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A delicate export: how Swiss foreign policy promotes democracy

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This content was published on Jun 13, 2025 Switzerland has a constitutional mandate to promote democracy around the world. What happens when that world starts looking more authoritarian?

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Habteab Yemane: high court judge in Eritrea, refugee in Switzerland

This content was published on May 19, 2025 Habteab Yemane became a lawyer because he believed in a constitutional state, but his journey led him somewhere else entirely.

Concerned about democracy, Ignazio Cassis appeals to the media

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Swiss foreign minister calls on media to defend democracy

This content was published on May 15, 2025 Swiss foreign minister Ignazio Cassis says the media has a vital role to play in the preservation of democracy.

The Swiss government wants greater access to personal data.

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Proposed Swiss surveillance law ‘identical to Russia’

This content was published on May 14, 2025 Encrypted email service Proton threatens to leave Switzerland to escape proposed data surveillance law updates.

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International public media face uncertain future in democracies

This content was published on Apr 25, 2025 More and more Western governments are paring down their funding for international public media, even as authoritarian regimes beef theirs up.

A giant light installation of the flag of Switzerland, by Swiss artist Gerry Hofstetter, illuminates the north face of the Jungfrau mountain, next to the Eiger and Moench mountains, near the city of Thun, in 2012.

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How Switzerland and other states are navigating disinformation

This content was published on Apr 6, 2025 How can the Alpine state navigate the dangers of hybrid warfare – and what are other European countries doing?

Tibetan and Uyghur people paused for a moment of silence to honor all victims at a rally on the Place des Nations in front of the United Nations' European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 16, 2016. Now, in addition to speaking up for the Tibetans in China, they're pushing the Swiss government to take action to protect themselves from transnational repression.

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Chinese repression of Tibetans and Uyghurs: ‘Switzerland must take action now’

This content was published on Mar 17, 2025 Are countries such as Switzerland doing enough to protect its people from transnational repression by China?

What impact do social media platforms have on democratic debate?

Do Facebook, X, TikTok and co. foster a diverse and dynamic “digital public square”? Or do they just make people angrier and more entrenched?

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Tibetans and Uyghurs in Switzerland fear long arm of China

This content was published on Feb 17, 2025 A study has revealed how China is intimidating Tibetans and Uyghurs in Switzerland. How will the Swiss government react?

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How counterspeech is tackling hate speech

This content was published on Feb 17, 2025 As Facebook and Instagram relax content restrictions, the commitment of volunteers who push back against hate is becoming more crucial than ever.

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