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Switzerland condemns continuing Syria violence

This content was published on Jul 25, 2016 The five year Syrian civil war has seen an estimated 400,000 people killed and around six million people internally displaced in the Middle East country. The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs voiced its displeasure in a statement released on Monday. The ministry said it “firmly condemns all violations of international humanitarian law and violations…

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A ‘choiceless choice’

This content was published on Jul 24, 2016 Throughout my decades of teaching American and African-American Studies at US universities, I tried to instill the same hope and desire for progress in my students that had always inspired me. But in October of 2005 I stopped teaching and left the country because I could no longer offer young people that hope. I had…

Why Donald Trump should be President

This content was published on Jul 22, 2016 The Republican Convention is over. This convention was unlike any other Republican convention – controversial, energetic, and chaotic. These are some of the main characteristics of Donald Trump himself. Now that Trump has secured the Republican nomination, it’s time to look towards the November election. Trump faces a formidable opponent in Hillary Rodham Clinton. She…

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Swiss unconvinced by ‘egomaniac’ Donald Trump

This content was published on Jul 22, 2016 Swiss papers have reacted with criticism, uneasiness and cynicism to Donald Trump's acceptance speech for the US Republican Party presidential nomination.

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The Swiss who fought for change in Nicaragua

This content was published on Jul 22, 2016 “I was fascinated by the idea of living in a country where everything was possible,” recalls Roland Sidler, one such volunteer from Switzerland. “Participative democracy was very well established. The government, the people, the intellectuals, the ideologists, the clergy… all worked together to educate the population, give them shelter and sanitation and to launch agricultural…

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Tensions grow among Swiss-based Turkish community

This content was published on Jul 21, 2016 An estimated 120,000 people with Turkish roots currently live in Switzerland. Citing various social media platforms, the 20 Minutes free newspaper suggests an online witch hunt may be underway. “Erdogan supporters have launched appeals on Facebook and Whatsapp to report on regime dissidents,” the newspaper reported. An Erdogan supporter declared in an online post: “Together…

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Swiss-Turkish migration deal in doubt

This content was published on Jul 20, 2016 Following the failed military-led coup at the weekend, the Turkish authorities have been rounding up thousands of army personnel – but also judges and prosecutors. Sommaruga said the development raised concerns about the dispensation of justice in Turkey. “It is a central principle of the rule of law that the judiciary can carry out their…

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US-Swiss ties: business as usual post Obama?

This content was published on Jul 18, 2016 Bilateral relations between the two countries have been dominated by trade issues and long-running banking and tax disputes.

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Why is the world in turmoil, foreign minister?

This content was published on Jul 17, 2016 “We’re living in a time of uncertainty and fear,” Burkhalter said in an interview with SonntagsBlickExternal link. “There are too many people in the world who have the impression that they don’t have a future and not enough rights. A future must be constructed with people, with populations, and not with populism.” His comments come…

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More Swiss-EU talks agreed to implement immigration caps

This content was published on Jul 16, 2016 Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency this year, told the Swiss News Agency that intense talks at a technical level were needed over the next few weeks to find a solution acceptable to both sides. He was speaking after a meeting with the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, on…

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