Activism
People In Switzerland Have Voted To Back Up Law To Cut Carbon Emissions
The country held a referendum after scientists and activists campaigned to save its iconic glaciers, which are melting at an alarming rate.
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LGBTQ
11 Of The Best LGBTQ Stories Of 2022
From landmark rulings to the first same-sex marriages in several countries, it has been a year of celebration and of diversity.
Activism
European Soccer Captains Won’t Wear Rainbow Armbands After FIFA Threatened Them With Yellow Cards
Team captains from seven European soccer team will no longer wear an armband with a rainbow heart during their World Cup matches after FIFA threatened to give them yellow cards.
Featured
FIFA’s Swiss-Italian President Said He Has Been Discriminated Against Like Migrant Workers and LGBTQ People
In an extraordinary one hour speech, FIFA’s president has slammed the West for “moral double standards” over the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, defending the host country’s human rights record and comparing himself to marginalized people.
Climate
Swiss People Kept Digging Ponds For 20 Years And Now Endangered Frog Populations Have “Exploded”
For more than 20 years, state authorities, non-profits, and volunteers in Switzerland have dug ponds as part of a conservation effort to improve the population of endangered frogs and it has finally yielded positive results.
Featured
Same-Sex Couples In Switzerland Are Getting Married After Same-Sex Marriage Was Finally Legalized
Same-sex couples are getting married in Switzerland after the country officially legalized same-sex marriage on Friday July 1.
Featured
People In Switzerland Have Voted To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage In A Referendum
Voters in Switzerland have overwhelmingly voted to legalize same-sex marriage in a referendum on Sunday Sep. 26.
Activism
People In Switzerland Held A Huge Protest In Support Of Same-Sex Marriage Ahead Of A Referendum
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Switzerland on Saturday Sep. 4 to rally in support of same-sex marriage ahead of a referendum on September 26.
Cute
Swiss Farmers Airlifted Cows Down From The Top Of The Alps To Take Part In An Annual Festival
About a dozen cows were airlifted down from the Swiss Alps on Friday Aug. 27 in a majestic sight for an annual cattle parade.
Impact
The Swiss Army Will Provide Women Soldiers With Women’s Underwear Instead Of Men’s For The First Time
The Swiss army will start issuing women’s underwear to its women recruits in an effort to increase women recruits.
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People In Switzerland Have Voted To Ban Muslim Women From Wearing Burqas And Niqabs In Public Spaces
People in Switzerland have narrowly voted to outlaw facial coverings in almost all public places, a ban that includes niqabs and burqas, veils worn by Muslim women, in a referendum.
Impact
Switzerland Voted To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage And Let Trans People Self-Declare Their Legal Gender
Switzerland marked a major step forward for LGBT rights on Friday Dec. 18, when lawmakers voted to legalize same-sex marriage and to simplify the procedures for transgender people to change their legal gender.