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Helicopter ride for fish, Fedpol recommending to skip skin colour, closer ties with the EU

Title: Helicopter ride for fish, Fedpol recommending to skip skin colour, closer ties with the EU
Runtime: 1:26
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: Fish in the national park are evacuated via helicopter, Swiss voters are in favour of closer ties with the European union and Fedpol issues a recommendation concerning skin colour notification in their database.

Catch up on this week’s top Swiss news stories in under 90 seconds. 🇨🇭 🚁 🐟

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Juliette finds out where her Grandma really came from!

Title: Juliette finds out where her Grandma really came from!
Runtime: 1:33
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: Juliette's grandmother grew up a foster child in Australia... and didn't know she had Swiss ancestry. Her granddaughter Juliette started digging into birth indexes and other public records to find out who her relatives are. She ended up visiting a tiny village in southern Switzerland, where her great-great-grandfather emigrated from, in 1859.
Read their full family history here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-abroad/swiss-genealogy-emigration-from-verzasca-to-australia/89853858
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What Happens If Switzerland Is Attacked? | Swiss Neutrality Explained

Title: What Happens If Switzerland Is Attacked? | Swiss Neutrality Explained
Runtime: 1:32
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: Swiss neutrality isn’t always easy to understand. You sent us your questions, and we’ve answered a selection of them.

Stay tuned for part two.
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Swiss vote on e-ID: will digital identity finally go public? | Swissinfo explains

Title: Swiss vote on e-ID: will digital identity finally go public? | Swissinfo explains
Runtime: 1:24
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: Is Switzerland ready to go digital with its identity cards? 📱

On September 28, Swiss citizens will vote on the introduction of a state-run digital identity (e-ID).

This is important for the diaspora, as it would give them easier access to government services. Swissinfo explains what is at stake in the vote.

We break down what’s at stake in this crucial referendum. Why was the first version rejected in 2021? What’s changed? And why are some groups still opposed?

Visit SWI swissinfo.ch to read more about the benefits for Swiss citizens abroad, the privacy concerns raised by opponents and what the e-ID could mean for the future of online voting and digital democracy in Switzerland.
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Indonesians Sue Holcim, Swiss Dies in Lisbon Crash, Abortions to Be Free in Switzerland

Title: Indonesians Sue Holcim, Swiss Dies in Lisbon Crash, Abortions to Be Free in Switzerland
Runtime: 1:29
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: Indonesians sue Holcim over climate damage, Swiss woman dies in Lisbon funicular crash and abortions are set to become free in Switzerland.

Catch up on this week’s top Swiss news stories in under 90 seconds. 🌍🚡🧑‍⚕️
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Swissinfo Investigates – How Russia Is Censoring the Internet | #switzerland #runet

Title: Swissinfo Investigates – How Russia Is Censoring the Internet | #switzerland #runet
Runtime: 1:30
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: What is Russia’s digital Iron Curtain?

Russia is turning its internet into one of the most restricted digital spaces in the world. Thousands of websites, including Facebook, Instagram and even Swissinfo, are blocked, making access to global information nearly impossible without a VPN.

But VPNs are now under attack too, as authorities crack down on tools that bypass censorship. Visit Swissinfo to read more.
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Swiss Research Tackles the Ethics of Social Scoring Systems | #switzerland #china

Title: Swiss Research Tackles the Ethics of Social Scoring Systems | #switzerland #china
Runtime: 1:12
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: Are social scoring systems a threat to democracy?

Our reporter Benjamin von Wyl explains how behaviour-based reward systems – like China’s social credit model – are sparking debate in Western democracies.

While the EU has banned AI-driven social scoring, Switzerland has yet to follow suit. A Swiss research team is now investigating how to define and regulate these systems to protect privacy, equality and democratic values.

Could rewarding “good” behaviour with data-driven bonuses lead to automated discrimination or deepen social divides? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
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Inside Geneva’s Summer Profiles: Stéphane Jaquemet

Title: Inside Geneva’s Summer Profiles: Stéphane Jaquemet
Runtime: 30:38
Date posted: 9 months ago
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On World Humanitarian Day, Inside Geneva spoke to a man who has dedicated his life to humanitarian work. He grew up in a quiet Swiss village – so what inspired him to take this path?

“When I was young, I quickly realised that many people didn’t have the same opportunities, they didn’t have equal chances. And to me, that felt fundamentally wrong,” says humanitarian worker Stéphane Jaquemet.

His first posting was to Gaza in the 1980s.

“Gaza was already in a bad state at the time. I think there were nightly curfews and raids by the Israeli army. They would break into homes and mainly arrest young people,” he says.

Then came the 1990s and the conflict in Yugoslavia.

“A conflict in the middle of Europe: I don’t think we were ready for that, or for witnessing the same kinds of violations...

Schwingen Abroad: What It Means for a Swiss Abroad to Compete at the Swiss Wrestling Festival

Title: Schwingen Abroad: What It Means for a Swiss Abroad to Compete at the Swiss Wrestling Festival
Runtime: 1:30
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Ever heard of Schwingen? 🤼🇨🇭⁠
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Schwingen, or Swiss wrestling, is a traditional and much-loved sport in Switzerland. But beyond its borders, it’s a different story. So what does it mean to be a Swiss wrestler abroad?⁠
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We spoke to three Schwingers from North America about what it means to take part in the Swiss Wrestling and Alpine Festival this weekend.⁠
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Riots in Lausanne, Swiss wrestlers and baby names | 3 stories from 🇨🇭

Title: Riots in Lausanne, Swiss wrestlers and baby names | 3 stories from 🇨🇭
Runtime: 1:29
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Violent protests broke out against the police in Lausanne following the death of a teenager on Sunday. In Glarus, Swiss wrestlers are getting ready to compete for the podium at the National wrestling and alpine games festival. The Federal statistical office has revealed which names were the most used for babies born in 2024.
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Swiss-Canadian Wrestler Keeps Schwingen Alive in Quebec 🤼🇨🇭🇨🇦

Title: Swiss-Canadian Wrestler Keeps Schwingen Alive in Quebec 🤼🇨🇭🇨🇦
Runtime: 1:34
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 🇨🇭 Meet Thomas Badat, a Swiss-Canadian wrestler who’s travelled from Quebec to compete at the Swiss Wrestling and Alpine Festival—the biggest event in traditional Swiss sport, Schwingen. 🤼‍♂️

Thomas started Schwingen at just five years old, but in Canada, the sport is barely known and hard to practise. With only one club serving a vast region, keeping the tradition alive isn’t easy.

So what’s it like being a Swiss Abroad Schwinger? Thomas shares his story, challenges and pride in staying connected to his roots.
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Hiroshima Survivor Speaks Out: A Lifelong Voice for Peace

Title: Hiroshima Survivor Speaks Out: A Lifelong Voice for Peace
Runtime: 9:14
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 80 years after the atomic bomb, a leading advocate shares her testimony — from surviving unimaginable horror to speaking at the UN for a world free of nuclear weapons.

On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, a second bomb fell on Nagasaki. The bombings forced Japan’s surrender, ending World War II, but at a devastating cost: an estimated 210,000 lives.

Michiko Kodama was seven years old and inside a school building on the outskirts of the Hiroshima city, some 4 km from the hypocentre when the bomb exploded.

Kodama survived the explosion and its aftermath, becoming one of the last hibakusha – the Japanese term for atomic bomb survivors. Today, the number of hibakusha still alive has fallen below 100,000, with an average age of over 86. In postwar Japan, they held a complex and often painful status in society – feared, stigmatised, and sometimes even blamed. Many were unable to speak open...

Grande Dixence Dam: Europe’s Tallest Hydropower Marvel Turns 75 | #switzerland #engineering

Title: Grande Dixence Dam: Europe’s Tallest Hydropower Marvel Turns 75 | #switzerland #engineering
Runtime: 1:30
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Discover the Grande Dixence, the tallest gravity dam in Europe and a symbol of Swiss engineering excellence. 🇨🇭

At 75 years old, this hydropower giant in the heart of the Swiss Alps remains a cornerstone of Switzerland’s renewable energy strategy.
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Why Is Switzerland Sitting Out The Race To Attract US Scientists? | #US #switzerland #science

Title: Why Is Switzerland Sitting Out The Race To Attract US Scientists? | #US #switzerland #science
Runtime: 1:22
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Why Switzerland isn’t competing for America’s scientists

As the United States slashes funding for scientific research and places increasing pressure on universities, many top researchers are seeking opportunities abroad. While much of Europe is actively welcoming this talent with open arms, Switzerland is taking a different approach – choosing not to join the race to attract them.

Visit Swissinfo to read more about why Switzerland is standing apart, and what this means for the future of global science and innovation.
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Listen again: Herwig Schopper, Former CERN head has served science and peace for 100 years

Title: Listen again: Herwig Schopper, Former CERN head has served science and peace for 100 years
Runtime: 18:17
Date posted: 10 months ago
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We’ve received the sad news that former CERN director and experimental physicist Herwig Schopper has passed away at the age of 101. He was considered the grandfather of the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, helped promote peace through a Middle Eastern science hub, and voiced his concerns about the Nobel Prize. In 2024, just before his 100th birthday, we had the chance to visit him at his home on Lake Geneva. We spoke with him about some of the highlights of his career and his personal thoughts on research and its potential to contribute to peacebuilding.

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Helsinki Accords at 50: Remembering the Women Who Resisted and Acted | #women

Title: Helsinki Accords at 50: Remembering the Women Who Resisted and Acted | #women
Runtime: 1:28
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Fifty years on from the Helsinki Accords, we remember the women who resisted and took action – transforming a diplomatic agreement into a powerful human rights movement.

Visit Swissinfo to learn more about their stories.
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Inside Geneva’s Summer Profiles: the Red Cross Museum

Title: Inside Geneva’s Summer Profiles: the Red Cross Museum
Runtime: 26:28
Date posted: 10 months ago
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Inside Geneva’s fourth summer profile – not a person, but a much-loved museum.

“In this museum, we ask an essential question: what does humanitarian action have to do with me, in my life, here and now?” says Pascal Hufschmid, director of the Red Cross Museum.

This month there’s a special exhibition, “Tuning in” … to the sound of humanity.

“It’s an exhibition conceived as an exploration of sound archives – particularly humanitarian sound archives – preserved here in Geneva at the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC) and at the museum,” says curator Elisa Rusca.

“It’s also a way of saying that, no matter who we are or where we come from, the way we feel is the same and our internal voice is just as important as the one that comes out,” Rusca says.

The mu...

How semiconductors are made: inside the chip manufacturing process | #switzerland #semiconductor

Title: How semiconductors are made: inside the chip manufacturing process | #switzerland #semiconductor
Runtime: 1:15
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Making semiconductor chips for computers, machinery, transport and many other devices is a costly, time-consuming process.
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Swiss banknotes, rebuilding a glacier-hit village, Gaza-bound flotilla | 3 stories from 🇨🇭

Title: Swiss banknotes, rebuilding a glacier-hit village, Gaza-bound flotilla | 3 stories from 🇨🇭
Runtime: 1:29
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Have your say on Switzerland’s new banknotes, a glacier-hit village is set to be rebuilt and some Swiss citizens will join a new aid flotilla to Gaza. 🇨🇭💸🏔️🚢

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Truth or tale: is Switzerland injecting harmful chemicals into the sky? | #factchecking #switzerland

Title: Truth or tale: is Switzerland injecting harmful chemicals into the sky? | #factchecking #switzerland
Runtime: 1:27
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Do you believe in "chemtrails"? Here's what they really are.
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Russia vs Ukraine: war, political prisoners, Trump, peace negotiations

Title: Russia vs Ukraine: war, political prisoners, Trump, peace negotiations
Runtime: 14:29
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov on truth, risk, and the collapse of fact-checking

In an exclusive interview, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov discusses the fate of truth in the age of digital autocracies. Speaking with swissinfo journalist Elena Servettaz, the former editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta outlines why real journalism is impossible without risk, why “likes” often beat investigations, and who can save political prisoners today – presidents, their spouses, or ordinary people.

Dmitry Muratov, has appealed to Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, urging them to include the issue of political prisoners in possible negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Recently French president Emmanuel Macron suggested Geneva as location for peace talks between presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky.

00:00:00 Elena Servettaz's Guest
00:00:14 Dmitry Muratov on Swissinfo
00:00:28 Who Needs Public ...

US has hit Switzerland with some of the highest tariffs in the world | Here's what you need to know

Title: US has hit Switzerland with some of the highest tariffs in the world | Here's what you need to know
Runtime: 1:12
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: The US tariffs have sent shockwaves through Switzerland. 🇺🇸⁠
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Visit swissinfo to read how this is shaping Swiss foreign policy.⁠
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Why Are Some Swiss Villagers Fighting Elon Musk's Satellites?

Title: Why Are Some Swiss Villagers Fighting Elon Musk's Satellites?
Runtime: 1:06
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: A Russian parliamentary delegation is attending a conference in Geneva despite Western sanctions and the delegation’s open support for the war in Ukraine.

Members of the Russian opposition say the delegation should not have been allowed to attend.
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Inside Geneva's Summer Profiles: Rachael Cummings

Title: Inside Geneva's Summer Profiles: Rachael Cummings
Runtime: 27:17
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Inside Geneva brings you our third summer profile, with Rachael Cummings of Save the Children.

“When I went into nursing, I also wanted to travel, so nursing gave me that opportunity. That was sort of an 18-year-old thinking, ‘Okay, I can use this to travel with’,” says Cummings.

Since taking her nursing skills to humanitarian work, she’s been all over the world.

“I think one of the things I’m most proud of is Save the Children’s role in the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone in 2014 and 2015. We were able to establish – literally build, together with our Sierra Leonean colleagues – an 80-bed Ebola hospital and everything that went with it.”

Now, she’s in Gaza, grappling with desperate shortages of aid.

“Nothing came in for months, and since mid-May the UN has only managed to bring in a trickle of humanitarian supplies. But in this context, people are being starved and are on the brink of famine. The...

Why Are So Many People Leaving Switzerland? | #switzerland #migration

Title: Why Are So Many People Leaving Switzerland? | #switzerland #migration
Runtime: 1:30
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: The high immigration figures for Switzerland make it easy to forget that not everyone who arrives is going to stay.

In fact, the Alpine country has a comparatively high ratio of emigrants to immigrants.
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Switzerland hit by highest US tariffs in Europe, hereditary citizenship and anti-slavery statue

Title: Switzerland hit by highest US tariffs in Europe, hereditary citizenship and anti-slavery statue
Runtime: 1:30
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: How did Switzerland go from trying to negotiate a 10% tariff deal with the US to ending up with the highest tariffs in Europe? Why was an Austrian denied “hereditary citizenship”? And who stole an anti-slavery statue?

Here are three stories from Switzerland this week.
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What got Switzerland talking in July? | Here are the top debates on our Dialogue platform

Title: What got Switzerland talking in July? | Here are the top debates on our Dialogue platform
Runtime: 1:28
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Join the conversation on our platform Dialogue 🗣️
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A Hiroshima survivor’s voice against nuclear weapons

Title: A Hiroshima survivor’s voice against nuclear weapons
Runtime: 1:30
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, a second bomb fell on Nagasaki.

A Hiroshima survivor recounts the stigma of surviving “hell” and her fight for peace and a world without nuclear weapons.
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Inside Geneva's Summer Profiles: Tammam Aloudat

Title: Inside Geneva's Summer Profiles: Tammam Aloudat
Runtime: 30:59
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Inside Geneva’s Summer Profiles are back! In this episode we talk to Tammam Aloudat, doctor, aid worker and now journalist.

“I was born in Syria, and I spent most of my life there until my mid-20s. I studied there; I went to medical school there,” says the CEO of The New Humanitarian.

Was being a doctor in Syria his first choice?

“One of the first side effects of autocratic dictatorships is that there isn’t really work outside a few private enterprises, one of which is being an engineer, a lawyer, or a doctor,” he says.

A chance meeting with a British Red Cross official led him into humanitarian work.

“And a couple of years later, when I wanted to go out and work for the Red Cross, it was him who gave me a contract with the British Red Cross and sent me to Iraq. I mean, arguably not the nicest thing to do to someone, but it was exactly what I had asked for.”

But the disastrous consequences o...

From Belarus to Exile in Switzerland: Sasha Filipenko’s Story // On the Record

Title: From Belarus to Exile in Switzerland: Sasha Filipenko’s Story // On the Record
Runtime: 1:10
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Sasha Filipenko, one of the most prominent Belarusian writers living in exile, speaks to Swissinfo journalist Elena Servettaz about freedom, censorship and his exile in Switzerland.
#switzerland #lukashenko #putin #war

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Inside Geneva's Summer Profiles: Rachael Cummings in Gaza

Title: Inside Geneva's Summer Profiles: Rachael Cummings in Gaza
Runtime: 31:20
Date posted: 10 months ago
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Rachael Cummings of Save the Children is Inside Geneva’s summer profile this week.

“When I went into nursing, I also wanted to travel, so nursing gave me that opportunity. That was sort of an 18-year-old thinking, ‘Okay, I can use this to travel with’,” says Cummings.

Since taking her nursing skills to humanitarian work, she’s been all over the world.

“I think one of the things I’m most proud of is Save the Children’s role in the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone in 2014 and 2015. We were able to establish – literally build, together with our Sierra Leonean colleagues – an 80-bed Ebola hospital and everything that went with it.”

Now, she’s in Gaza, grappling with desperate shortages of aid.

“Nothing came in for months, and since mid-May the UN has only managed to bring in a ...

Sanctioned Russians in Geneva: who are they and why can they enter Switzerland?

Title: Sanctioned Russians in Geneva: who are they and why can they enter Switzerland?
Runtime: 1:07
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: A Russian parliamentary delegation attended a conference in Geneva despite Western sanctions and the delegation’s open support for the war in Ukraine. Members of the Russian opposition say the delegation should not have been allowed to attend.
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What exactly was signed in Helsinki in August 1975? | #switzerland #helsinki

Title: What exactly was signed in Helsinki in August 1975? | #switzerland #helsinki
Runtime: 1:30
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Fifty years ago, the signing of the Helsinki Accords was an attempt to reduce tensions between the Soviet and Western blocs by securing mutual recognition of the post–World War II status quo in Europe. But what exactly did 35 countries sign?
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Why is Switzerland’s national anthem not widely known among its citizens?

Title: Why is Switzerland’s national anthem not widely known among its citizens?
Runtime: 1:30
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Happy Swiss National Day! 🇨🇭
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Inside Geneva's Summer Profiles: Video podcast with Dapo Akande

Title: Inside Geneva's Summer Profiles: Video podcast with Dapo Akande
Runtime: 23:20
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: Inside Geneva brings you our second summer profile, with international lawyer Dapo Akande.

“I’m one of those boring people who actually always wanted to be a lawyer. I’m not sure exactly what the motivation was when I was younger, but I think I was very argumentative as a child. And everyone used to say, ‘You should be a lawyer,’” says Akande.

As a child in Nigeria, he also took a keen interest in world affairs.

“I was brought up in Nigeria and my parents had the BBC World Service on the whole time when I was growing up. So that engendered in me a big interest in world affairs. And when I saw that there was an area of law that actually dealt with international affairs, I thought, yes, that’s the bit I’m interested in.”

Once he’d qualified, he assisted on cases at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where he saw how the court peacefully resolved disputes between United Nations member states, including one be...

From Belarus to Switzerland: Sasha Filipenko’s Story // On the Record

Title: From Belarus to Switzerland: Sasha Filipenko’s Story // On the Record
Runtime: 0:53
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: Sasha Filipenko, one of the most prominent Belarusian writers living in exile, speaks to Swissinfo journalist Elena Servettaz about how his parents are trapped in Belarus, specifically in Minsk, and about the criminal case that has been opened against him.

#switzerland #lukashenko #putin #war

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Hunted by a Dictator: Sasha Filipenko’s Story of Exile & Resistance // On the Record

Title: Hunted by a Dictator: Sasha Filipenko’s Story of Exile & Resistance // On the Record
Runtime: 26:41
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: Sasha Filipenko, one of the most prominent Belarusian writers living in exile, speaks to Swissinfo in this episode of On the Record about freedom, censorship, and life under Alexander Lukashenko’s dictatorship. He discusses Putin’s Russia, his parents being held hostage in Belarus, prisoners reading his books, and how he survives in Switzerland as a writer. Filipenko’s novels have been translated into dozens of languages, and his voice is listened to across Europe and beyond. #Putin #War #Lukashenko

Der belarussische Schriftsteller Sasha Filipenko spricht mit Elena Servettaz über Exil, Freiheit und das Leben in der Schweiz. Ein Gespräch über Literatur, Diktatur und Hoffnung.

00:00:00 Teaser
00:00:04 Elena Servettaz meets Sasha Filipenko — Belarusian writer under investigation and recommended by Oprah
00:01:00 Sasha Filipenko’s favorite place in Basel: Grosse Bühne drama theatre and Christoph Marthaler
00:02:20 What a Belarusia...

Title: From Belarus to Switzerland: Sasha Filipenko’s Story // On the Record
Runtime: 0:58
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: Sasha Filipenko, one of the most prominent Belarusian writers living in exile, speaks to Swissinfo journalist Elena Servettaz about freedom, censorship and life under Alexander Lukashenko’s dictatorship.
#switzerland #lukashenko #putin #war

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Worldwide curry: a Bengali artist spans East and West via Switzerland

Title: Worldwide curry: a Bengali artist spans East and West via Switzerland
Runtime: 1:30
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: Since moving to Switzerland in 2018, Ishita Chakraborty has deepened the scope of her work, dissolving geographical and conceptual borders from India to Brazil.

Interviewed in her Swiss studio, she discusses her restrictive upbringing and how cooking transcends art.

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Hikers in Nazi uniforms, local voting rights for foreigners and Emmentaler trademark dispute

Title: Hikers in Nazi uniforms, local voting rights for foreigners and Emmentaler trademark dispute
Runtime: 1:25
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: What do you think about this week's stories?
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New hope for cable cars and mountain huts threatened by permafrost collapse

Title: New hope for cable cars and mountain huts threatened by permafrost collapse
Runtime: 1:30
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: Thawing permafrost is transforming landscapes and presenting risks for railways, roads, cable cars and buildings. A novel scientific solution being developed in Switzerland aims to stabilise mountain infrastructure endangered by climate change.
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Inside Geneva's Summer Profiles: A Conversation with international lawyer Dapo Akande

Title: Inside Geneva's Summer Profiles: A Conversation with international lawyer Dapo Akande
Runtime: 28:23
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/915097/fan_mail/new)

Inside Geneva brings you our second summer profile, with international lawyer Dapo Akande.

“I’m one of those boring people who actually always wanted to be a lawyer. I’m not sure exactly what the motivation was when I was younger, but I think I was very argumentative as a child. And everyone used to say, ‘You should be a lawyer,’” says Akande.

As a child in Nigeria, he also took a keen interest in world affairs.

“I was brought up in Nigeria and my parents had the BBC World Service on the whole time when I was growing up. So that engendered in me a big interest in world affairs. And when I saw that there was an area of law that actually dealt with international affairs, I thought, yes, that’s the bit I’m interested in.”

Once he’d qualified, he assisted on cases at the International Court of Justice (I...

Title: Is it a good idea to let AI vote?
Runtime: 1:14
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: Some people want to let AI vote in place of humans. Find out in this video why this might be a bad idea.
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Teacher targeted for wearing headscarf, Israeli drones and Swiss nuclear plant remains offline

Title: Teacher targeted for wearing headscarf, Israeli drones and Swiss nuclear plant remains offline
Runtime: 1:30
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: Here are three stories from Switzerland this week 🇨🇭
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Aare Böötle: A Swiss Tradition of Floating Down the River Aare | #switzerland #aare #aareböötle

Title: Aare Böötle: A Swiss Tradition of Floating Down the River Aare | #switzerland #aare #aareböötle
Runtime: 1:35
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: Have you ever tried this?
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How Locarno became the 'city of peace' | #switzerland #locarno #peace

Title: How Locarno became the 'city of peace' | #switzerland #locarno #peace
Runtime: 1:27
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: The Swiss city of Locarno might be known for its stunning lake views and laid-back holiday vibe, but in 1925, it became the stage for an important diplomatic breakthrough.⁠
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Why here? And what did it mean for the city?⁠
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Why is the Swiss flag square? | #switzerland #flags #oddity

Title: Why is the Swiss flag square? | #switzerland #flags #oddity
Runtime: 1:10
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: Square, practical... Swiss?⁠
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Fun fact: There are only two countries with square national flags! And no matter which side you use as a base, the Swiss flag will always be in the right direction.

Do you know which other country has a square flag? Take a guess in the comments below!
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Football qualification, brave Chihuaha and ruling in favour of Semenya | 3 🇨🇭 news of the week

Title: Football qualification, brave Chihuaha and ruling in favour of Semenya | 3 🇨🇭 news of the week
Runtime: 1:32
Date posted: 11 months ago
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Walking through history: exploring Locarno 100 years after the peace Pact | #switzerland #locarno

Title: Walking through history: exploring Locarno 100 years after the peace Pact | #switzerland #locarno
Runtime: 1:27
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: It’s been 100 years since the Locarno Pact brought a brief moment of peace after the First World War. ⁠
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We went to the quiet lakeside town in Switzerland where it all happened, retracing the steps of history and seeing how the place has changed since 1925.⁠
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Come along as we talk with the director of Locarno City Archives to get a feel for what it was like back then.⁠⁠
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No house generation: the impossibility of buying property in Switzerland | #switzerland #housing

Title: No house generation: the impossibility of buying property in Switzerland | #switzerland #housing
Runtime: 0:56
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: In many countries, buying a home is slipping further out of reach for young people. Switzerland is no exception. We take a closer look at the country’s unforgiving property market and what it means for the next generation.
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