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Imogen Foulkes

@imogenfoulkes.bsky.social

BBC journalist Geneva, Switzerland and further. Host of Inside Geneva podcast from Swissinfo

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Imogen Foulkes@imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · last mo.

As expected, Swiss voters said a resounding no to stricter neutrality. They know a head in the sand I’m alright Jack approach won’t cut it anymore. Unexpected: the no vote was a massive 70+%. Now ministers are being asked if voters want to abandon neutrality altogether. www.srf.ch/news/schweiz...

Nein zu Neutralitätsinitiative: Bundesrat Cassis nimmt Stellung

«Wir waren neutral, wir sind neutral und wir bleiben neutral»: Ignazio Cassis zieht Bilanz zum Abstimmungssonntag.

srf.ch

Imogen Foulkes@imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · last mo.

Swiss voting on stricter neutrality. Voters, many uncomfortable their country did not sanction apartheid South Africa, & horrified by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, are uneasy - especially as neutrality may be no protection in modern war. My story on @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/09/25/n...

Is Switzerland's neutrality at a crossroads?

Switzerland is voting on whether to tighten its famous neutrality — a move that could reshape its response to Russia and future conflicts.

npr.org

Imogen Foulkes@imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 4mo ago

2 days after anniversary of #Srebrenica, this is depressing. Also suggests a (wilful?) misunderstanding/misrepresentation of how international law, international tribunals, & the International Criminal Court work. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Marco Rubio launches campaign to dismantle international criminal court

Trump’s secretary of state claims the global tribunal is interfering with US military and law enforcement operations

theguardian.com

Oona Hathaway@oonahathaway.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This will be exhibit A in future war crimes trials if he carries out his threats. Tragically, it's those following the manifestly unlawful orders that are the ones most likely to be held to account.

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Geneva Graduate Institute@gvagrad.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Professor of International Relations at the Geneva Graduate Institute, Sara Hellmüller shares her views on women in peace on the Inside Geneva podcast hosted by @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social on Swissinfo. 👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

Inside Geneva

Politics Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Inside Geneva is a podcast about global politics, humanitarian issues, and international aid, hosted by journalist Imogen Foulkes. It is produced by SWI swissinfo...

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Imogen Foulkes@imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Just a reminder about the #geneva conventions: ‘direct attacks on infrastructure essential for civilian survival (water, food, electricity, health facilities) are prohibited’. So threatening to attack power or desalination plants is actually…threatening a war crime. www.icrc.org/en/law-and-p...

The Geneva Conventions and their Commentaries

The 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols protect people who do not take part in the fighting and those who can no longer fight.

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PassBlue@passblue.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Epstein Files "contain disturbing & credible evidence of systematic & large-scale sexual abuse, trafficking & exploitation of women & girls & could amt to sexual slavery, reproductive violence, enforced disappearance, torture, inhuman/degrading treatment & femicide" www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Flawed ‘Epstein Files’ disclosures undermine accountability for grave crimes against women and girls: UN experts

GENEVA – The so-called ‘Epstein Files’ contain disturbing and credible evidence of systematic and large-scale sexual abuse, trafficking and exploitation of women and girls, UN experts* said today.Acco...

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Your Party Bolton@yourpartybolton.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 European governments say the Russian state poisoned Alexei Navalny with a lethal toxin while he was imprisoned and the Kremlin is being held responsible. Nigel Farage once said he “admired” Putin as a political operator. This is that operator.

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The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 9mo ago

The research of Dr. Gladys West, who died Jan. 17 at 95, laid the groundwork for the GPS. Thanks in part to her, anyone with a smartphone can navigate easily from one place to the next, without having to stop to ask for directions.

Mathematician Gladys West dies at 95. She was a hidden figure behind GPS.

Without the mathematical model that she helped refine, “the extraordinary positioning, navigation, and timing accuracy of GPS would be impossible to achieve.”

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Imogen Foulkes@imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Someone needs to tell the president that the continent he thinks is ‘destroying itself’ (Europe) has longer life expectancy, higher living standards, higher education standards, better healthcare, longer vacations, & a cleaner environment than the US. (Oh, & virtually no school shootings)