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Aiding illegal immigrants remains a crime in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 10, 2020 People who help undocumented immigrants in Switzerland risk running afoul of the law, even if they are acting purely for humanitarian reasons. Parliament has refused to introduce an exception to the law for ‘honourable motives’.

Swiss Politics

Platini loses retroactive appeal against FIFA ban

This content was published on Mar 5, 2020 Michel Platini has lost his appeal at the European Court of Human Rights to overturn a four-year ban from football handed down by a Swiss-based court.

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Swiss attorney general has pay cut for breach of duty

This content was published on Mar 4, 2020 Swiss watchdog accuses Attorney general Michael Lauber of disloyalty and lying in connection with an international football corruption investigation.

Swiss Diaspora

How to become Swiss

This content was published on Mar 4, 2020 If you have a connection to Switzerland through your family and want to make it official by becoming Swiss yourself – this is how you can go about it.

Coronavirus cases are spreading in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 3, 2020 Federal authorities are taking unprecedented measures to contain the virus.

Swiss Politics

Swiss group calls for crisis fund to support cancelled events

This content was published on Mar 3, 2020 A Swiss association has slammed the government’s ban on public events of over 1,000 people in response to the coronavirus threat.

Swiss Diaspora

All fired up – with Swiss army rifles in America

This content was published on Mar 3, 2020 Swiss rifles were coveted during the American revolutionary and civil wars. Today they’re used for fun by the Swiss Rifle Club of Minneapolis.

Swiss Politics

Swiss firms to be protected from foreign investors

This content was published on Mar 3, 2020 Parliament has called on the Swiss government to make investments by foreign companies in Swiss firms subject to official approval.

Swiss Politics

Big increase in Swiss arms exports for 2019

This content was published on Mar 3, 2020 Swiss firms exported more weapons last year than the previous year, three-quarters of them to other European countries.

Swiss Diaspora

‘Holy cow!’ This Swiss never thought he’d be a cop in the US

This content was published on Mar 3, 2020 Two decades ago, Adrian Hoesli followed his father to America for a fresh start. Though they don’t see eye to eye on guns, both share Swiss values.

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