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Scientist, educator and immigrant

This content was published on Sep 20, 2016 For scientist and educator Thomas Zurbuchen, the ability to be heard in the United States - especially in an election year - is vitally important.

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Switzerland has no ‘hidden agenda’, says new ambassador

This content was published on Sep 20, 2016 Valentin Zellweger, the new Swiss ambassador to the UN in Geneva, talks about the challenges of his new posting – and his unusual commute.

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No EU-Swiss agreement during Juncker’s visit

This content was published on Sep 19, 2016 The negotiations between Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker were staged on the 70th anniversary of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s “United Europe” speech in Zurich. The pair held talks before an event commemorating the anniversary of that historic speech. Switzerland and the EU have been at loggerheads since 2014…

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Swiss highlight human rights violations at UN meeting

This content was published on Sep 19, 2016 Russia was put in the spotlight for stifling freedom of expression during its recent parliamentary elections. Switzerland requested Russian authorities to ensure to ensure the conditions necessary for a pluralist public debate. Extra-judicial killings in the name of a war on drugs in the Philippines were also raised. They were called a violation of human…

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Swiss prisoners enjoy more cell space

This content was published on Sep 19, 2016 “Compared with 2013, the occupancy situation in Swiss penal institutions is less dramatic than the previous year,” said the Conference of Cantonal Justice and Police Directors in its report “Capacity monitoring in forced confinement”, published on Monday. Various plans and projects for the creation of additional space had been pushed forward, it noted. Last year,…

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How a Swiss NGO teaches humanitarian law to Syrian rebels

This content was published on Sep 19, 2016 The war in Syria seems the ultimate symbol of human rights violations, but Swiss NGO Geneva Call refuses to give up.

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New army chief prioritises soldier supply, jets

This content was published on Sep 18, 2016 In his first in-depth interview since being appointed to his post last week, Rebord told the Le Matin Dimanche newspaper that it’s likely easier for an outsider like him from the army’s ground troop division to re-launch the fighter jet initiative because he can lend a degree of objectivity and neutrality to the project. The…

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This content was published on Sep 18, 2016 Here are the top stories we're following in the week starting September 19.

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Switzerland appoints new head of armed forces

This content was published on Sep 16, 2016 Rebord, who started his army career in 1985, was promoted from deputy head of the armed forces to the top position on Friday and will take up his new position on January 1, 2017. Defence Minister Guy Parmelin told a news conference that he expected an army chief to stay in the position for four…

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Stiff fine for Geneva airport bomb hoaxer

This content was published on Sep 16, 2016 The 41-year-old mother of four phoned the airport on July 26 with an anonymous security tip. She claimed there was a person with a bomb headed for the French sector of the airport. In all, 145 armed officers and security forces were called out to patrol the airport and carry out checks, said Geneva police…

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