Picture of the week

Members of the Kurdish community in Switzerland chained themselves to the outside gate of the UN building in Geneva to protest against Turkey's invasion of northern Syria. Martial Trezzini / Keystone
Security barriers are installed in front of the Swiss parliament prior to a football match between Young Boys Bern and Feyernoord Rotterdam, held in Bern on October 24. (Anthony Anex / Keystone) Anthony Anex / Keystone
One of the 500 demonstrators who took part in a Mad Pride event in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 10 aimed at destigmatizing mental illness. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP
Swiss sprinter Mujinga Kambundji celebrates winning bronze in the women's 200m at the IAAF World Athletics Championships 2019 in Qatar on October 2. (Valdrin Xhemaj / Keystone) Valdrin Xhemaj / Keystone
A woman takes part in a ceremony to mark the 'death' of the Pizol glacier (Pizolgletscher) on September 22, 2019 above Mels, eastern Switzerland. In a study earlier this year, researchers at ETH Zurich said that more than 90 percent of Alpine glaciers will disappear by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions are left unchecked. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP
Election posters from various parties in Baden, northern Switzerland, on 17 September 2019. Christian Beutler / Keystone
A stone quarry belonging to the firm Ongaro Graniti at Cresciano in canton Ticino. Wednesday September 11 was the first ever National Stone Quarry Day. Alessandro Crinari / Keystone
Bulls from all over the country are shown off at the annual Zug bull market held on September 4 (Keystone/Alexandra Wey). Keystone / Alexandra Wey
A worker inspects a demolished footbridge over the A9 motorway between Vevey and Montreux in western Switzerland. The motorway was temporarily closed on August 26 after a lorry crashed into the bridge after misjudging its height. The accident caused major traffic disruption on the busy motorway stretch. Keystone / Cyril Zingaro
Cyclists participating in the Swiss Epic mountain bike race in St Moritz (Keystone/Gian Ehrenzeller Keystone / Gian Ehrenzeller
Stefan Portmann of Switzerland in action during the men's Slalom Super Combined race at the Grasski World Championships in Marbach, Switzerland, on August 14, 2019 Keystone / Alexandra Wey
Works of art from the 19th and 20th centuries are reinterpreted in the MAAG Halle in Zurich, Switzerland's first immersive light museum (Keystone / Walter Bieri) Keystone / Walter Bieri
A participant in the Fête des Vignerons winegrowers' festival watches an aerial show by the Patrouille Suisse over Lake Geneva on August 1, Swiss National Day, Keystone / Bott Jean-christophe
As temperatures rose in Switzerland this week, people ditched their duvets at night. Yet the Rhone Glacier is covered with special white blankets to help prevent it from melting. Keystone / Peter Klaunzer
A dancer takes to the air during rehearsals for the once-in a generation Fête des Vignerons, a giant winegrowers' festival launched Thursday on the shores of Lake Geneva. Keystone / Laurent Gillieron
A mountain biker looks at a giant biodegradable painting made of charcoal, chalk, water and milk proteins by French-Swiss artist Saype. It is named The Smugglers of Friendship! (Les contrebandiers de l'amitie ! in french) and located at Les Crosets in the Swiss-French Portes du Soleil ski area. Keystone / Laurent Gillieron
Participants setting off at the annual 1.5 km Zurich lake swim (Seeueberquerung) on July 3 (Keystone/Ennio Leanza) Keystone / Ennio Leanza
Tourists escaping from the summer heat on Mount Titlis in central Switzerland (Keystone/Alexandra Wey). Alexandra Wey/Keystone
Gymnasts at the 2019 Federal Gymnastics Festival in Aarau, canton Aargau, on June 20, 2019 Keystone / Alexandra Wey
Removing driftwood with hooks from the flooded Rhine river in St Gallen. The"Rheinholzen" tradition harks back to firewood collection when the river overflows its banks. (Keystone/Gian Ehrenzeller) Keystone / Gian Ehrenzeller
Fighting for the ball in the second leg of the Swiss Basketball League playoff finals, between Fribourg-Olympic and Les Lions de Genève, June 5, 2019. Keystone / Anthony Anex
This balloon is racing in the Swiss hot air balloon championships in Willisau, canton Lucerne, which run from may 29 to June 2. Keystone / Urs Flueeler
Black grouses parade during the spring courtship period in the Valais region of southwestern Switzerland. (KEYSTONE/Anthony Anex) Keystone / Anthony Anex
A small airplane crashed in northwestern Switzerland on May 14, resulting in a fire and the death of the pilot. (KEYSTONE/Ennio Leanza) Ennio Leanza / Keystone
Swiss artist Rainer Otto Hummel working on his "Wall-by-wall" exhibition in Lucerne. (Keystone/Alexandra Wey). Alexandra Wey / Keystone
Labour Day demonstrators march in Zurich on May 1 as part of the Women's Strike movement (KEYSTONE/Ennio Leanza) © Keystone / Ennio Leanza
Visitors flock to the town of Morges on Lake Geneva on Easter Monday to see 120,000 tulips of more than 380 varieties in full bloom at the tulip festival. (Keystone/Valentin Flauraud) Keystone / Valentin Flauraud
A 3m tall giant Easter egg being hoisted by helicopter to the top of the Tour de Diesse in the western Swiss city of Neuchâtel. (Keystone / Jean-christophe Bott) Keystone / Jean-christophe Bott
Liechtenstein's Prince Alois and his wife Princess Sophie, left, listen to national anthems during the pair's state visit to Switzerland on April 3. They are accompanied by Swiss President Ueli Maurer and his daughter Sidonia Maurer at right. (KEYSTONE/Peter Klaunzer) Keystone / Peter Klaunzer
People walk under flowering cherry trees and enjoy the sunshine on an warm spring day at the Lausanne's Mon-Repos park. Keystone / Laurent Gillieron
The Swiss national football team getting their picture taken in Zurich (Keystone/Christian Beutler). Keystone / Christian Beutler
A student demonstrates in Lucerne on March 15 as part of "climate strikes" across Switzerland and the world calling for urgent action on global warming. (Keystone / Urs Flüeler) Keystone / Urs Flüeler
A work by Swiss artist Franz Gertsch. To mark his 89th birthday, the Museum Franz Gertsch in Burgdorf will host an exhibition of his art from the years 1954 to 2018. Anthony Anex / Keystone
Masked participants in Switzerland's Lötschental valley take part in the annual "Tshäggättä" parade tradition that involves huge wooden masks and animal furs. (KEYSTONE/Valentin Flauraud) Keystone/ Valentin Flauraud
Visitors to an installation of the exhibition "Mirage Gstaad" in the resort of the same name on February 20. The installation is the work of American artist, Doug Aitken. (KEYSTONE/Anthony Anex) Keystone / Anthony Anex
Construction on part of the Gubris Tunnel near Zurich on February 15. (Keystone/Walter Bieri) Walter Bieri/Keystone
Cows prance across a snow-covered field in the central Swiss Alps on February 4. (KEYSTONE/Urs Flueeler) urs Flüeler/Keystone
A memorial service on January 30 honours six young Swiss killed in an auto accident in Sweden. (KEYSTONE/Peter Schneider) Peter Schneider/Keystone
The long and winding road - the Julier Pass: the kind of alpine road found in the part of Switzerland where the annual WEF meeting, Davos, took place. The photo was taken on January 24. (KEYSTONE/Valentin Flauraud) Valentin Flauraud/Keystone
Switzerland got its first taste of real snow this winter earlier this week. Zurich cathedral is seen here through piles of snow on January 10. Walter Bieri / Keystone
On January 2 each year, more than a dozen young men in the town of Hallwil dress up in traditional costumes of straw, wood shavings and fir branches to become the "Baerzeli" boys. A prickly hug from any of them is considered good luck. Alexandra Wey/Keystone