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Libyan hostages to face second trial this month

This content was published on Dec 2, 2009 An unnamed Libyan foreign ministry official said the two businessmen would face charges of conducting commercial activities in Libya without a licence. The second trial is scheduled for December 15. The men have one week to appeal the initial judgement. Monday’s speedy trial was reportedly held with no foreign diplomats or reporters in the court.…

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Bringing humanitarian aid to l’Aquila

This content was published on Dec 2, 2009

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Swiss women fill high political office in 2010

This content was published on Dec 2, 2009 swissinfo.ch asked political scientist Werner Seitz from the Federal Statistics Office whether any conclusions could be drawn from this – or whether it was just a coincidence. It’s fair to say that Switzerland has hardly shone regarding female suffrage: women in the United States, Britain and Germany had been voting for 50 years when their…

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Swiss businessmen in Libya given 16 months

This content was published on Dec 2, 2009 Rachid Hamdani and Max Göldi have been held in Libya since July 2008 after the arrest in Geneva of a son of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi on charges, later dropped, of mistreating two domestic employees The Swiss foreign ministry confirmed the sentences on Tuesday evening and said the men were tried in absentia and were…

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“Tripoli Two” reveal faces

This content was published on Dec 2, 2009 But while Amnesty International, which has organised an online campaign for the men, says solidarity is important, a psychologist says such photos could be counterproductive. “More than 10,000 people have signed the campaign. Half have also sent a message to Max and Rachid, hoping they’ll be able to spend Christmas with their families and so…

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Swiss businessmen in Libya given 16 months

This content was published on Dec 1, 2009 Rachid Hamdani and Max Göldi have been held in Libya since July 2008 after the arrest in Geneva of a son of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi on charges, later dropped, of mistreating two domestic employees. The anonymous source told the AFP news agency that the businessmen were also fined 2,000 dinars (SFr1,650) each. They had…

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Economic crisis and fools gold: Interview

This content was published on Dec 1, 2009 Cheda, whose own father lived in the United States for a few years, is the author of comprehensive volumes on the migrations to California and the Australian state of Victoria. In the books, the stories of the 19th and early 20th century “emigranti” come alive through the countless letters they wrote to the loved ones…

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DEMOCRACY POLL

This content was published on Dec 1, 2009

Polanski to stay in prison until at least Friday

This content was published on Dec 1, 2009 Folco Galli, spokesman at the Swiss justice ministry, said on Tuesday that Polanski would not be placed under house arrest at his alpine chalet in Gstaad until the full bail was received. He added that payment of $4.5 million (SFr4.5 million) was expected in the next few days and that all other conditions had been…

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Minarets provoke heated global reaction

This content was published on Dec 1, 2009 Ever since the launch of the campaign in July 2008 to ban the construction of minarets in Switzerland, online pundits have rushed to their keyboards to attack minarets – or minaret attackers – on swissinfo.ch’s nine language sites. Our Arab site continues to receive a particularly high amount of feedback, especially since it includes comments…

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