The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Journalists from Switzerland arrested and held for two days in UAE Two journalists covering the opening of the Abu Dhabi Louvre museum for Swiss public broadcaster RTS were arrested and held for two days, their employer said on Sunday, slamming an attack on press freedom. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171113/swiss-journalists-arrested-and-held-for-two-days-in-uae Mon, 13 Nov 2017 09:37:54 +0100 swiss-journalists-arrested-and-held-for-two-days-in-uae Journalists including Italian, Swiss arrested over Venezuela prison report An Italian, a Swiss and a Venezuelan journalist have been arrested as they prepared a report on a prison in northern Venezuela, human rights and press freedom groups said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171008/journalists-including-italian-swiss-arrested-over-venezuela-prison-report Sun, 08 Oct 2017 19:15:06 +0200 journalists-including-italian-swiss-arrested-over-venezuela-prison-report UN urges Iran to stop arresting journalists UN human rights experts in Geneva on Tuesday urged Iran to stop arresting journalists after a wave of detentions they said was a "flagrant" violation of international law, even as Tehran announced a new round of arrests. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130205/un-urges-iran-to-stop-arresting-journalists Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:13:00 +0100 un-urges-iran-to-stop-arresting-journalists