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Number of surveillance targets in Geneva doubles in a year

This content was published on Mar 19, 2018 The number of suspected radicalised people placed under surveillance by authorities in Geneva has doubled to 86, says security minister.

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Can the Swiss help revitalise nuclear talks?

This content was published on Mar 19, 2018 Switzerland is taking over the presidency of the world's main multilateral forum for nuclear disarmament, which has been deadlocked for two decades.

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Why Switzerland hasn’t (yet) signed the treaty banning nuclear weapons

This content was published on Mar 19, 2018 Switzerland has not yet signed or ratified the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty, adopted by the United Nations last summer.

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Puidgemont says Swiss model may offer alternative to independence

This content was published on Mar 19, 2018 Independence is not the only solution for solving the ongoing crisis between Catalonia and Spain, according to Carles Puigdemont.

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Geneva authorities distance themselves from Puigdemont visit

This content was published on Mar 18, 2018 The head of Geneva’s cantonal government has distanced himself from the visit of ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont.

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Zurich and Geneva are top Swiss jihadist recruitment places

This content was published on Mar 18, 2018 Jihadist recruitment in Geneva centred around the Petit-Saconnex mosque, with two taxi drivers helping to recruit and radicalise people, according to an investigation by Le Matin Dimanche newspaper.

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Jura wants faster progress on transfer of Moutier

This content was published on Mar 17, 2018 Jura says appeals are being handled too slowly after last year’s vote by the people of Moutier to leave canton Bern and join canton Jura.

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Swiss bicycle lobby content with cycle path pledge

This content was published on Mar 16, 2018 The initiative, with 105,000 signatures, was handed in to the Federal Chancellery a year ago. In addition to an expansion of the national cycle path network, the initiative also demanded enough parking space for bicycles, zones with 30-kilometre-per-hour (19mph) speed restrictions, a system of fast- and slow track lanes, fewer traffic lights, and an increased…

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A life in limbo for Switzerland’s F permit holders

This content was published on Mar 16, 2018 “Living in Switzerland with an F permit is like living in limbo,” say four asylum seekers who have been 'provisionally admitted' to the country.

Letzte Vorbereitungen in einem Wahllokal in Mandalay für die Wahlen in Burma 2015.

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Switzerland promotes democracy where it hurts

This content was published on Mar 16, 2018 Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Taiwan: all countries in which Switzerland is actively engaged for more democracy.

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