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Zurich women’s march causes over CHF100,000 in damage

This content was published on Mar 12, 2018 Zurich police forces have estimated that vandalism by participants of an unauthorised march in the city centre amounts to some CHF100,000.

A picture of two civil protection personnel clearing rubble in Bondo.

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Not enough civilian protection personnel for emergencies

This content was published on Mar 12, 2018 Swiss cantons are concerned about the declining numbers of civil protection members and have called on the federal government to address the problem.

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Terror suspect deported from Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 7, 2018 A 23-year-old woman suspected of planning terrorist activities has been deported to her native Colombia.

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Swiss Foreign Minister calls for renewed disarmament efforts

This content was published on Feb 26, 2018 Ignazio Cassis spoke today at the Geneva Conference on Disarmament and pledged Switzerland’s full support for efforts to prevent armed conflicts.

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Arrest warrant issued for Catalonia separatist in Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 21, 2018 Anna Gabriel, a leading figure in the Catalonian separatist movement, will not leave Switzerland for Spanish court appearance.

Anna Gabriel, gestures during her speech at Parliament in Barcelona, Spain in October 2017.

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Separatist from Catalonia seeks Swiss advice

This content was published on Feb 19, 2018 Anna Gabriel, a leading figure of the Catalonian separatist movement, is reportedly preparing her legal case with a Swiss lawyer.

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Empty Swiss nuclear bunkers are being put to new use

This content was published on Feb 19, 2018

Picture of a police man on a motorcycle alongside concrete blocks to protect the traditional onion market in Bern.

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Terror suspects discussed attacks on Swiss nightclubs and trains

This content was published on Feb 17, 2018 A couple arrested last November considered concrete targets for possible terror attacks in Switzerland, it has emerged.

Kurdish people demonstrate against the Turkish military operation in the Kurdish-majority city of Afrin northern Syria,

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Over 1,000 Kurds march in protest from Lausanne to Geneva

This content was published on Feb 12, 2018 Around 1,200 Kurds began a protest march in Lausanne on Monday against the Turkish bombing of Afrine, a Kurdish enclave in Syria.

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Papers vanish on Switzerland’s secret Cold War army

This content was published on Feb 7, 2018 Top-secret documents linked to P-26, a covert Swiss Cold War paramilitary group, have been 'shredded, hidden or lost'.

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