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 Spying game: Tibetans in Switzerland accuse Beijing of oppression Tibetans in Switzerland say Chinese spies have been photographing rallies organized by their community. They argue this is part of an ongoing crackdown by Beijing since Bern and China signed a free-trade agreement in 2013. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180313/why-the-swiss-chinese-free-trade-deal-is-not-working-for-tibetans Tue, 13 Mar 2018 14:51:45 +0100 why-the-swiss-chinese-free-trade-deal-is-not-working-for-tibetans Tibet protesters arrested in Bern as Chinese state visit kicks off Swiss police on Sunday detained 32 people protesting conditions in Tibet as Chinese President Xi Jinping began a state visit in the wealthy alpine nation. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170116/tibet-protesters-arrested-in-bern-as-chinese-state-visit-kicks-off Mon, 16 Jan 2017 09:33:03 +0100 tibet-protesters-arrested-in-bern-as-chinese-state-visit-kicks-off Tibetan exiles berate Chinese rights record Tibetan exiles in Bern on Friday urged Swiss authorities to take China to task for its human rights record during a landmark visit by Premier Li Keqiang focused squarely on a trade deal. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130524/tibetan-exiles-berate-chinese-rights-record Sat, 25 May 2013 00:45:00 +0200 tibetan-exiles-berate-chinese-rights-record