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New president aims to unite Kosovo

This content was published on Feb 25, 2011 Pacolli – pronounced Patsolli – spoke to swissinfo.ch, as he was driving around the country on a fact-finding exercise, about smear campaigns in the past and challenges in the future. The 59-year-old controversial construction entrepreneur, whose fortune is estimated at up to SFr1 billion ($1.08 billion), said the country needed to put its recent war…

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Freezing dictators’ assets

This content was published on Feb 25, 2011

Swiss citizens helped to leave Libya

This content was published on Feb 25, 2011 The ministry has advised all Swiss still in Libya to leave the country in the event that the security situation deteriorates further in the near future. A further 43 Swiss remain in the country – 20 in Tripoli and 23 in Benghazi and Misrata in the east. The ministry said it had not received information…

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Switzerland freezes Gaddafi assets

This content was published on Feb 24, 2011 The foreign ministry said the decision had come into force immediately. “To pre-empt any misuse of state funds, the cabinet today decided to block all assets in Switzerland belonging to Moammar Gaddafi and his entourage with immediate effect,” a ministry statement said. “The sale of the property of these persons – in particular real estate…

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“The main thing is the information gets out”

This content was published on Feb 24, 2011 Their small “news agency” gathers information from Libyans caught up in the ongoing crisis, which sees totalitarian leader Moammar Gaddafi clinging to power as protests mount against him. It is not easy to know exactly what has been going on in Libya – there has been censorship, limits on telephone and internet lines, journalists have…

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Bern monitors North Africa refugees closely

This content was published on Feb 24, 2011 Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga said after arrival on Thursday that it was “very important for Switzerland to show that it, too, is clearly affected” by the refugee issue. She added that she hoped the round table discussions would produce an exchange of information and good cooperation in asylum matters. “We must not act in panic…

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Bankers charged with aiding US tax fraud

This content was published on Feb 23, 2011 The employees – three Swiss and one Italian – were indicted by a federal grand jury in Virginia, according to a statement issued by the US Justice Department on Wednesday. Arrest warrants have been issued for all four, who are believed to be in Switzerland, according to Associated Press. The indictment states that they engaged…

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Move to tighten paedophile job rules

This content was published on Feb 23, 2011 In an initiative that went out to consultation on Wednesday, the government wants to make it harder for offenders to come into contact with potential victims, including minors, people with disabilities and the aged. While current working restrictions only affect offenders in their present employment, under the new rules a teacher would no longer be…

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Government cracks down on forced marriages

This content was published on Feb 23, 2011 In legislative proposals that will now be reviewed by parliament, the government has recommended automatic prosecution over forced marriages. Marriages with minors will also be illegal, whether they are contracted in or outside Switzerland. Both types of marriage will be considered void, under the government plans. In the future, cases where a person was threatened…

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UN council to examine abuses in Libya

This content was published on Feb 23, 2011 “It is the first time a member of the council will be the subject of a special session,” a council spokesman said. Libya became a member of the UN rights body last year. The meeting was agreed following intense negotiations, initiated by the European Union, among council members on Tuesday night. A special session of…

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