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Switzerland condemns devastating Kabul bombing

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This content was published on May 31, 2017 The Swiss foreign ministry issued a statement on Wednesday saying it “strongly condemned” the “despicable attack” and said its thoughts are with the injured and the families of people who were killed. The powerful bomb went off at morning rush hour near Zanbaq Square, the heavily fortified area of Afghanistan’s capital that contains many diplomatic…

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Will Switzerland seize opportunity in Sonko and Kosiah cases?

This content was published on May 31, 2017 Human rights NGOs question the political will of Switzerland to prosecute former Gambian minister Ousman Sonko and former Liberian rebel Alieu Kosiah.

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‘Swiss spy’ case to be formally examined

This content was published on May 30, 2017 A parliamentary oversight body will investigate the activities of the Federal Intelligence Service in relation to the arrest of an alleged Swiss spy.

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Court finds Switzerland violated Sudanese man’s rights

This content was published on May 30, 2017 In its verdict published on Tuesday, the Strasbourg-based court held that Switzerland’s decision to send the Sudanese national back home had violated articles two and three of the European Convention on Human Rights, which protect the right to life and prohibit torture and “inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”. The Sudanese man has been a…

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New study claims Swiss rejected fewer Jews during Nazi era

This content was published on May 29, 2017 New research has reignited debate on Swiss policy towards Jews fleeing the Nazis.

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The flight to Switzerland

This content was published on May 29, 2017 Historic images of Jewish refugees attempting to enter Switzerland (RTS, swissinfo.ch)

Armed forces told to tighten up cyber defences

This content was published on May 29, 2017 The Zentralschweiz am Sonntag and Südostschweiz am Sonntag newspapers quoted the audit as saying “various cyber bodies have been created at a strategic level at the [defence ministry] in recent years, although nothing sustainable has been established.” In other words, too many overlapping cyber projects have been started with poor coordination and no long-term thinking.…

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Stories making the Swiss Sunday papers

This content was published on May 28, 2017 Guarding Swiss skies The German language papers NZZ am Sonntag and Ostschweiz am Sonntag reported on Defence Minister Guy Parmelin’s attempts to revisit the sourcing of combat aircraft. A steering group recommends that the purchase of new fighter jets should come from the army’s purse, which should then be increased accordingly, reports the NZZ am…

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Choosing a career to change the world

This content was published on May 28, 2017 Since joining the UN, Switzerland has been keen to place young talent on the inside. swissinfo.ch met some of them at an international careers day.

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Swiss express sadness over Egypt attack

This content was published on May 28, 2017 The Swiss foreign ministry has expressed its “profound sadness” over an attack on a bus carrying Coptic Christians in central Egypt.

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