Migration: Refugees and locals learn to live together in Swiss town
By Julia Crawford This content was published on June 18, 2018 http://www.swissinfo.ch The small Swiss town of Bex has had an asylum seekers’ centre since 1982 and some refugees […]
Switzerland: YouTube videos : Islamic Council leader sentenced for jihadist propaganda
This content was published on June 15, 2018 ICCS chairman Nicolas Blancho (middle right) and its spokesman Qaasim Illi (middle left) were acquitted. (Keystone) Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court has given […]
Immigration : Most asylum-seekers unaccounted for after leaving Swiss centre
This content was published on June 13, 2018 A total of 18,088 migrants filed for asylum in Switzerland in 2017, a decline of 33.5%. It is the lowest number of applications since 2010. (Keystone) The majority […]
Switzerland: Senate rejects ban on foreign funding for Swiss mosques
Source: The Local The Swiss senate on Tuesday on Tuesday voted against a motion calling for foreign funding of mosques in the country to be banned. Politicians in the upper […]
Swiss apprenticeship model : Asian nations want industry and youth to embrace vocational training
By Anand Chandrasekhar in Winterthur This content was published on June 8, 2018 Wahyo Nursanto and Pramono Setyoko from Indonesia at the VPET Congress in Winterthur (swissinfo.ch) With a […]
Syrian conflict : Carla Del Ponte: ‘We didn’t achieve anything; I’m angry’
By Renat Kuenzi This content was published on June 5, 2018 Against tax fraud, the Mafia, and war criminals: Carla Del Ponte fights tirelessly for justice. (Keystone) Swiss prosecutor […]
Abuse survivors launch global bishop accountability effort
Source: Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Some of the most prominent figures in the fight against sexual abuse in the Catholic Church are joining forces in a new international effort […]
Dutch anti-cowbell campaigner finally handed Swiss citizenship
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 28 March 2018 Nancy Holten with her daughter’s Swiss passport. Private photo. A Dutch woman who twice had her Swiss citizenship application refused by her local […]
Zurich’s ETH named world’s seventh best university
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 7 June 2018 ethqs global rankingsepfl ETH Zurich. Photo: Gian Marco Castelberg/ETH Zurich Zurich’s Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) has been named the seventh best […]
#DroneFrontier: How drones are transforming humanitarian aid
By Celia Luterbacher in Boston This content was published on June 5, 2018 Unmanned aerial vehicles can help provide relief in disaster situations, but there are logistical challenges as well as […]
Religious tolerance ; Rabbi and imam awarded first Swiss Jews’ Dialogue Prize
Source: Swiss Info Channel Four religious leaders, including a rabbi and an imam, have been honoured for their efforts to bring Swiss religious communities closer together. Awarded for the first […]
Refugee integration: Swiss charity wants training geared to young refugees
This content was published on May 23, 2018 Getting the right education and training is key to the successful integration of young refugees in Switzerland, says Caritas. (Keystone) Aid agency […]
Friendship Treaty Anniversary : Switzerland needs to acknowledge colonial past to be real friends
By Rohit Jain This content was published on May 16, 2018 “There was a colonial history behind the India-Switzerland Friendship Treaty that the Swiss public is not aware […]
Philanthropy: Swiss charitable foundations continue to flourish
By Simon Bradley May 22, 2018 The Jacobs Foundation – one of the biggest in Switzerland with CHF7 billion in assets – funds activities such as research into […]
Why the Muslim World Needs to Follow Pope Francis?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The broader Sunni Shia conflict, with Saudi Arabia in one corner and Iran in the other, is no […]
Ecumenical pilgrimage Why is the pope visiting the Geneva-based World Council of Churches?
By Simon Bradley This content was published on May 15, 2018 Pope Francis (right) with Bishop Angelo De Donatis as he meets with the bishops, priests, religious and lay […]
Foreign policy UN reforms in 2018 are top priority, says Swiss diplomat
By Rita Emch in New York This content was published on January 19, 2018 Antonio Gutérres says he wants to reshape the UN’s unwieldy bureaucracy and structure(Keystone) Urgent […]
70 years ago Celebrating World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
By Thomas Stephens This content was published on May 8, 2018 An ICRC aid convoy in Daraya, Syria, in 2016 (swissinfo.ch) On May 8, 1948, the first Red Cross Day […]
Where people commute by cable car
Source: BBC News By Larry Bleiberg 9 May 2018 After two hours of mountain hiking, my first destination came into sight, and it hardly seemed worth the trip. The wooden […]
David Goodall, 104, just took his own life, after making a powerful statement about assisted death
Source: The Washington Post By Lindsey Bever On his final day, before he went to a Swiss clinic to die, David Goodall spoke about his 104 years of life — and […]