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When attitudes become photography

Portrait des Schweizer Kuenstlers und Fotografen Balthasar Burkhard.

This content was published on Feb 12, 2018 Balthasar Burkhard used to say he was just a photographer, not an artist, but this is not what one is led to believe at the Fotomuseum Winterthur.

man using Facebook site on his mobile phone

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IS supporter convicted of jihadist propaganda

This content was published on Feb 12, 2018 The verdict includes a CHF2,000 ($2,127) fine according to a decision by the Office of the Attorney General, published by the SonntagsBlick newspaper. The defendant was found guilty of putting online several videos and photos of IS propaganda targeting western nations, including Switzerland, between May and December 2016. The man, who denied the charges, apparently claimed the…

Only 11% of all Swiss victims report sexual harassment.

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One in three sexual harassment cases results in fine

This content was published on Feb 11, 2018 Around 1,100 complaints of sexual harassment are filed in Switzerland every year and one-third of all cases end with fines.

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Aid for victims, school for all, and voting rights

This content was published on Feb 11, 2018 Here are the stories we'll be following the week of February 12, 2018.

Former Swiss alpine ski racing champion Pirmin Zurbriggen on the peak of Matterhorn.

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Swiss poll finds strong opposition to 2026 Winter Games

This content was published on Feb 11, 2018 Most Swiss oppose holding the Winter Olympics in western Switzerland in 2026, a newspaper survey has revealed.

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It’s boom time for the ‘Davos sledge’

This content was published on Feb 11, 2018 The museum-piece mode of transport has become a fundamental part of Swiss wintertime.

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How to make it down a sledge route in one piece

This content was published on Feb 11, 2018 It might seem like a harmless leisure activity, but sledging can be dangerous. Every year in Switzerland, over 7,000 people sustain injuries.

Skier standing outside door of ski cabin

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An alpine ski shelter

This content was published on Feb 11, 2018 Photographer Dan Patitucci captured this shot of a rest stop at a hut while out for a day of skiing. “We’d just spent hours skiing around the Lobhorn Hut in the sun, but had dropped back into the fog during our descent back to Isenfluh,” he writes. “Once back in the grey murk, we checked…

Nemo cleans up at 2018 Swiss Music Awards

This content was published on Feb 10, 2018 Bern rapper Nemo, who sings in local dialect, won four trophies at the 2018 Swiss Music Awards in Zurich on Friday.

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By the numbers: carnival and erectile stimulants

This content was published on Feb 10, 2018 A round-up of the most interesting statistics to appear in the past week’s stories on swissinfo.ch.

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