More More Anti-corruption NGO slams ‘weak’ Swiss corporate crime laws This content was published on Mar 1, 2021 Mar 1, 2021 Too few Swiss companies are made to answer for corruption or money laundering offences, exposing gaps in current legislation, says the Swiss...
More More Suspected Vienna terror attack accomplices denied bail This content was published on Feb 27, 2021 Feb 27, 2021 Two Swiss men suspected of conspiring in a deadly terror attack in Vienna last year have been denied bail, according to media reports. The duo...
More More FIFA aborts Beckenbauer bribery prosecution This content was published on Feb 26, 2021 Feb 26, 2021 The world governing body for football, FIFA, says it has run out of time to prosecute Franz Beckenbauer and two others for allegedly paying bribes...
‘We don’t want the government restricting our freedom of dress’ This content was published on Feb 24, 2021 Feb 24, 2021 With Swiss voters set to decide on a contentious “burka ban” on March 7, two Muslim feminists and refugees explain their opposition.
An historic and unique opportunity! This content was published on Feb 24, 2021 Feb 24, 2021 I am convinced that the burka ban represents a historic opportunity for the majority of Muslim Swiss citizens like me.
More More Covid lockdown fuels online anti-Semitism This content was published on Feb 22, 2021 Feb 22, 2021 Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories appear to appeal to some of the Swiss Covid protestors according to a new report.
More More Assisted suicide option remains in demand in Switzerland This content was published on Feb 22, 2021 Feb 22, 2021 Some 1,282 seriously ill people ended their lives using the services of Swiss assisted suicide organisation EXIT last year, which is 68 more people...
More More Burka ban vote appeals to Islamophobia and feminists This content was published on Feb 16, 2021 Feb 16, 2021 More than ten years after a ballot on banning minarets Swiss voters have the final say on a proposal to outlaw face covering in public.
More More Army chaplains have a new calling on the pandemic frontline This content was published on Feb 16, 2021 Feb 16, 2021 The health crisis is putting the spotlight on a relatively unknown service: army chaplains.
More More Ethics commission rejects compulsory vaccinations This content was published on Feb 12, 2021 Feb 12, 2021 A general vaccination obligation in Switzerland would interfere “disproportionately with fundamental rights”.
‘The dangerous proximity between Switzerland’s neutrality and the banality of evil’ This content was published on Feb 12, 2021 Feb 12, 2021 Literary scholar Simon D. Trüb says Swiss neutrality should be questioned from a moral perspective.
More More Banking secrecy remains a business model for Swiss banks This content was published on Feb 5, 2021 Feb 5, 2021 Swiss officials have discovered CHF9 billion in embezzled Venezuelan public funds spread across hundreds of bank accounts.
More More ‘The burka initiative defends the dignity of women’ This content was published on Feb 4, 2021 Feb 4, 2021 The initiative to ban hiding one's face in public allows for 'adequate exceptions', says Jean-Luc Addor from the Swiss People’s Party.
More More ‘The burka initiative only serves to throw fuel on the fire’ This content was published on Feb 4, 2021 Feb 4, 2021 A ban on the burka and the niqab in Switzerland would be counterproductive, says Greta Gysin from the Green Party.
More More Proposed burka ban has solid support, poll finds This content was published on Jan 29, 2021 Jan 29, 2021 Supporters of a proposed face-cover ban in Switzerland appear have a clear lead over opponents ahead of a nationwide ballot in March.
More More Neutrality faces ‘huge challenges’, warns ex-Swiss foreign minister This content was published on Jan 28, 2021 Jan 28, 2021 Micheline Calmy-Rey defends her vision of modern neutrality.
More More Non-believers make up nearly 30% of Swiss population This content was published on Jan 26, 2021 Jan 26, 2021 The number of residents without a religious faith has leapt over the past 20 years. In 2019, almost one-third (29.5%) of those over 15 did not...
More More Headaches abound for Swiss citizens in post-Brexit Britain This content was published on Jan 24, 2021 Jan 24, 2021 There are more questions than answers for Swiss living in the UK, who are facing personal and commercial hurdles.
More More Top Swiss banker Collardi reprimanded by financial watchdog This content was published on Jan 21, 2021 Jan 21, 2021 Former Julius Bär CEO Boris Collardi has had his knuckles rapped following an investigation into money laundering.
More More 'Long Covid' sufferers fight for help and recognition This content was published on Jan 13, 2021 Jan 13, 2021 Long Covid: In the UK there are special clinics for sufferers. But in Switzerland they are still fighting for help and recognition.
More More How a new definition of rape could impact Swiss law This content was published on Jan 12, 2021 Jan 12, 2021 More countries define rape as sex without consent – even if no force is used. What would changing the definition mean in Switzerland?
More More Corruption trial of diamond magnate opens in Switzerland This content was published on Jan 11, 2021 Jan 11, 2021 The trial of Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz, accused of corrupt business practices in Guinea, started in Geneva on Monday.
More More ‘Dürrenmatt experienced and observed various epidemics’ This content was published on Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2021 Peter von Matt explains how, and why, Friedrich Dürrenmatt should be read today. And which contemporary writers fill his shoes?
More More ‘Nativity scenes are a deep-rooted tradition in Switzerland’ This content was published on Dec 24, 2020 Dec 24, 2020 Nativity scenes made in Switzerland: the Swiss National Museum is dedicating an exhibition to the local Christmas tradition.
More More ‘Merry Christmas from Plague Island Britain’ This content was published on Dec 23, 2020 Dec 23, 2020 For Swiss living in the UK, Switzerland remained within reach for holiday visits home – until recently.
More More Switzerland returns more illicit assets to Peru This content was published on Dec 17, 2020 Dec 17, 2020 The Swiss government has signed an agreement with Peru to return $16.3 million originating from acts of corruption.
Aid crisis: Why giving begins – and may stay – at home This content was published on Dec 15, 2020 Dec 15, 2020 While one might have thought that a global pandemic would have led to multilateral cooperation, the exact opposite has taken place, writes analyst...
More More God continues to lose believers in Switzerland This content was published on Dec 14, 2020 Dec 14, 2020 Religious beliefs in Switzerland continue to splinter, diversify and ultimately dwindle. But over half the population still prays.
More More The ethics of artificial intelligence The challenges are immense for Switzerland, which is one of the leading developers of artificial intelligence (AI).
More More Mediaset: the missing millions released by Switzerland This content was published on Dec 8, 2020 Dec 8, 2020 American tax authorities are looking for $140 million (CHF125 million) from the former slush funds of Italian company Mediaset.
More More Covid pandemic fans flames of anti-Semitism in Switzerland This content was published on Dec 7, 2020 Dec 7, 2020 Jewish people in Switzerland are concerned about increasing anti-Semitism during the Covid-19 pandemic.
More More De-stress your way to Christmas This content was published on Dec 6, 2020 Dec 6, 2020 Christmas is coming! Here's a collection of lighthearted stories straight from our well-furnished archives to take your minds off the news.
More More Vitol pays $160 million to settle Petrobras related fraud case This content was published on Dec 4, 2020 Dec 4, 2020 Geneva-headquartered oil trading giant Vitol has paid a $164 million (CHF146 million) penalty to settle a criminal probe into bribery and market...
More More Swiss role in bribery by Dutch firm SBM Offshore under investigation This content was published on Dec 1, 2020 Dec 1, 2020 Three Swiss-based subsidiaries are under investigation by the Office of the Attorney General for failing to prevent corrupt payments.
More More Five lessons from the Swiss ‘responsible business’ vote This content was published on Nov 30, 2020 Nov 30, 2020 The latest round of voting in Switzerland revealed different political tactics and growing divisions within the country.
More More Responsible business initiative rejected at the ballot box This content was published on Nov 29, 2020 Nov 29, 2020 A majority of cantons rejected the responsible business initiative, sealing its fate. But it managed to secure the popular vote.
More More ‘Shop early’: Swiss officials issue Xmas Covid advice This content was published on Nov 27, 2020 Nov 27, 2020 People should plan their Christmas shopping and get-togethers carefully so as not to undo the progress made in stemming the Covid-19 pandemic.
More More Swiss public broadcaster examines more cases of sexual harassment This content was published on Nov 26, 2020 Nov 26, 2020 The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation launched an independent investigation into sexual harassment at Swiss public radio and television, RTS. The...
Why the current anti-terror debate is flawed This content was published on Nov 24, 2020 Nov 24, 2020 The current public discourse on terrorism is extremely dangerous for human rights, writes political scientist Leandra Bias.
The case for supporting Macron's stance on "Islamist separatism" This content was published on Nov 24, 2020 Nov 24, 2020 A global debate on Islamism has flared up, in which the French President called the problem by its name, writes political scientist Elham Manea.
