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Swiss journalists to return home

This content was published on Feb 4, 2011 A journalist from Fribourg-based newspaper La Liberté was arrested by the Egyptian army on Thursday, as were two journalists and a photographer from Lausanne-based L’Hebdo and L’Illustré. All four are understood to have been released and are expected to arrive in Switzerland on Friday evening. The Egyptian government has accused media outlets of being sympathetic…

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Swiss prepare for Dakar social forum

This content was published on Feb 4, 2011 The delegation, which includes representatives of non-governmental organisations, parliamentarians and trade unionists, has already heard from local fishermen and farmers how they are suffering from over-fishing, climate change and from land grabbing. The Swiss will take part in at least five workshops, and several representatives will address the forum, including those from the Swiss section…

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Swiss journalists under siege in Egypt

This content was published on Feb 3, 2011 The reporter, who arrived in Cairo on Sunday, has not been heard from since Wednesday. As the newspaper announced on Thursday evening, the man was able to inform his family of his arrest on Wednesday. It has informed the Swiss Embassy in Cairo of the situation. In addition, a correspondent from Ticino’s radio and television…

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Little hope seen for protesting north Africans

This content was published on Feb 3, 2011 Sociologist Franz Schultheis from St Gallen University tells swissinfo.ch that reforms, even if they are introduced, will not take effect for decades. swissinfo.ch: What might happen if the time bomb represented by youth unemployment explodes? Franz Schultheis: It has already partly gone off. Young people are on the streets in North Africa demonstrating for the…

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Calmy-Rey to push for EU bilateral accords

This content was published on Feb 3, 2011 In Hungary for a two-day visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations, Calmy-Rey praised EU President José Manuel Barroso as “an open man” on Thursday. “There is every chance that Switzerland [and the EU] can agree on a new basis for common negotiations,” she said during a joint news conference with Hungarian President Pal Schmitt in Budapest.…

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Shooters up in arms over anti-gun initiative

This content was published on Feb 3, 2011 swissinfo.ch visited Nicola Berta, the owner of a weapons shop near Locarno in southern Switzerland. The trained gunsmith has had a life-long passion for firearms. He says banning guns from the home would create more problems than it would solve. Berta is among many arms dealers, shooters, hunters and collectors who made up their mind…

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Bern “deeply concerned” by situation in Egypt

This content was published on Feb 3, 2011 In a statement on Wednesday evening, it said concrete measures had to be taken without delay to respond to the legitimate claims of Egyptians who were calling for more democracy and freedom. On Thursday Egypt’s health minister said five people had been killed in violence in Cairo’s Tahrir Square that was sparked when supporters of…

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Votes for women

This content was published on Feb 3, 2011 (All images Keystone and RDB)

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Arab world braces for possible domino effect

This content was published on Feb 2, 2011 There were violent clashes in Cairo on Wednesday between opponents and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak as the Egyptian government rejected international calls for the leader to end his 30-year-rule immediately. The army did not intervene, other than to fire shots into the air, and no uniformed police were in sight. However, government opponents say…

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