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Swiss court rejects Tunisia appeal against Ben Ali assets decision

This content was published on Oct 29, 2019 The Federal Criminal Court has thrown out an appeal by Tunisian authorities to freeze the funds of three brothers linked to Ben Ali assets.

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Police anti-terror raids carried out in three Swiss regions

This content was published on Oct 29, 2019 An operation across three Swiss regions on Tuesday has led to the house searches of 11 people with suspected links to Islamist terror groups.

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Swiss newspapers downplay the importance of Baghdadi killing

This content was published on Oct 28, 2019 After the announcement that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed by United States special forces, Swiss newspapers doubt that the fate of the caliphate is in danger.

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Data protection rules violated during Swiss election

This content was published on Oct 27, 2019 “Only a few parties followed data protection regulations from the outset [of the campaign],” Lobsiger told the NZZ am SonntagExternal link newspaper. “For this reason, I intervened several times during the election campaign over breaches of data protection by political parties and called on those responsible to make corrections.” This was despite the Commissioner’s office…

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Anti-Turkish demonstrations enter third weekend

This content was published on Oct 26, 2019 The demonstrators said they were marching in support of the self-proclaimed Kurdish state known as ‘Rojava’, an area of northern and eastern Syria that borders Turkey. The purpose of the demonstration was to protest against the “war of aggression contrary to international law”. This follows the self-immolation of a Kurdish man, who set himself on…

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Swiss jihadists should be brought to justice on “home soil”

This content was published on Oct 26, 2019 Speaking to the Schweiz am WochenendeExternal link newspaper, the former Swiss public prosecutor also questions whether people can be guaranteed a fair trial in war-torn countries. Earlier this year, the Swiss government rejected calls to actively repatriate Islamic militants with Swiss nationality from Syria or Iraq. “Switzerland could help set up a special international court…

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Government rejects allegations of PR spending spree

This content was published on Oct 23, 2019 The Swiss government says annual spending for public relations and external studies have remained stable over the past ten years.

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Did Pakistan’s suspension of postal services to India break international rules?

This content was published on Oct 23, 2019 Postal services between Pakistan and India have been suspended following renewed tensions over the autonomy of Kashmir.

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It’s the first time that…

This content was published on Oct 22, 2019 On October 20 Switzerland elected its new parliament. About 5.4 million Swiss citizens were eligible to vote for their representatives. What were the main surprises this year?

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Switzerland deepens Indian cooperation on energy and rail transport

This content was published on Oct 21, 2019 Swiss Transport and Energy Minister Simonetta Sommaruga has been meeting her counterparts in India.

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