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Study: news deprivation is a threat to Swiss democracy

Study sees news deprivation as a threat to Swiss democracy

This content was published on Oct 27, 2025 Fewer people in Switzerland are getting their daily information from traditional news media. Since 2009, the proportion of "news-deprived" people has almost doubled.

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Switzerland flies under the radar at NATO gathering

This content was published on Oct 22, 2025 Switzerland is not a NATO member, but it keeps half a foot in the door – a visit to the alliance’s recent parliamentary assembly shows how this works.

An exhibition to distinguish between real facts, fake news and opinion

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Swiss exhibition examines facts, fake news and the media

This content was published on Oct 13, 2025 Swiss Museum of Transport opens a exhibition devoted to facts, fake news and the work of the media.

Illustration: Kai Reusser / SWI swissinfo.ch

Foreign Affairs

Amid people smuggling and terrorism, Swiss tackle root causes in African hotspot

This content was published on Oct 9, 2025 While France and the US have withdrawn from Niger, Switzerland has so far decided to stay – and to continue with its development projects on the ground.

Sevastopol in the Crimea in May 1944, the war is over. This photo has the title: "Life goes on".

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Why studying Eastern European history is so political

This content was published on Oct 3, 2025 The subject has always been heavily dependent on political cycles. An analysis by Eastern European historian Fabian Baumann.

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Democracies are increasingly coming under threat, both from within and without. How do your country’s institutions fare?

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Fake news spread abroad about Switzerland is a liability

This content was published on Sep 5, 2025 False claims about Swiss neutrality are circulating internationally. Switzerland needs to do more to ensure that other countries do not have a false image of the country. A Swissinfo analysis.

Russia has been increasing its isolation in technology, culture and education.

Foreign Affairs

Russia bans International Baccalaureate over ‘Russophobia’

This content was published on Aug 29, 2025 Russia bans International Baccalaureate: Students lose access to global diplomas as Kremlin tightens educational isolation.

On August 13, Roskomnadzor, the state media regulator, restricted calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, calling them “main voice services used to deceive and extort money, and to involve Russian citizens in sabotage and terrorist activities”

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Behind Russia’s digital Iron Curtain: how the West and Switzerland look online

This content was published on Aug 29, 2025 We demonstrate how Russia’s digital Iron Curtain works with and without a VPN. [Spoiler: Swissinfo’s website doesn’t load in the country without one.]

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Patrick Chappatte: ‘The path for satire has been getting narrower’

This content was published on Jun 24, 2025 Patrick Chappatte is one of the most prolific cartoonists. We talked to him about the current state of satire, media and free speech in the world.

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