Switzerland

The traditional winter man known as the "Böögg" is set on fire in the heart of the Swiss mountains, near the St Gotthard Pass

"We have all been there, we all have been young and all experienced the same aspirations that they have" - Els van Driel, the film director of 'Shadow Game' tells all about her award-winning production.

The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights will run from the 5th to the 14th of March in a digital format. This 19th edition is dedicated to photojournalist, Soltan Achilova, and her plight for human rights in Turkmenistan.

The country held one of its regular referendums on whether to outlaw both the niqabs and burqas worn by a few Muslim women in the country and the ski masks and bandannas used by protesters.

The traditional craftsmanship has been recognised as being among the world's cultural heritage after mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics were jointly inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Pilots in Switzerland are switching the cockpit for the cab as they redeploy as train drivers to keep working in the pandemic.

It's all part of efforts to get children accustomed to Switzerland's famed direct democracy and frequent referendums.

This high-altitude solar power plant sits in a stunning location, floating on a lake in between the Swiss Alps.

The tourists were told to isolate as a result of the new COVID-19 variant being spread around the world - but half decided to leave "under the cover of darkness".