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Swiss want UN access to Libyan migrant detention centres

This content was published on Jul 24, 2017 On Monday, Sommaruga participated in the second Europe-Africa ministerial contact group meeting on migration in Tunis, where she asked Libyan authorities to work with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to ensure the human rights of migrants are respected. The detention centres hold migrants intercepted at sea by…

Group of immigrants from Italy and Spain at a public ceremony in Zurich

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Prejudice tarnishes Swiss immigration image

This content was published on Jul 24, 2017 However, more than a third of the respondents said they were the victims of racial prejudice and discrimination. The Migration Mobility SurveyExternal link conducted by the University of Geneva polled 6,000 people from seven European countries and four other world regions who arrived in Switzerland between 2006 and 2016. In their preliminary findings, the researchers…

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Twelve things that might surprise you while visiting Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 24, 2017 If you are among the growing number of Americans visiting Switzerland – more than 900,000 of you are expected this year - best come prepared.

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Zurich airport reports record passenger numbers

This content was published on Jul 24, 2017 Switzerland’s main airport of Zurich is going from strength to strength, setting a new daily record.

Rush hour traffic on the motorway south of Zurich

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Swiss government examines carpooling plans

This content was published on Jul 24, 2017 Plans are afoot to encourage car drivers to share their vehicles with fellow commuters in a bid to reduce road traffic and energy use by a third.

Young man drums on a stone before alpine ladscape

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Nature’s beat

This content was published on Jul 24, 2017

Legal opinion would support Swiss ban

This content was published on Jul 23, 2017 A foundation to improve how animals are treated under the law says there is precedent to support a Swiss legal ban on imports of all fur products.

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More Swiss minors run afoul of the law

This content was published on Jul 23, 2017 Experts in the criminal and legal system urge clarification and milder penalties to deal with Swiss minors who break pornography laws.

The ship chartered by the right-wing group to disrupt migrants

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Group with Swiss support seeks to block migrants

This content was published on Jul 23, 2017 The group’s spokesman is a former lieutenant in the Swiss army, 32-year-old Jean-David Cattin of Geneva, and it has received some financial backing from the anti-immigration Swiss People’s Party, Swiss newspaper Blick reported on Sunday. Their goal is to block European aid organisations and others from coming to the aid of migrants, stating on their…

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Cycling the Alps

This content was published on Jul 23, 2017

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