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Geneva art dealer said to owe CHF330 million in taxes

This content was published on Aug 4, 2020 Geneva art dealer Yves Bouvier is said to have evaded CHF330 million ($360 million) in taxes.

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Swiss ‘concerned’ by Hong Kong election delay

This content was published on Aug 4, 2020 The Swiss foreign ministry has said it is concerned about the postponement of the election for the Legislative Council in Hong Kong.

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FIFA slams criminal proceedings as ‘absurd’

This content was published on Aug 3, 2020 World football’s governing body has criticised a decision to open criminal proceedings against its president Gianni Infantino as grotesque and absurd.

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Swiss prosecutor begins criminal proceedings into FIFA president

This content was published on Jul 30, 2020 A Swiss special prosecutor has opened criminal proceedings against FIFA president Gianni Infantino in relation to off-the-record meetings held with...

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Scandal-hit Attorney General to quit next month

This content was published on Jul 29, 2020 Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber is to step down on August 31, says a spokesman for his office.

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Pandemic forces Swiss to release would-be deportee

This content was published on Jul 28, 2020 A Swiss prison has released a man slated for deportation because the coronavirus pandemic makes it impossible to say when he could be sent home.

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Swiss prosecutor’s resignation strikes at heart of country’s legal system

This content was published on Jul 27, 2020 The Attorney General quit amid judicial investigation into his conduct.

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Cantons told to improve Covid checks

This content was published on Jul 26, 2020 The government is dissatisfied with the way safeguard controls are being carried out in public establishments.

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One ‘sex click’ almost meant deportation for 33 foreigners

This content was published on Jul 26, 2020 Should non-Swiss be deported for sharing illegal video clips on social media?

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Mafia numbers in Switzerland higher than previously thought

This content was published on Jul 26, 2020 Significantly more members of the Italian Mafia live in Switzerland than previously assumed, according to the Federal Office of Police.

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Legal expert Luzius Wildhaber, first president of ECHR, dies

This content was published on Jul 25, 2020 Luzius Wildhaber, an international law expert, has died aged 83. He was the first full-time president of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

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Group challenges law behind Covid-19 tracing app

This content was published on Jul 23, 2020 A committee has launched a referendum against changes made to the Epidemics Act to allow the introduction of the SwissCovid tracing app.

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Swiss business raided over Fiat-Iveco ‘Dieselgate’ probe

This content was published on Jul 23, 2020 Investigators have searched offices of car giant Fiat Chrysler and truck maker CNH Industrial in Switzerland, Germany and Italy.

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Swiss-Italo police operation nets 75 mafia suspects

This content was published on Jul 21, 2020 The Italian and Swiss authorities have arrested 75 people in a joint raid against Italy’s ’Ndrangheta mafia.

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Campaign launched to tackle human trafficking

This content was published on Jul 20, 2020 Swiss authorities have launched an awareness campaign to help identify victims of trafficking who are being forced to work in the country.

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Swiss banks eye Hong Kong clients for pro-democracy ties

This content was published on Jul 20, 2020 Sources tell Reuters the banks are trying to avoid getting caught in the crosshairs of China’s new national security law.

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Swiss government speaks out against new US executions

This content was published on Jul 17, 2020 Switzerland has said it regrets the United States’ decision to resume federal executions, after a second one was carried out on Thursday.

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NGOs warn conflict gold can reach Swiss refiners via Dubai

This content was published on Jul 16, 2020 Swiss refiners are under scrutiny due to the high risk of African conflict gold entering their supply chain via the United Arab Emirates.

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Investigation clears bishop in sex abuse case

This content was published on Jul 15, 2020 A Catholic bishop has been cleared of allegations that he tolerated a case of sexual abuse by a priest in his diocese in western Switzerland.

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Recruit dies in training in southern Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 14, 2020 The Swiss military justice office is investigating the death of a recruit who passed away during a march on Tuesday.

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Report alleges targeting of Swiss-based Catalan separatist’s phone

This content was published on Jul 14, 2020 It has been reported that Anna Gabriel, who sought refuge in Geneva, was one of 100 people who was allegedly targeted last year using spyware.

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Shipowner gets five years in prison for fraudulent state credit claims

This content was published on Jul 9, 2020 A former shipowner has been sentenced to five years in prison for having falsified claims about his fleet in order to receive more credit...

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Crypto International blames government for imminent demise

This content was published on Jul 9, 2020 A company whose name has been associated with a spying scandal blames the Swiss government for shedding more than 80 staff.

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Doubts over EU regulations deal raise prospect of higher City costs

This content was published on Jul 9, 2020 Just over a year ago, EU investment firms found they were no longer allowed to trade on the Swiss stock exchange. A harbinger for Britain?

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Artist Harald Naegeli receives 2020 Zurich city award

This content was published on Jul 9, 2020 The “sprayer of Zurich”, has received this year’s city art prize for the stick-figure graffiti he has been leaving on walls and buildings for decades.

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Switzerland adds 11 Venezuelan officials to sanctions list

This content was published on Jul 7, 2020 The Swiss authorities have added 11 leading Venezuelan officials to a sanctions list.

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Cost of economic crime doubled in Switzerland last year

This content was published on Jul 6, 2020 The damage caused by corporate crime doubled in 2019, costing the Swiss economy some CHF363 million ($384 million) compared to CHF166 million in 2018.

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Terrorism suspects indicted in Swiss court

This content was published on Jul 6, 2020 The Swiss justice authorities have filed an indictment against two suspected Jihadists arrested in 2016.

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Novartis pays big fine for bribing doctors in the US

This content was published on Jul 2, 2020 Swiss pharma company Novartis will pay $729 million to US authorities in an out-of-court settlement over charges that the company bribed doctors to...

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‘I will resign if I am convicted’, declares Geneva minister

This content was published on Jul 2, 2020 The embattled Geneva minister Pierre Maudet looks set to face a trial for allegedly accepting unauthorised benefits - charges he denies. The...

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US and European politicians complain to Swiss over legal chief’s Russia links

This content was published on Jul 2, 2020 Senior US and European politicians have expressed concerns over the Swiss federal prosecutor's connections to Russia.

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China slams Switzerland for ‘interfering in internal affairs’

This content was published on Jul 1, 2020 China has attacked Switzerland and 26 other countries for criticising a sweeping new national security law imposed on Hong Kong.

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Warning from Geneva: perpetrators of Libyan atrocities will be held accountable

This content was published on Jun 30, 2020 Geneva-based political scientist Hasni Abidi discusses the recent UN Human Rights Council resolution on the Libyan conflict.

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Swiss court finds Ukrainian politician guilty of money laundering

This content was published on Jun 29, 2020 A Swiss court has convicted former Ukrainian lawmaker Mykola Martynenko and a second unnamed Ukrainian national of money laundering.

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Swiss block 88 foreign online gaming sites

This content was published on Jun 29, 2020 Switzerland blocked 88 domains belonging to foreign online gaming operators in 2019.

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Migration office plans job cuts

This content was published on Jun 28, 2020 As the number of asylum seekers dwindles, so does the need for staff at Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Migration (SEM).

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Swiss companies must start accounting for unequal pay

This content was published on Jun 28, 2020 After the amended Gender Equality Act comes into force on July 1, Switzerland’s largest companies will have one year to report any gender pay gaps.

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Swiss eye ex-UEFA head Michel Platini in FIFA probe

This content was published on Jun 27, 2020 Swiss federal prosecutors are targeting former European football head Michel Platini in their probe of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

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Mafia member arrested near Swiss capital

This content was published on Jun 27, 2020 Swiss police have arrested a fugitive as part of the new Interpol Cooperation Against ’Ndrangheta project.

Is it the toughest job at the UN?

This content was published on Jun 27, 2020 Imogen Foulkes reflects on her recent interview with Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, who was UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2014-2018.