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‘Anti‑fascist carnival’ draws up to 5,000 in Lausanne

Lausanne: between 4,000 and 5,000 people at the anti-fascist carnival

This content was published on Mar 29, 2026 Around 4,000-5,000 people took part in an "anti-fascist carnival" on Saturday in Lausanne in western Switzerland.

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Justice in sight for the Swiss convicted for helping the Resistance

This content was published on Mar 29, 2026 The Swiss parliament has taken steps to rehabilitate those convicted by Swiss courts for supporting the French and Italian Resistance during the Second World War.

Fewer pending asylum cases: SEM cuts 83 jobs

Swiss Politics

Swiss migration office cuts jobs due to fewer asylum arrivals

This content was published on Mar 28, 2026 The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) cut 83 asylum‑processing jobs at the start of the year due to a decline in new arrivals to Switzerland.

Budliger: Switzerland is "worried" but remains "positive" about the WTO

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Switzerland remains ‘positive’ on the WTO despite ‘worries’

This content was published on Mar 28, 2026 Switzerland's secretary of state for economic affairs, Helene Budliger Artieda, says she is "worried" about the future of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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Swiss oddities

The Swiss medical breakthrough that cured the ‘cretins of the Alps’

This content was published on Mar 28, 2026 Thanks to three visionary doctors, Switzerland was the first country to introduce iodised salt.

Swiss Diaspora

The week in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 28, 2026 Welcome to our selection of the most important – and most colourful – stories from Switzerland over the past seven days.

Switzerland Today

This content was published on Mar 27, 2026 Weaknesses in Swiss institutions may exist but Switzerland’s attachment to Aromat remains strong.

Switzerland Today

This content was published on Mar 26, 2026 New tensions with the US: Washington is diverting Swiss payments for the F-35 fighter jet to another defence programme.

Lausanne’s new MAF museum puts women artists centre stage

This content was published on Mar 26, 2026 Switzerland’s first Musée Artistes Femmes (MAF) opened in Lausanne on March 4, a museum dedicated exclusively to showcasing works by women.

Antimatter transported via trailer, an exceptional archaeological discovery and renewed controversy over the army’s future service pistol lead today’s briefing.

Swiss Diaspora

Switzerland Today

This content was published on Mar 25, 2026 Antimatter transported via trailer, an exceptional archaeological discovery, and renewed controversy over the army’s future service pistol all feature in today’s briefing.

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