When white collar criminals try to silence the press
Before she was murdered in 2017, Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia had been subjected to ongoing litigation to silence her. Afp
In Switzerland, as in the rest of Europe and the US, attempts to pressure and censor a financially fragile media are increasing. Some thirty non-government organisations warn that these judicial attacks threaten free speech.
This content was published on May 6, 2021 - 09:21
May 6, 2021 - 09:21
Samuel Jaberg
Journalist and deputy head of the swissinfo.ch editorial group for German, French and Italian. Earlier, worked for Teletext and Switzerland’s French-language national broadcaster.
It was one legal case too many for Marie Maurisse and François Pilet. Late January, the two founders of Gotham City, a Swiss online publication that specialises in white collar crime, find themselves in court for the fifth time in under 12 months. The reason? Having sought to report the conviction of
LGBT pioneerâs spectacular painting returns to Monte VeritÃ
The circular painting Il Chiaro Mondo dei Beati [The clear world of the blessed] by Estonian artist Elisà r von Kupffer (1872-1932). Ars Artis Ag
After a lengthy restoration, visitors can once again admire the 26-metre circular painting
Il Chiaro Mondo dei Beati [The clear world of the blessed] by Estonian artist and LGBT pioneer Elisà r von Kupffer (1872-1932) at the Monte Verità museum complex near Ascona, in southern Switzerland.
This content was published on April 25, 2021 - 10:00
April 25, 2021 - 10:00
Gerhard Lob, Ascona
The polyptych depicts 84 male nude figures relaxing in idyllic scenery. It was produced in the region between 1920â1939 by Elisà r von Kupffer, a painter, poet, historian and playwright from Riga, Estonia, who has over the decades become an LGBT icon. It
Few pupils repeat a school year at primary level but major differences exist across the regions Federal Statistical Office Neuchâtel, 22.04.2021 - Every year, 1.3% of pupils from the 3rd to 8th year of primary level retake their school year. This repetition rate varies by sex, migration category, the time of arrival in Switzerland and parents educational level. It is higher in French-speaking Switzerland (1.8%) than in German and Romansh-speaking Switzerland (1.2%) and in Italian-speaking Switzerland (0.9%). Major differences exist between the cantons as well as between the communes and schools in each canton, according to new findings from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
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France tv distribution Secures New Drama Sales
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Ahead of MIPTV, France tv distribution has confirmed new sales for several best-selling series from its drama catalog.
The company has struck a new partnership deal with Walter Presents, Global Series Network’s VOD platform.
Something to Hide (Thalie Images) and
The Wagner Method (Incognita Films) are traveling to the U.K., where Walter Presents is available on Channel 4 and its streaming platform All 4; and North America, where the shows will be launched online in the U.S. and Canada on Walter Presents via PBS Masterpiece on Prime Video Channels, and in the U.S. only on Walter Presents via Comcast Xfinity X1 and Roku.