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The ‘harmful custom’ of forced marriage

This content was published on Aug 9, 2016 Following the report by a specialist Swiss website of 119 cases of forced marriages involving minors in the country so far this year, swissinfo.ch takes a closer look at that figure and the phenomenon of underage marriage in Switzerland.

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Swiss foreign minister defends EU treaty idea

This content was published on Aug 7, 2016 If voted on today, it’s unlikely that an economic framework accord with the EU would be approved – believes the Swiss Foreign Minister.

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Former Swiss President Alphons Egli dead at 91

This content was published on Aug 6, 2016 Born in Lucerne in 1924, Egli followed in the footsteps of his father, who was also a politician. Egli studied law and opened his own office in 1952. As an elected official, he served at the local and cantonal levels in Lucerne in the 1960s and 1970s. A member of the Christian Democratic Party, Egli…

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Swiss rightwing takes aim at EU accords

This content was published on Aug 5, 2016 Switzerland’s rightwing strongman launched a campaign against the government’s efforts to clinch a “framework treaty” with the European Union.

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Presidential speech to the Swiss Abroad

This content was published on Aug 1, 2016

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Swiss chief urges caution and diplomacy

This content was published on Jul 31, 2016 Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann says the nation must prepare itself for the possibility of a terror attack.

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Swiss-made grenades used in Turkish attack

This content was published on Jul 31, 2016 Swiss hand grenades were found on the perpetrators of the March 2014 attack in Turkey’s central Anatolian region of Nigde.

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Security worries prompt new calls

This content was published on Jul 31, 2016 Some officials and politicians in Switzerland envision a greater role for citizens and cantons to keep an eye out for wrongdoing.

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Zurich daily disavows images of terrorists

This content was published on Jul 30, 2016 One of the Switzerland’s leading newspapers has decided to refrain from publishing images of “bombers and gunmen”.

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Woman sentenced over bomb threat at Geneva airport

This content was published on Jul 29, 2016 The 41-year-old mother of four phoned the airport on Tuesday evening with an anonymous security tip. She claimed there was a person with a bomb headed for the French sector of the airport. Extra security checks were imposed. Police and other security forces armed with machine guns patrolled the airport. Some access points were blocked.…

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