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Sanctions against Guinea-Bissau army leaders tightened

This content was published on Jun 15, 2012 The measure, announced on Friday by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco), brings to 21 the number of Guinea Bissau officials subject to sanctions. They are banned from entering or transiting through Switzerland and any financial assets they hold in the country will be frozen. Seco said the new measures were in line with…

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Suu Kyi visits Swiss parliament

This content was published on Jun 15, 2012 She was given a standing ovation by members of parliament, and outside was greeted by crowds who cheered her and gave her flowers. Suu Kyi, 66, had been forced to cut short a media conference on Thursday evening because she felt unwell after a long day. She had already warned the journalists waiting to hear…

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A family in Myanmar

This content was published on Jun 14, 2012 swissinfo.ch visited the family in Yangon to see how they live in the “new” Myanmar. (Photos: Luigi Jorio)

Delivering aid in Myanmar’s “wild west”

This content was published on Jun 14, 2012 Ask any local what’s the most obvious change of late and they’ll tell you: “The traffic.” The leap in the number of vehicles in recent months is a regular topic of conversation in Yangon. Packed buses and beat-up cars take up every inch of the newly upgraded streets of the Myanmar capital, driving even on the…

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Bern and Rome ‘make progress’ on tax deal

This content was published on Jun 12, 2012 After meeting with Swiss President Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said an Italian-Swiss working group was making good progress on a deal to fight tax evasion. He added that he was “very satisfied” with progress on discussions. Italy is seeking a deal to claim a percentage of undeclared funds deposited in Switzerland by…

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Repatriation treaty signed with Tunisia

This content was published on Jun 11, 2012 Sommaruga described the treaty, which she signed with Tunisian Foreign Minister Farik Abdessalem in the Tunisian capital Tunis on Monday, as a “very important step”. For his part, Abdessalem stressed it was in Tunisia’s interest for its young men to return home. Following the Arab Spring, the justice ministry said Switzerland could offer protection to…

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Heading for triple No in June vote

This content was published on Jun 7, 2012 Political scientist Claude Longchamp of the GfS Bern research institute is pessimistic about the prospects of the health vote. He says there is enough evidence from two series of interviews that voters will overwhelmingly reject a Managed Care scheme. Support dropped by five per cent, while opposition increased markedly to 58 per cent, compared with…

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Is there such a thing as too much direct democracy?

This content was published on Jun 7, 2012 Billed as an initiative to boost direct democracy, the Campaign for an Independent and Neutral Switzerland group argues ordinary citizens have a better sense of foreign policy than the political elite and the business community. Opponents say the initiative, which goes to a nationwide ballot on June 17, creates an unwieldy system, damaging Switzerland’s reputation…

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Inside Syria

This content was published on Jun 5, 2012 German photojournalist Timo Vogt has been inside the country twice over the past few months, joining a group of rebels who entered Syria from Turkey. His images bear witness to the ongoing conflict which reached its bloodiest point so far in the massacre in Houla on May 25-26. (All images: Timo Vogt/Randbild)

Regional players decide Syria’s destiny

This content was published on Jun 5, 2012 The Houla massacre near Homs has made it all too clear that, despite President Bashar al-Assad’s denials, the regime and its militia are largely responsible for the violence in Syria as it attempts to quell a popular uprising and eliminate a poorly-armed opposition. In a televised speech to parliament on Sunday, Assad denied that his…

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