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Human rights take centre stage in Geneva

This content was published on Mar 28, 2003 The event aims to raise public awareness of human rights violations around the world, including the Middle East. According to the organisers, films and documentaries provide an evocative and effective means of exploring issues such as conflict, globalisation, state violence and freedom of expression. Making a difference “The festival is about educating young people and…

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Sacred Vocal Music from 18th Century Switzerland. F.J. Leonti Meyer, J. Schmidlin, J.C. Bachofen, J.J. Walder, J. H. Egli. The Choir of Gonville & Caius College Cambridge, Dir.: G. Webber, The Cambridge Baroque Camerata, Dir.: J.H. Jones

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DJ Mind-X: Eleven – 11 years of club trance culture

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Joe Walter: From The Bottom Of My Heart

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Swiss urge restart of UN aid programme for Iraq

This content was published on Mar 27, 2003 The Swiss ambassador to the UN, Jenö Staehelin, said the aid was essential to take care of the humanitarian needs of Iraqi civilians. The demand came as the UN Security Council moved closer to approving the swift delivery of humanitarian aid to Iraq, using Baghdad’s oil revenues to get food and medicines to millions of…

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Grammont Portrait: William Blank (*1957). Trio à cordes (1997); Anacrousis pour percussion solo (2001); Cris pour piano et ensemble (1999); Ebbe (n) pour grand orchestre (2000)

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Bush administration remains resolute over Iraq

This content was published on Mar 27, 2003 Blair, who met President Bush on Wednesday, has argued that the United Nations should be involved in deciding the future of Iraq if Saddam Hussein is deposed. But he may have problems convincing Bush of the need to give the UN a central role in a post-war Iraqi administration, according to Paul Smyke, a Swiss-American…

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Actress wins Swiss abroad award

This content was published on Mar 26, 2003 Geiser, who has lived in the Big Apple since 1962, received SFr10,000 ($7,260) at a ceremony on Wednesday night in Zurich honouring her achievements. The international section of Switzerland’s Radical Party grants the prize – now in its second year – to support of the work of an outstanding Swiss personality or institution abroad. Geiser’s…

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Swiss reject US call for expulsion of Iraqi diplomats

This content was published on Mar 26, 2003 The cabinet on Wednesday said the conditions for expulsion – as governed by international conventions – had not been met. A statement from the cabinet said Switzerland would only close the Iraqi permanent mission to the United Nations in Geneva if required to do so by a UN resolution. Furthermore, the Iraqi embassy in Bern…

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Swiss poets unite against war

This content was published on Mar 25, 2003 Eight poets participated in the multilingual event in the Swiss capital, reading their works in English, French, German and Italian. Switzerland’s capital, Bern, hosted the evening of peace poems in a trendy café-bar near the city’s university. There was standing-room only at the popular gathering. Two things united the people inside the venue – a…

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Sacred Vocal Music from 18th Century Switzerland. F.J. Leonti Meyer, J. Schmidlin, J.C. Bachofen, J.J. Walder, J. H. Egli. The Choir of Gonville & Caius College Cambridge, Dir.: G. Webber, The Cambridge Baroque Camerata, Dir.: J.H. Jones

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Grammont Portrait: William Blank (*1957). Trio à cordes (1997); Anacrousis pour percussion solo (2001); Cris pour piano et ensemble (1999); Ebbe (n) pour grand orchestre (2000)

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