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21. Aug.
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12. Juni
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VOR 4 TAGEN

Are Democracies Copying Russia's Repressive Playbook?

Send us a text On our Inside Geneva podcast this week, we ask: are other countries following Russia’s lead in cracking down on freedom of expression? “I feel as though I’m monitoring a repression handbook used by the Russian government against its own civil society and, unfortunately, this handbook has been copied by other leaders in some democratic countries,” says Mariana Katzarova, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Russia. Russian journalists warn us not to take our freedoms for granted. “It’s been more than a year since I was released from prison. Every morning I open my eyes and I’m so thankful. I know ‘democracy’ and ‘press freedom’ can sound vague to people living ordinary lives but when it comes to your door and rings your bell, it’s too late,” says Alsu Kurmasheva, Russian journalist freed in a 2024 prisoner swap. They urge us not to stay silent in the face of authoritarianism. “Through our silence, we have lost our country, Belarus. Those who remain silent really need to act, otherwise, what they’re leaving to their children is… silence,” says Svetlana Alexievich, author and Nobel Prize winner from Belarus. Silencing the media isn’t new – but is it spreading? “This issue about the media has long been part of the authoritarian rulebook: go after the press if you want to stay in power. What is happening now is that, in more and more countries, we see an authoritarian trend coming into politics,” says Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression. “Just be aware of the danger. Don’t let it happen. I’m watching closely what’s unfolding in the United States with the closure of these programmes. How will society respond? What will happen? Because this is how it begins,” says Boris Akunin, Russian author now living in exile in London. Join host Imogen Foulkes on Inside Geneva. Get in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.ch Twitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_en Thank you for listening! If you like what we do, please leave a review or subscribe to our newsletter. For more stories on the international Geneva please visit www.swissinfo.ch/ Host: Imogen Foulkes Production assitant: Claire-Marie Germain Distribution: Sara Pasino Marketing: Xin Zhang

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31 Min.
16. SEPT.

Is the UN still relevant at 80?

Send us a text The United Nations General Assembly has officially opened and the organisation marked its 80th anniversary. Inside Geneva asks whether the body remains relevant. “If you're a refugee in Bangladesh, or seeking protection in South Sudan, the UN may be imperfect but it’s still relevant,” says Richard Gowan from the International Crisis Group. The UN is bigger than many of us think. “We do sometimes forget that the UN still has 60,000 peacekeepers deployed around the world and that it continues to run vast humanitarian operations. So the UN isn’t dead, but I think it’s drifting,” he says. But what about the UN’s original role – resolving conflicts and promoting peace? “US President Donald Trump said he wants the UN to refocus on peace and security. But in reality, the US, along with other major powers, hasn’t been working through the UN to address any of today’s major crises.” Are world leaders making a mistake by leaving the UN out? “What UN mediators and other conflict resolution specialists have learnt over the past few decades is that peace is a slow business,” Gowan says. “Trump likes to present himself as a master dealmaker, but what he’s talking about isn’t constructing lasting peace. It’s about grabbing headlines on a few occasions.” Join host Imogen Foulkes on our Inside Geneva podcast. Get in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.ch Twitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_en Thank you for listening! If you like what we do, please leave a review or subscribe to our newsletter. For more stories on the international Geneva please visit www.swissinfo.ch/ Host: Imogen Foulkes Production assitant: Claire-Marie Germain Distribution: Sara Pasino Marketing: Xin Zhang

16. Sept.

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31 Min.
30. SEPT.

Inside Geneva’s final summer profile: ICRC physiotherapist Rieke Hayes

Send us a text This week, in the final episode of our Summer Profiles series on the Inside Geneva podcast, host Imogen Foulkes talks to Irish physiotherapist Rieke Hayes, who now works in Gaza for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). “I think I went into physio with the classic idea – I’d have a little clinic, do outpatients, you know, back pain, neck pain. Turns out I really, really didn’t enjoy that setting at all once I was in it,” says Hayes. Her first posting was unexpected. “I got this email: would you be willing to go to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in two weeks’ time? I didn’t know what DPRK was, so, yes, North Korea, and I went, of course, yes.” Now, she works in Gaza, treating patients with spinal injuries. “It’s very complicated for someone with a spinal injury to get off the ground and to mobilise with a walking frame – if they had one. But you don’t have a walking frame, you don’t have a wheelchair and you don’t have a raised bed. You’re in a tent and you might be sharing it with 20 relatives.” Can her patients recover, given the situation in Gaza? “Many patients leave our hospital and I say: we did a good job, we’ve done the best we can. I don’t know if they’re still alive or if they’re still walking, but we do what we can. But yes, they’re very dependent on friends and family – if they have any left, of course.” Join host Imogen Foulkes on our Inside Geneva podcast for the full interview. Get in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.ch Twitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_en Thank you for listening! If you like what we do, please leave a review or subscribe to our newsletter. For more stories on the international Geneva please visit www.swissinfo.ch/ Host: Imogen Foulkes Production assitant: Claire-Marie Germain Distribution: Sara Pasino Marketing: Xin Zhang

30. Sept.

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29 Min.
21. AUG.

Listen again: Herwig Schopper, Former CERN head has served science and peace for 100 years

Send us a text 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. SWI swissinfo.ch is a public service media company based in Bern, Switzerland.

21. Aug.

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18 Min.
12. JUNI

let's talk: Steuern, Sparen oder Schulden: Was hilft den Bundesfinanzen am besten?

Die Schweiz steht vor Finanzproblemen. In den nächsten Jahren fehlen Milliarden für die Armee und die 13. AHV-Rente. Woher soll das Geld kommen?

12. Juni

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35 Min.
19.11.2024

Young Swiss scientists boost rocket research

Send us a text Swiss students are propelling the future of space travel with innovative reusable rocket technology, putting Switzerland on the map in the global space race. SWI swissinfo.ch took a closer look at their projects in northern and western Switzerland. Visit SWI swissinfo.ch for more on these exciting rocket projects and a video on this story. Please come to SWI swissinfo.ch for more of our science stories from Switzerland. Jounalist: Christian Raaflaub Host: Jo Fahy Audio editor/video journalist: Michele Andina Distribution and Marketing: Xin Zhang SWI swissinfo.ch is a public service media company based in Bern, Switzerland.

19.11.2024

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15 Min.
06.08.2024

Switzerland and Silicon Valley: EP4 Pamela Munster ‘From cancer doctor to cancer patient and back again’

Send us a text Pamela Munster, a world-renowned oncologist, has been working in San Francisco for 15 years. In this episode, she recounts her battle against breast cancer. You can find more written and video content about this story on SWI swissinfo.ch: in English in French (original) in German Journalist: Marc-André Miserez Host: Jo Fahy Audio editor/Video: Michele Andina Distribution and Marketing: Xin Zhang SWI swissinfo.ch is a public service media company based in Bern, Switzerland.

06.08.2024

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21 Min.
05.11.2024

Herwig Schopper, Former CERN head has served science and peace for 100 years

Send us a text Swissinfo talks to Herwig Schopper, former CERN director, the grandfather of the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, who helped promote peace through a Middle Eastern science hub and has his qualms about the Nobel Prize. If Herwig Schopper has learned anything during his 100 years on Earth, it’s that breakthroughs only happen when we work together. Please read here this interview and the full biography of Herwig Schopper, and please come to Swissinfo.ch for more of our science stories from Switzerland. Jounalist: Zeno Zoccatelli Host: Jo Fahy Audio editor/video journalist: Michele Andina Distribution and Marketing: Xin Zhang SWI swissinfo.ch is a public service media company based in Bern, Switzerland.

05.11.2024

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18 Min.
16.07.2024

What Switzerland can learn from Silicon Valley and Hippies: EP1 The potential of human beings

Send us a text In his 50 years in the USA, St. Gallen psychologist and consultant Herman Gyr has never lost faith in human ingenuity, the ability to learn and adapt to even the most adverse circumstances. This is despite the fact that climate change is his biggest concern. In this exclusive interview with SWI swissinfo.ch, Gyr shared his insight into what he thinks are the key influences that drive innovation in Silicon Valley. An article and a video about this interview can be found here on SWI swissinfo.ch: in German in French (original) in Italian Journalist: Marc-André Miserez Host: Jo Fahy Audio editor/Video: Michele Andina Distribution and Marketing: Xin Zhang SWI swissinfo.ch is a public service media company based in Bern, Switzerland.

16.07.2024

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20 Min.
20.08.2024

Switzerland and Silicon Valley: EP6 Sherry Wong ‘Living in a society where capital is strong and the welfare state is weak‘

Send us a text For artist and researcher Şerife (Sherry) Wong the popular image of visionary geniuses who change the world from their garages is an illusion. “We are idealising the myth of the inventor, the American dream of the man who, from nothing, becomes super rich and changes the world for the better, but...for whom?” asks Wong, who studies the social implications of emerging technologies. She is also an affiliate research scientist at the University of California, Berkeley. You can find more written content about this story on SWI swissinfo.ch: in English in Italian (original) in German Journalist: Sara Ibrahim Host: Jo Fahy Audio editor / Video journalist: Michele Andina Distribution and Marketing: Xin Zhang SWI swissinfo.ch is a public service media company based in Bern, Switzerland.

20.08.2024

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25 Min.

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Are Democracies Copying Russia's Repressive Playbook?

Is the UN still relevant at 80?

Inside Geneva’s final summer profile: ICRC physiotherapist Rieke Hayes

Listen again: Herwig Schopper, Former CERN head has served science and peace for 100 years

let's talk: Steuern, Sparen oder Schulden: Was hilft den Bundesfinanzen am besten?

Young Swiss scientists boost rocket research

Switzerland and Silicon Valley: EP4 Pamela Munster ‘From cancer doctor to cancer patient and back again’

Herwig Schopper, Former CERN head has served science and peace for 100 years

What Switzerland can learn from Silicon Valley and Hippies: EP1 The potential of human beings

Switzerland and Silicon Valley: EP6 Sherry Wong ‘Living in a society where capital is strong and the welfare state is weak‘

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