Freedom of the Press 2007: Switzerland
28 February 2008
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Recent articles in Switzerland
Swiss say yes to surveillance
Switzerland caps a week of shocking referendum results by supporting a law that would grant its intelligence agency sweeping powers to spy on…the Swiss.
Surveillance companies react to heightened scrutiny in Switzerland, withdraw export applications
Facing intense scrutiny from a Swiss government inquiry into the human rights impact of the commercial surveillance trade, companies have packed up and are no longer attempting to export their spying technology from Switzerland.
Swiss court orders journalist to testify against source
A Swiss court has ordered a journalist to testify against his source in a drug dealer case that was published on the Swiss German-language daily, Basler Zeitung in October 2012. According to Article 28a of the Swiss Penal Code, journalists and media organisations have the right to protect their sources.