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Switzerland condemns Suu Kyi sentence

This content was published on Aug 11, 2009 The sentence was announced on Tuesday after a trial in which Suu Kyi was convicted of violating her existing house arrest by allowing an uninvited American to stay at her home. The court sentenced Suu Kyi to three years with hard labour, but this was reduced by the head of the Myanmar junta, Than Shwe,…

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Arab security concerns worry Geneva tourism

This content was published on Aug 11, 2009 The assault was reported last weekend on the Saudi television channel Al-Arabiya, the second-biggest Arab station after Al-Jazeera. Despite being the top Swiss destination for visitors from the Gulf States, Geneva’s market share is under pressure. After initially denying any knowledge of the assault, on Monday the Geneva cantonal police confirmed that a 48-year-old tourist…

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Swiss abroad to use e-voting in 2015

This content was published on Aug 8, 2009 She said careful preparations for the introduction of e-voting were necessary to fulfill extensive security requirements, respect the federalist structure and consider the linguistic diversity of the country. “The Swiss abroad are an important asset for Switzerland. E-voting will allow them to exercise their democratic rights,” said Casanova at the annual Congress of the Swiss…

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What makes Swiss tick in cabinet elections

This content was published on Aug 7, 2009 In an interview with swissinfo.ch, the expert from Bern University and the independent election platform Smartvote explains how the Swiss tick when it comes to replacing a member of the government and why the role of the media remains limited. There is a vacancy in the multi-party cabinet since the Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin announced…

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Media mania surrounds Dalai Lama visit

This content was published on Aug 5, 2009 Currently in the western part of the country, the Tibetan spiritual and political leader provokes strong reactions from the Chinese leadership, yet is an object of fascination in the West. For Swiss radio reporter Jean-Marc Falcombello, an expert on Asia, the expectations created by the spiritual crisis in the West are fed by the perfect…

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Swine flu wave set to hit the country

This content was published on Aug 4, 2009 The Federal Health Office said neighbouring Germany and Italy had reported a massive increase in new cases of the A/H1N1 virus over the past few days. “We expect another increase in cases in Switzerland in the weeks to come,” Patrick Mathys, a health official, told a news conference on Tuesday. To date, there are 535…

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Online politics gains ground despite scepticism

This content was published on Aug 3, 2009 Experts say the trend towards increased use of the internet and other modern means for political communication is unstoppable – if it is applied credibly and for specific purposes. More than 4,000 people took part in the ongoing survey which aims to give participants a say in focusing the political agenda of the Social Democrats.…

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Swiss leads EU organ-trafficking probe

This content was published on Aug 3, 2009 Dick Marty, a Swiss senator representing the Council of Europe, is leading the probe. The Serbs accuse ethnic Albanian guerrillas of kidnapping Serb civilians during Kosovo’s war, removing their organs and selling the body parts on the black market. Marty is expected to meet top Serbian judiciary and war crimes officials during his two-day visit…

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Swiss request access to US hikers held in Iran

This content was published on Aug 2, 2009 Nadine Olivieri, a spokeswoman for the Swiss foreign ministry, told swissinfo.ch on Sunday that officials were “trying to obtain confirmation of the situation”. Iranian state television confirmed on Saturday that the three had been captured on Friday after wandering into the Islamic Republic from Iraq’s Kurdish region. US Department of State spokesman Robert Wood on…

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Historians question federal charter

This content was published on Aug 2, 2009 But historian Georges Andrey draws swissinfo.ch’s attention to a few inconsistencies in the roots of Switzerland’s national day, which was created just over 100 years ago. Legend has it that on August 1, 1291, amid continuing Habsburg repression, representatives from three forest cantons around Lake Lucerne – Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden – met on the…

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