Swiss Identity

Suspected terrorist arrested in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 2, 2006 The Swiss Justice Office confirmed on Monday that a man detained last week on charges of counterfeiting documents was now ready to be extradited to Italy. Italian authorities, working in cooperation with the Swiss, said the Milan-based cell had raised at least €1.62 million (SFr2.57 million). The Italians issued international arrest warrants for three suspects…

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Most victims of violence know their attackers

This content was published on Oct 2, 2006 A report by the Federal Statistics Office has revealed that in 2005 the number of reported incidents was 27,300 – up from 16,000 in 2000, the first year when figures were recorded. The number of reported incidents also increased eight per cent on 2004, but the statistics office said that these figures do not necessarily…

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This content was published on Oct 2, 2006

The cradle of international humanitarian law

This content was published on Oct 1, 2006 As depository of the Geneva Conventions, Switzerland partly owes its peaceful reputation to Henry Dunant, whose experiences of the Battle of Solferino would have a profound effect on his life. As depository of the Geneva Conventions, Switzerland partly owes its peaceful reputation to Henry Dunant, whose experiences of the Battle of Solferino would have a…

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Report says CIA rendition flight was likely

This content was published on Sep 30, 2006 Justice Minister Christoph Blocher informed his cabinet colleagues on Friday about the prosecutors’ findings, part of an investigation launched late last year. The Swiss tabloid Blick reported on Saturday that the report declared it was “probable to the point of certainty” that Egyptian cleric and terrorist suspect Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, also known as Abu…

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Smokers will find new cigarette prices a drag

This content was published on Sep 30, 2006 The price went up SFr0.30 ($0.24) on October 1, raking in more revenue for the state pension scheme, and the government hopes, convincing more people to give up their nicotine habit. Smoking is expensive in Switzerland. A packet of 20 cigarettes costs SFr6 or more, with over half this sum heading straight to the state…