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Those stripped of refugee status increase by more than a third

This content was published on Apr 7, 2018 On Saturday, an SEM spokesperson confirmed the figures published by Schweiz am Wochenende. The refugees concerned had visited their country of origin despite claiming they were at risk there. Vietnamese nationals (71 individuals) accounted for the largest group of withdrawals, followed by Iraqis (60) and citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina (30). The increase by 86…

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Court rules that SECO must release sensitive arms exports details

This content was published on Apr 6, 2018 A Swiss court has ruled that SECO must reverse its opposition to releasing information about arms exports to a journalist.

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Swiss revoke citizenship of radicalised dual nationals

This content was published on Apr 6, 2018 The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) has started proceedings to strip several radicalised dual nationals of their citizenship, SRF reports.

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Bern rejects joint Russian probe into Skripal case

This content was published on Apr 6, 2018 Swiss oppose Russia’s proposal for a joint inquiry into the poisoning of an ex-spy and his daughter in the UK, a report on SRF says.

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Automated tweets observed in licence fee vote campaign

This content was published on Apr 6, 2018 Study: up to 1,000 tweets a day were sent by human-assisted bots during the “No Billag” initiative campaign.

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Switzerland requests extradition of whistleblower Falciani

This content was published on Apr 5, 2018 Switzerland has filed an official request for Spain to extradite bank whistleblower Hervé Falciani, following his arrest in Madrid.

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NGO slams Swiss deal to repatriate Ethiopian asylum seekers

This content was published on Apr 5, 2018 After years of foot-dragging, the Ethiopian government bowed to European Union (EU) demands last month to repatriate failed asylum seekers. Switzerland has piggy-backed on the agreement, its migration office confirmed to the Tages Anzeiger. + Swiss asylum policy explained Because many asylum seekers arrive in Switzerland without official documents, the Ethiopian secret service has agreed…

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Seven Swiss hostages freed in Cameroon

This content was published on Apr 4, 2018 The Cameroonian army has freed twelve European hostages, including seven Swiss nationals, announced the Cameroonian authorities on Wednesday.

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Swiss blockchain platform gives Rohingya identities

This content was published on Apr 4, 2018 The Rohingya Project NGO says the plight of Rohingya has been worsened as a result of a Myanmar (then Burma) government decree in 1982, which effectively excluded the minority population from holding citizenship or official state documentation. “Being a Rohingya myself, I know what it means to belong to a stateless population first-hand. For our…

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Meet the man trying to make Switzerland less expensive

This content was published on Apr 4, 2018 Switzerland has an official price watchdog – someone who fights unfair prices that hurt consumers. Where does he see potential for savings?

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