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No Justice for Immigrant Killed During Forced Deportation in Zurich

Ray Smith, IPS News. February 19, 2012.

Two years after a Nigerian asylum seeker died during a forced deportation attempt from Switzerland, the prosecution has dismissed the case, leaving nobody responsible.

First They Banned Minarets, Now Swiss Pass Draconian New Immigration Law

Ray Smith, IPS News. December 2, 2010.

"From a constitutional point of view, the initiative is not workable without violating international law and treaties," says Spescha, lawyer and expert on migration law.

The Swiss Minaret Ban: What Are They Really Trying to Outlaw?

The Swiss Minaret Ban: What Are They Really Trying to Outlaw?

Laila Lalami, The Nation. December 9, 2009.

A voter referendum prohibiting the construction of minarets in Switzerland is part of a disturbing, anti-Muslim trend that's been working its way through Europe for years.

Shorter Ross Douthat: Europe Wasn't Racist Enough, So Now It Should Worry About Brown Hordes

Jill Filipovic, Feministe. December 7, 2009.

The Swiss outlaw the building of new minarets and then they’re right to worry about Swiss Muslims' hostility?

Lawyer: WikiLeaks\' Julian Assange \"Would Face Denial of Justice\" if Extradited to Sweden

December 31, 1969.


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