On 26 January, police arrested two journalists in Basel. Both reporters were detained for several hours. They had been covering a peaceful demonstration against the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. On 19 January, a journalist from the weekly WochenZeitung and another from the daily Le Courrier, were also briefly detained during an unauthorised demonstration.
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Switzerland: reporters arrested
On 26 January, police arrested two journalists in Basel. Both reporters were detained for several hours. They had been covering a peaceful demonstration against the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. On 19 January, a journalist from the weekly WochenZeitung and another from the daily Le Courrier, were also briefly detained during an unauthorised demonstration.
31 Jan 08
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