While alarm sirens were being tested across Switzerland, live sounds of war from Yemen were also being broadcast on Radio 24 and at promotional stands. The transmission ended with a special broadcast on the topic, including an appeal for donations to support the work of Amnesty International in protecting the civil population in Yemen.

In case of an alarm, the Swiss are requested to turn on the radio for further information. Despite 200 years of peace in Switzerland, the alarm sirens are tested every year to see whether they still work. At the same time, homes, schools, and hospitals in Yemen are being destroyed without warning during air attacks since March 25, 2015. Yet the conflict is disappearing more and more from the Swiss consciousness.

While we test our sirens in times of peace, in Yemen bombs are falling without a prior warning.

Those bombs are delivered from around the world and they also hit schools, hospitals and residental buildings without a prior warning.

We at Amnesty International are fighting for the human rights and against arms deliveries for the war in Yemen.

You can help us protecting the civilian population at amnesty.ch/alarm.

Amnesty International combined a national event like the annual Swiss siren test with a live radio broadcast to deliver their own message. Amnesty International has broken the boundaries of radio in a unique way.