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EU anti-terrorism measures criticised

This content was published on Apr 7, 2008 The draft being currently drawn up defines legislation against inciting terrorist attacks and recruiting or training terrorists. Marty, a member of the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe – the continent’s human rights watchdog – warned on Monday that this legislation still doesn’t spell out that it must be applied in line with existing…

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Del Ponte book promotion vetoed

This content was published on Apr 7, 2008 The former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague was asked to return to Buenos Aires before a scheduled presentation in Milan on Sunday. The foreign ministry said there were statements in “The Hunt: Me and War Criminals”, written with New York Times reporter Chuck Sudetic, that were…

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Portrait of the madman as an artist

This content was published on Apr 7, 2008 swissinfo went to Waldau, the psychiatric clinic on the outskirts of the Swiss capital where he was treated, to find out whether his mental illness was the key to his creativity. Wölfli, a labourer from canton Bern, has been revered for decades as an exponent of Art Brut or Outsider Art. French artist Jean Dubuffet…

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Integration: anything else just isn’t cricket

This content was published on Apr 7, 2008 Married to a Swiss and father of two sons, Henderson did not have much experience of the foreign community until his boys asked him a few years ago about playing cricket. The club for juniors he set up now has 350 players. Henderson came to Switzerland in 1982 to study at Zurich University, gaining his…

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Basel footballers secure ninth Swiss Cup

This content was published on Apr 6, 2008 Although the end result was clear, the match was by no means dominated by Basel, who had home advantage and went ahead in the first half with a goal from Eren Derdiyok. Bellinzona, who are leaders of Switzerland’s second division – the Challenge League – bounced back after the break, equalising in the 58th minute…

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Weiler elected most handsome Swiss man

This content was published on Apr 6, 2008 Weiler, who celebrates his 24th birthday in Sunday, was chosen the most handsome Swiss from 16 finalists. At one stage Weiler did not appear to be in the running as he was not among the last three but the jury put him back into the running with a “wild card”. Weiler, who is 184 cm…

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Memories of Swiss-hosted 1954 World Cup

This content was published on Apr 6, 2008 Marcel Flückiger, who represented his country on home turf 54 years ago, looks back with swissinfo over the highs and lows of an event-packed World Cup that helped establish Switzerland on the world footballing map. Then a 24-year-old defender, Flückiger recalls a more restrained atmosphere in the post-war years and a completely different way of…

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Bern expresses worry over Chinese dissident

This content was published on Apr 5, 2008 Hu was sentenced on Thursday to three and a half years in prison after being found guilty of “inciting subversion of state power” for criticising the ruling Communist Party After the verdict was announced, Bern summoned the Chinese chargée d’affaires, Quian Peizhan, the French-language newspaper Le Temps reported on Saturday. Swiss foreign ministry spokeswoman Carine…

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Cannabis dreams drift away

This content was published on Apr 4, 2008 The country still boasts some of the highest rates of cannabis use in Europe, but Switzerland’s pot movement has taken a hit in the past few years. Unfortunately for activists and aficionados, it is the wrong type of hit – proposed liberalisation did not come to pass, enforcement has been on the rise and use…

Jürg Wickihalder – Chris Wiesendanger: A Feeling For Someone

This content was published on Apr 4, 2008

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