Unusable evidence Federal Criminal Court acquits Kurds of spyingA Kurdish man in Switzerland was acquitted by the Federal Criminal Court of espionage charges. The case followed years of internal conflict within the Swiss Kurdish community. According to Tamedia research, the accused was allegedly beaten and locked in a freezer by other Kurds in Biel in May 2019 after being accused of betrayal. His phone was taken during the incident and later handed over to the police. Four of those involved were previously convicted of unlawful detention. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office had relied heavily on data from the stolen phone to support its espionage charges and sought a five-year prison sentence. The accused denied the espionage allegations during the trial.
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watsonIndependentCenter7 hr. agoTamedia, a Swiss media company, announced plans to cut 34 full-time positions across its news divisions in Zurich, Bern, Basel, Lausanne, and Geneva, affecting 41 employees. In response, over 270 employees sent a letter to the management requesting a consultation process to find solutions and prevent layoffs. However, the company rejected this request, citing the need for clarity due to rapid changes in the media landscape. The affected staff then held meetings at locations in Bern, Basel, and Zurich, where they issued demands including halting dismissals, initiating consultations in German-speaking Switzerland, and investing in human-made journalism rather than cost-cutting measures. They plan to protest outside Tamedia’s headquarters in Zurich on October 20 to emphasize their demands and support for quality journalism.
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By the end of 2027, the SSR will have cut 285 jobsThe Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SSR), which oversees radio and television services across Switzerland’s linguistic regions, has announced plans to cut between 285 and 289 full-time positions by the end of 2027 as part of cost-saving measures. These reductions are primarily focused on operational areas such as technology, production, human resources, finance, communications, and public affairs, aiming to save around 41 million Swiss francs annually. The largest cuts, 173 positions, are expected in the operations sector, with 56 jobs lost in the German-speaking region, 27 in French-speaking Switzerland, and 11 in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino. Some of these cuts will come from natural staff turnover, while others will involve layoffs and early retirements. These measures are part of the broader 'Enavant' initiative aimed at achieving overall savings of 270 million francs by 2029, largely due to declining license fees.
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