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Cement manufacturer Lafarge, owned by Swiss giant Holcim, and its former executives have appealed their convictions for financing terrorism. A Paris court had found them guilty of paying millions to jihadist groups in Syria to keep a plant operational.
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Swiss Law
Cement manufacturer Lafarge, owned by Swiss giant Holcim, has appealed its conviction by a Paris court for paying millions to jihadist groups to keep a Syrian plant operational. The appeal reopens the high-profile corporate crime case.
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Asylum Policy
The Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) has lifted the suspension on asylum decisions for Syrian nationals, stating the security situation in Syria no longer constitutes 'generalised violence,' a move that will affect 850 pending applications.
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Corporate Crime
A French court has found cement firm Lafarge guilty of financing terrorism, including the Islamic State, to keep a factory running in Syria during the war. The company has since merged with Swiss giant Holcim group.
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Business
French cement firm Lafarge, which has since merged with Switzerland's Holcim group, has been found guilty by a Paris court of financing terrorist organizations, including the Islamic State, to keep a factory running in Syria during the war.
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Security
Three Swiss nationals who fought for the Islamic State have been transferred from camps in northeastern Syria to a detention centre in Iraq. The Swiss foreign ministry confirmed the move, stating that consular assistance will be provided where possible while their relatives remain in Syria.
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foreign policy
Cross-party motion calls for enhanced diplomatic efforts to protect ethnic and religious minorities in Syria
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