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Fribourg festival shrugs off controversy

This content was published on Mar 21, 2003 They say the row has overshadowed the rest of the festival’s programme, notably a retrospective of musicals from the southern hemisphere. The Argentinian film, “Historias minimas” scopped up Friboug’s “Regard d’Or” prize, worth SFr30,000. Another Argentinian feature, “Caja Negra”, won the Special Jury prize, worth SFr5,000. The documentary prize went to the Israeli film, “Kaddi…

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50 Jahre Martin Nauer

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Press outraged at invasion of Iraq

This content was published on Mar 21, 2003 Newspapers focused on the anti-war protests that took place across Switzerland and Europe, and highlighted concerns over the breakdown in international diplomacy. Many newspapers also criticised Swiss President Pascal Couchepin’s response to the war. They said he was more concerned with not upsetting the United States when he should have been condemning the conflict. Switzerland’s…

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Agencies appeal for massive aid

This content was published on Mar 20, 2003 The funds are to be used to assist hundreds of thousands of Iraqis likely to be affected by the war. The International Committee of the Red Cross says it needs SFr108 million to cover the cost of its emergency operations in the region over the next four months. While the International Federation of Red Cross…

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Around the world in seven years… on a bike

This content was published on Mar 20, 2003 His world tour was an epic 122,000 kilometres long and took him through 60 countries in four continents. Starting in his hometown of Geneva in 1994, Claude first travelled through the southern republics of the former Soviet Union, across the Indian subcontinent and into China, South Korea and Japan. He then cycled across North and…

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US allowed limited use of Swiss airspace

This content was published on Mar 20, 2003 However, the Swiss government on Friday repeated that it would not allow military flights over Switzerland. Clarifying its position on the use of Swiss airspace, the government said the conditions would remain in place unless there was war in Iraq. The Swiss foreign minister, Micheline Calmy-Rey, stressed that flights of a military nature – carrying…

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ICRC calls for respect for human rights in war

This content was published on Mar 20, 2003 Speaking shortly after the United States launched a military strike on Baghdad, the ICRC president told a news conference in Geneva that even in wars people had rights that must be respected. “The impact of war is always dramatic, particularly on civilians,” Kellenberger said. “The priority now must be to protect the lives and the…

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Switzerland condemns war against Iraq

This content was published on Mar 20, 2003 The US launched military operations on Thursday, striking targets in Iraq. “We will accept no outcome but victory,” said President Bush. Couchepin, speaking during a special session of the Swiss parliament, said Switzerland would maintain its neutrality, banning US coalition military flights in Swiss airspace during the conflict. “The Cabinet regrets that the US and…

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