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Switzerland’s ‘most wanted’ asylum seeker

This content was published on Jul 12, 2015 Bugti is the leader of the Baloch Republican Party, a political organisation that is currently banned in Pakistan, as it campaigns for complete independence for the country’s Balochistan province. Bordering Iran and Afghanistan, Balochistan has always been a strategic location for Pakistan. The province attracted global attention when the Chinese announced plans to invest $46…

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Switzerland bans shipping of war materiel to Yemen

This content was published on Jun 12, 2015 Already in May, the cabinet had added two top Yemeni figures involved in the crisis – Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi and Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, the eldest son of Yemen’s former president – to a list of people who are being sanctioned. The list already included former President Ali Abdullah Saleh and two military leaders.…

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Bosnian Muslim war commander arrested in Geneva

This content was published on Jun 11, 2015 Former Bosnian Muslim military commander Naser Oric has been arrested in Geneva on an international warrant issued by Serbia alleging war crimes.

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Yemenis added to Swiss sanctions list

This content was published on May 5, 2015 Switzerland has added two top Yemeni figures involved in the crisis in the Arab state to a list of sanctions. The measure follows a United Nations Security Council embargo on arms, travel and assets passed on April 14.

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A woman and a platoon leader

This content was published on Apr 24, 2015

Swiss jihadist frees wife and child

This content was published on Apr 19, 2015 The 22-year-old mother, a German national, is now sheltering with the German authorities in Turkey. The man, a 21-year-old logistics specialist and Muslim convert from Arbon, canton Thurgau, let them go on Saturday night near the town of Reyhanli, on the Syrian-Turkish border. He had been in Syria since July. His wife followed him there…

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Swiss and Austrian armies consider collaboration

This content was published on Apr 16, 2015 On an official visit to Switzerland on Thursday, Austrian Defence Minister Gerald Klug praised the excellent relations between the two countries. “Switzerland and Austria are natural partners,” he stated. In a pilot project foreseen for 2016, recruits from the neighbouring countries would participate in a three- to four-week exercise at the end of their basic…

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When war becomes a state of mind

This content was published on Apr 11, 2015 The physical scars of war remain in the landscape; the mental ones are passed on to next generations - the theme of "War without War", a new book with images by Swiss photographer Meinrad Schade.

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Court clears way for collective asylum for Syrians

This content was published on Mar 19, 2015 The court based its ruling on Swiss asylum law, taking into account the volatile situation in Syria since 2011. Currently, each application for asylum must be handled individually, and each decision must be based on the current situation. But because the situation in Syria is volatile, the basis for decision-making changes constantly, the court found.…

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Chemical weapons proliferators added to Syria sanctions

This content was published on Mar 18, 2015 The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) added seven individuals and six businesses to its existing sanctions list on Wednesday. Among them are the Organisation for Technological Industries and the Syrian Company for Information Technology belonging to the Syrian Defence Ministry. Among the individuals named are Bayan Bitar and Ghassan Abbas, who SECO alleges helped…

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