Switzerland on Vice

  • Zurich's Infamous Binz Squat Is No More

    On Friday morning, Zurich authorities entered the Binz, Switzerland's most infamous squat, with the intention of ending its seven-year run. However, when they turned up, instead of being met by a horde of Molotov-wielding anarchists, they discovered a completely deserted building. Where had all the squatters gone? Full story

    2013 Jun 6 Philippe Stalder News
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  • Too Binz to Fail

    Almost seven years ago, a group of squatters called the Schoch family took over some former factory buildings in Zurich's Binz neighborhood. Last February, the city announced that they were planning on massacring the party by converting the building into student halls. The Schoch… Full story

    2013 Mar 8 Philipp Zürcher and Philippe Stalder News
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  • We Talked to the Lady Who Sent a Camera to Julian Assange's Embassy Hideout

    A group of Swiss artists sent a package fitted with a camera that took a photo every ten seconds to the Ecuadorian embassy. The "Delivery for Mr. Assange" project gave us a glimpse into how the Carey Mulligan doppelgänger of the whistle-blower world has been living during his tim… Full story

    2013 Jan 23 Helena Williams News
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  • Making Friends with the Prostitutes of Switzerland

    Bar Oceano is a family-run brothel in the Swiss border town of Lugano, and one of the landmarks of the Swiss sex industry. Recently my friend Georgio and I drove up there to have a chat with Ulisse, the brothel's 60-year-old owner, and Nicola, his right-hand man. Full story

    2012 Nov 2 Elena Viale and Giorgio Viscardini NSFW
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