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Stalking will now be a criminal offence in Switzerland

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Stalking will now be a criminal offence in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 19, 2025 Swiss parliament has voted in favour of making stalking a criminal offence.

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Democracy

A delicate export: how Swiss foreign policy promotes democracy

This content was published on Jun 13, 2025 Switzerland has a constitutional mandate to promote democracy around the world. What happens when that world starts looking more authoritarian?

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Global elections

Italy’s referendum flop sends a warning to the left

This content was published on Jun 12, 2025 Italy’s latest referendums fell short of reaching the required turnout. Political scientist Giorgio Malet puts the results into perspective.

Cash will be guaranteed in the Constitution

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Cash will be guaranteed by the Swiss constitution

This content was published on Jun 11, 2025 Parliament has unanimously approved the government's direct counter-proposal to the popular initiative of the Swiss Freedom Movement.

Foie gras must be declared as painful production

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Agribusiness

Foie gras sold in Switzerland must declare painful production process

This content was published on May 28, 2025 Starting July 1, the sale of foie gras in Switzerland must make reference to the painful procedures performed on the animal.

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Information wars

Habteab Yemane: high court judge in Eritrea, refugee in Switzerland

This content was published on May 19, 2025 Habteab Yemane became a lawyer because he believed in a constitutional state, but his journey led him somewhere else entirely.

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Swiss Abroad

The seven weirdest Swiss votes of all time

This content was published on May 10, 2025 Absinthe, car-free Sundays and cow horns: Swiss voters have certainly had to decide on some unusual issues.

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Switzerland refines its global democracy aims in a tough context

This content was published on May 8, 2025 Amid a global democratic “recession”, the foreign ministry has clarified how it wants to shore up freedoms around the world.

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The purest democracy? Visiting one of Switzerland’s historic open-air assemblies

This content was published on May 5, 2025 The annual “Landsgemeinde” in Glarus is like a folk festival, a party, and a crash-course in politics rolled into one. Is it democratically relevant?

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