was published on Feb 21, 2017 Switzerland’s exports of war materiel are on the decline, yet there are some interesting developments in their distribution.

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ICRC suspends Afghan operations after staff killed

This content was published on Feb 9, 2017 One of Switzerland’s most iconic humanitarian aid organisations suffered its worst attack in 20 years.

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Switzerland condemns deadly Red Cross Afghan ambush

This content was published on Feb 8, 2017 Burkhalter expressed condolences to the families of the victims, the ICRC and the Afghan authorities. He also called on the attackers to release two further ICRC staff who were kidnapped in the ambush. A Swiss foreign ministry statement called on “all parties in armed conflict to respect the need to protect humanitarian actors deployed throughout the world, whose work aims to bring relief…

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Swiss-based scientist sues Trump as ex-US envoy blasts policy

This content was published on Feb 3, 2017 An Iranian scientist in Switzerland is suing US President Trump and top officials over the immigration ban, which an ex-US envoy also criticises.

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Tibetans demonstrate against Xi Jinping’s Swiss state visit

This content was published on Jan 15, 2017 Unlike in 1999 during President Jiang Zemin’s visit, demonstrators were only allowed to protest a few hundred metres from the parliament, away from the gaze of Chinese dignitaries. In 1999, Tibetan sympathisers unfurled “Free Tibet” banners in front of the Swiss parliament square. Their actions angered Jiang, who later told the Swiss government that they had…

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China’s first state visit to Switzerland since 1999

This content was published on Jan 6, 2017 Next week, China's president will take a trip to Switzerland, marking the first such state visit since 1999. The last visit was disastrous.

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‘Denying genocide traumatises survivors a second time’

This content was published on Jan 5, 2017 A Swiss law professor explains why he is unconvinced that denying the Armenian Genocide should be covered by freedom of expression.

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Turkish politician pushes Swiss free speech limits

This content was published on Jan 4, 2017 With the backing of Europe’s top human rights court, a Turkish politician keeps testing Switzerland’s tolerance for freedom of speech.

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Released IS convict remains in Switzerland despite security ‘risk’

This content was published on Dec 23, 2016 Swiss authorities admit they cannot deport an Iraqi convicted of plotting a terror attack until receiving human rights guarantees.

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Swiss call to step up humanitarian help for Syria

This content was published on Dec 14, 2016 The foreign ministry described the situation in Aleppo as “catastrophic”. It added that there are particularly alarming reports from the United Nations of extrajudicial executions and cases of missing civilians where violence is suspected. Given the current situation, it is essential that humanitarian aid is quickly sent to people in difficult-to-reach and under-siege areas, the…

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