Marcela Aguila Rubín

Una persona anziana dinanzi a un computer.

The generational digital divide climbs to age 80

This content was published on Dec 2, 2020 Internet use among pensioners in Switzerland has almost doubled over the past decade and allowed many to stay in touch during the pandemic.

‘I don’t know how to live without working’

This content was published on Aug 9, 2020 For Lorena, a Chilean engineer, achieving a balance between work and family is largely possible due to support from family members.

Traditional working model hampers Swiss women’s careers

This content was published on Aug 9, 2020 The common model of women taking over childcare and men working full-time makes it harder for Swiss mothers to climb up the career ladder.

Coronavirus prompts many Swiss to make living wills

This content was published on Jul 27, 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic has led many in Switzerland to consider their end-of-life arrangements.

Why Venezuelan money is no longer welcome in Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 20, 2019 The South American country’s diplomatic missions in Bern and Geneva are struggling to pay their staff.

These journalists fled to Switzerland because of their work

This content was published on Aug 28, 2019 Journalists from Colombia, Yemen and Azerbaijan who fled to Switzerland to escape persecution tell their stories.

Sergio Camilo Charry

This content was published on Aug 27, 2019

Nursing home behind prison bars

This content was published on Aug 23, 2019 Inside a '60-plus' prison in Switzerland - a 'laboratory' for the humane incarceration of older inmates.

Dying in dignity behind bars

This content was published on Aug 23, 2019 Swiss prisons were designed for young offenders released after serving their sentences. However, the number of older inmates is steadily increasing.

Messenger, not mediator: Switzerland in Venezuela

This content was published on Apr 11, 2019 Switzerland has agreed to represent the interests of the US in Venezuela. Former top Swiss diplomat Tim Guldimann gives some analysis.

When death is celebrated

This content was published on Nov 1, 2018 Together, Mexican expats and the Swiss prepare offerings to the deceased in several parts of Switzerland.

The group giving a voice to the elderly

This content was published on Apr 11, 2018 Since 2001, the Swiss Council for the Elderly has given this growing sector of the population a means of being heard. But challenges still lie ahead.

1960: El Che en la Asamblea del Poder Popular, en Camagüey.

Remembering Che in Switzerland, 50 years after his death

This content was published on Oct 9, 2017 An exhibition of never-before-seen images of Ernesto Che Guevara has visited some dozen Swiss towns, 50 years after the revolutionary's death.