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by Marita Brune-Koch*
(10 July 2026) (CH-S) The Cavalcata Sarda takes place every year in May in the Sardinian town of Sassari. The author of this article went there to see it.
Mr Guy Parmelin, President of the Swiss Confederation
Communications Service SG-DEFR
Federal Palace East
3003 Bern
info@gs-wbf.admin.ch
Geneva, 25 June 2026
Dear Mr President
My colleagues at the International Institute for Peace Research in Geneva (GIPRI) and I hereby expressly draw your attention to the case of retired Colonel Jacques Baud.
Colonel Jacques Baud is subject to direct (imposed by the EU) and indirect (imposed by UBS) sanctions which violate several principles and legal provisions to which Switzerland is committed: peace, justice, international law, human rights, the rule of law and neutrality.
by Thomas Scherr*
(10 July 2026) (CH-S) On 19 and 20 June, “Swiss Standpoint” welcomed the Iran expert Dr Patrick Ringgenberg** to its event venue to speak on the topic “Understanding Iran: Past and Present”.
During an evening lecture and a discussion, the following day, Patrick Ringgenberg succeeded in offering various perspectives on the complex situation in Iran. In doing so, he was able to draw on his profound knowledge and decades of experience in the country itself.
by Georg Koch*
(3 July 2026) Katrin Blatz Brubakk is a German-Norwegian child psychologist who specialises in trauma. Since 2014, she has been deployed repeatedly by “Médecins Sans Frontières” to various locations. Gaza was her first mission directly in a war zone. Consequently, the rules had to be strictly adhered to:
“Never go outside the walls without being accompanied by a security guard.” – “Always wear the white vest of Médecins Sans Frontières.” – “Never stray more than 50 metres from the road.”
by Thomas Fazi*
(3 July 2026) (CH-S) Whilst in Switzerland it is ultimately the taxpayer who decides at the ballot box on projects funded by taxpayers’ money by local authorities, cantons and the federal government, developments in the European Union are moving in a different direction. More and more power is being concentrated in the hands of the European Commission. And with the “Multiannual Financial Framework” (MFF), which is currently being negotiated until the end of the year, even more power is set to shift to Brussels.
by “Julian Assange Archive e.V.”
(3 July 2026) (CH-S) In 2024, the fearless Australian investigative journalist Julian Assange was released from Belmarsh Prison in London. He had exposed US war crimes. Since 2010, the year of his unlawful arrest, people around the world had worked tirelessly to ensure that he was not forgotten. They stood outside embassies and courts, organised protests, wrote letters, held vigils and continued to speak out about his “case” even after it had all but disappeared from the public eye.