Swiss Identity

A trip down a snow-filled memory lane

This content was published on Jan 14, 2017 The historic pictures of Johann Schönwetter and his son from Braunwald in canton Glarus are part of the private collection of Fridolin Walcher.

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Appenzell sees in a second New Year

This content was published on Jan 13, 2017 In the Appenzell region of northeast Switzerland, it is customary to ring in the New Year on January 13, as well as at the end of the year.

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Swiss citizens pitch in during cold and storms

This content was published on Jan 13, 2017 As storms bore down on Switzerland and Europe, some people took it upon themselves to help those less fortunate.

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Trial of murdered prison therapist to start from scratch

This content was published on Jan 13, 2017 The trial of a prisoner accused of killing his therapist near Geneva has been halted and the judges dismissed.

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Getting ready for the Lauberhorn World Cup race

This content was published on Jan 13, 2017 It’s the longest downhill race on the World Cup circuit, and requires hundreds of helpers from the army and civil defence to prepare the 4.5km long track. This gallery from our archive shows images from 2011 and the preparations needed to get ready for the event. (Pictures: Sebastian Stange, swissinfo.ch)

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Where Switzerland is growing the most

This content was published on Jan 12, 2017

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Swiss-designed concert hall opened on the Elbe

This content was published on Jan 12, 2017 Hamburg’s spectacular new concert hall designed by Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron has finally opened its doors. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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Extremists push ahead with banned concert

This content was published on Jan 11, 2017 The nationalist Partei National Orientierter Schweizer (PNOS), claimed on their Facebook page that the concert would go ahead, though they did not announce precisely where. The event was originally planned for St Gallen, in eastern Switzerland. Cantonal police there said on Tuesday they had forbidden the event to preserve “public security and order”, although they…

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Not for sale: freedom of expression in Geneva

This content was published on Jan 11, 2017 People have been given a chance to express themselves publicly on blank billboards in Geneva.

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Video shows proof of life of Swiss hostage in Mali

This content was published on Jan 11, 2017 An al-Qaeda affiliate in North Africa released a third video this week to prove Swiss missionary worker Beatrice Stöckli is alive.

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