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Optimism returns to Libya’s second city

This content was published on Jun 11, 2011 Benghazi is now the seat of a Transitional National Council, which is preparing to take over the government of the country when the Gaddafi regime falls – a scenario that the international community regards as more and more likely. Daniel Beyeler, head of the Benghazi office of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit, a branch of…

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Call to freeze Yemeni assets

This content was published on Jun 11, 2011 The demand was formulated in a letter sent by the Geneva-based Droit pour Tous (Right for All) association to the Swiss government and the Federal Prosecutor’s Office. “The anti-democratic nature of the regime, its use of indiscriminate violence against the civilian population and peaceful demonstrators justify the immediate freezing of funds by the government,” says…

Swiss to join fight against internet drugs

This content was published on Jun 10, 2011 The government said on Friday that it had approved the convention drawn up by the Council of Europe. The council’s Committee of Ministers has not yet set the date when the convention will be open for signatures, but it will be before the end of 2011. The counterfeiting of medicines and the use of defective…

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Cabinet seeks extra permits for CO2 output

This content was published on Jun 10, 2011 The environment ministry said it was mandated to negotiate a deal with an industry foundation to contribute to the estimated SFr60 million ($71.2 million) cost of the certificates. Switzerland is likely to miss its target of cutting its carbon dioxide emissions by four million tonnes in the 2008-2012 period, according to a forecast published last…

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ICRC appeals to Syria for access to victims

This content was published on Jun 10, 2011 Meanwhile, the Syrian army has begun a military operation to restore security in the town of Jisr al-Shughour near the Turkish border, state television said on Friday, as the country braced for more pro-democracy demonstrations. ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger appealed to Syrian security forces and protesters to respect human life and treat those arrested in…

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Tropical Gift

This content was published on Jun 10, 2011 Photographer Christian Lutz’s unsettling photos, taken during three visits in 2009-2010, capture the contradictions and unequal power relations at play. Lutz won the 2011 Swiss Press Photo award for his shot of the New Year celebrations at the Lagos Yacht Club. (Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch)

Electricity concerns spark lively debate

This content was published on Jun 10, 2011 Many people have been asking themselves – particularly since the cabinet’s call on May 25 for the gradual phasing out of all of the country’s nuclear power plants by 2034 – whether liberalising the market will result in the price of electricity going up. Urs Näf, an energy expert at the Swiss business federation, economiesuisse,…

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Rightwing attack on EU policy fails

This content was published on Jun 9, 2011 But on Thursday it rejected calls by the rightwing Swiss People’s Party for limits on immigration and on imports from the EU as well as the formal withdrawal of Switzerland’s application for full membership in the 27-nation bloc. The special debate on relations between Switzerland and the EU was launched by the People’s Party, which…

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Petition mobilises against child sex trade

This content was published on Jun 9, 2011 Children and young people who are affected by the trade should be treated as victims and not criminals, said the document. The petition was handed in on Thursday by the Body Shop – which is running an international campaign – and has the support of Child Protection Switzerland and the non-governmental FIZ Advocacy and Support…

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Libyan government rejects war crimes charges

This content was published on Jun 9, 2011 Libyan diplomat Mustafa Shaban told the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday that Gaddafi’s regime was “the victim of a widespread aggression”. “Cities in the hands of armed gangs suffer terrible violations of human rights and heinous crimes,” Shaban told the council. He blamed the media, the opposition and African and foreign mercenaries…

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