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Imogen Foulkes

@imogenfoulkes.bsky.social
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BBC journalist Geneva, Switzerland and further. Host of Inside Geneva podcast from Swissinfo

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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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...
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Nein zu Neutralitätsinitiative: Bundesrat Cassis nimmt Stellung
«Wir waren neutral, wir sind neutral und wir bleiben neutral»: Ignazio Cassis zieht Bilanz zum Abstimmungssonntag.
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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...
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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.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 18/09/2026
The #Ebola disease outbreak is not shrinking. It's moving. Our teams are seeing cases emerge in new, underprepared areas while response measures remain insufficient in hotspots. More support from UN agencies is critically needed. Read our response: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/democratic-r...
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This week I talked to @icrc.org president Mirjana Spoljaric for #TheInterviewBBC. From atrocities in #Sudan, to denial of aid in #Gaza, to no visits to POWS held by #Russia, she warns the Geneva Conventions are being abandoned. Here's a taste, and link to listen in full. www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 18/08/2026
📰 🔉: ‘The overwhelming majority of people and countries have a shared interest in freedom, justice, equality and fairness.' ISHR's @philalynch.bsky.social & @pooja-ishr.bsky.social spoke to @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social about our work in support of human rights defenders and systems.
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Pushback on human rights: defenders speak out
UN investigations have documented war crimes in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan. So why is no one being held accountable?
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ba...
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Back Workers. Back Our BBC.
Nearly everyone - 94% of adults in the UK - uses the BBC every month. The BBC has an incredible range of TV, audio and digital services - from Planet Earth to the Proms, from BBC Bitesize and The Worl...
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
'The behavior of a backsliding democracy'. Absolutely. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump administration drastically limits length of foreign journalist visas
Visas will be shortened to 240 days, down from five years, and Chinese journalists will be limited to 90 days
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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...
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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
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Worth watching
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Chris Lockyear @chrislockyear.msf.org · 11/06/2026
More conflicts since 1945 than ever before. Yet in 2023 NGO peace mediation budgets were just 0.01% of military spending. The aid efficiency debate is real. But it's downstream of a much bigger failure. Inside Geneva podcast this week with @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social: bit.ly/3QD8eS1
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What’s the point of foreign aid?
Podcast Episode · Inside Geneva · June 9 · 59m
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
My story today. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Josef Mengele: Switzerland finally to open secret files on Nazis' Auschwitz 'Angel of Death'
Mengele fled Europe after the war but for years there were rumours he spent time in Switzerland.
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Work to clear landmines is going backwards. More being used, countries leaving Ottawa treaty. Inside Geneva unpacks a complicated debate; new weapons can also lie around for decades. Thanks to the mine experts who talked to us, to Estonia, & @thegichd.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Latest Inside Geneva is out - what are the challenges to press freedom and risks to journalism, to facts, truth, & even democracy? Great insights from @irene-khan.bsky.social , @antoinebernard.bsky.social of @rsf.org & @morrischris.bsky.social of @fullfact.org podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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Oona Hathaway @oonahathaway.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
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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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I thought I couldn’t be shocked anymore by the hateful rhetoric. But this is appalling. www.bbc.com/news/live/c5...
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Trump says 'a whole civilisation will die tonight' if Iran doesn't make deal, as US hits Kharg Island
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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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...
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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 · 31/03/2026
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...
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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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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
When does immigration policy start undermining human rights? Listen to Inside Geneva with @sg-nrc.bsky.social @nrc-global.bsky.social @bolopion.bsky.social @hrw.org #vincent chetail @gvagrad.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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PassBlue @passblue.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
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...
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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 · 14/02/2026
🚨 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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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Latest Inside Geneva is out, we take a deep dive into the 'Board of Peace'...and the War Watch report is out, we talk to its author. Thanks to @richardgowan1.bsky.social @crisisgroup.org and Stuart Casey-Maslen of Geneva Academy, @gvagrad.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 31/01/2026
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.
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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 · 28/01/2026
Big fan of @theatlantic.com and these two articles are perfect examples. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Atlantic
The Atlantic covers news, politics, culture, technology, health, and more, through its articles, podcasts, videos, and flagship magazine.
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
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)
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Chris Lockyear @chrislockyear.msf.org · 15/01/2026
“Are we seeing a bonfire of international law?” — the question at the heart of this Inside Geneva special. Aid bans, shifting US priorities, and real-world consequences in Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine and beyond. With @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/i...
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Inside Geneva Special: A bonfire of international law
Podcast-Folge · Inside Geneva · 13.01.2026 · 32 Min.
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Among the list of UN & other international bodies the US has withdrawn from.
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
First Inside Geneva of 2026, what stories of 2025 will still be our focus in 2026? (#Venezuela's not in this one, but join us next week for a special 'bonfire of international law...') podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
The one article to read today. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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With Trump’s military action in Venezuela, the US has made every other country less safe | Volker Türk
This weakens the only mechanism we have to prevent world conflict, namely the UN. The international community must stand up for the rule of law, says UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Were I an American taxpayer my question would be: how much did this cost? #Venezuela
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Latest episode of Inside Geneva is out! An absolute pleasure to talk to Marcel van Maastrigt of @unhcr.org & Robin Meldrum of @msf.ca In this festive season, let's not forget the millions living in conflict, & the aid agencies staying with them. #Ukraine podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
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Peace talks but the war grinds on
Podcast Episode · Inside Geneva · 12/23/2025 · 30m
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Latest Inside Geneva podcast is out! Are you disappointed by #COP30? We talk to three people who give us reason for hope. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
This is what he summoned all the generals for?
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
What a privilege to talk to the @ICRC's Rieke Hayes. Bangladesh, North Korea, this physio gets people on their feet again. This year, she's worked in Gaza. Take a listen. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
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Andrew Stroehlein @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
From 1939: www.nytimes.com/1939/02/04/a...
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
And a great conversation it was too, here's a flavour of what Inside Geneva has to offer this week. Many thanks to @richardgowan1.bsky.social of the International Crisis Group.
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Some might call this the monetisation of genocide www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Leaked ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan dismissed as ‘insane’ attempt to cover ethnic cleansing
Prospectus proposes forced displacement of entire population and puts territory into US trusteeship
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
How much is too much to make an alpine community safe? www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Why glaciers are threatening to wipe out more mountain villages
Switzerland spends almost $500m a year on protective structures. Is it worth it - or, as some suggest, should people move away from the mountain villages at risk?
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
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BBC News and news agencies warn journalists in Gaza at risk of starvation
News organisations say local journalists are increasingly unable to feed themselves in Gaza, facing the same "dire circumstances as those they are covering".
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Latest Inside Geneva podcast is out, with international lawyer Dapo Akande. If you want or need to know why international law is more important than ever (and you do, you know you do) take a listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
My colleagues from @afp.com . #Gaza
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
This is obscene. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Friday afternoon in Geneva. Two statements journalists here received within just one hour.
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
‘Moderate’, ‘significant’, ‘severe’, ‘devastated’, and ‘obliterated’. All apparently synonyms in the latest dictionary of American English…
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
If there's one article you read today. @unicef.org #Gaza www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Israel, please let aid organisations do our jobs in Gaza | James Elder
Four hundred distribution points have dwindled to four under this private and militarised ‘aid’ system. This is not how to avert a famine, says Unicef’s global spokesperson James Elder
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Latest Inside Geneva podcast is out. Why politicising and militarising aid can be fatal. Huge thanks to @sg-nrc.bsky.social, @chrislockyear.msf.org & @philipgrant40.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz. The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Unfathomable decision. History will judge us. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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US vetoes UN security council Gaza ceasefire resolution
The US ambassador to the UN said the resolution failed to call on Hamas to disarm and leave the Gaza Strip.
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
There are many more graphic tragedies taking place right now. But this is one. And a chilling sign of what may be to come. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
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Swiss glacier collapse: How the village of Blatten was wiped off the map - BBC News
Nine million cubic metres of rock and ice came crashing down on Blatten after a landslide.
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
What do pandemics and climate change have in common? They need us to work together! Great, insightful interviews from Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein and @schwartzstein.bsky.social on this week's Inside Geneva #podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
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Imogen Foulkes @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
This was, very sadly, predictable. There is actually a professional organisation with 80 experience that can do this. It’s called the UN. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Gaza: Crowds storm US-backed group's new aid distribution centre
Videos show people walking over torn-down fences at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's site in Rafah.
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