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Swiss war crimes inquiry into Assad's uncle stalled, rights group says

GENEVA (Reuters) - Switzerland opened a war-crimes investigation into Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, almost four years ago, but it has stalled despite "compelling evidence", an activist group and lawyers said on Monday.
Reuters - 25 Sep 2017 @ 20:42 GMT

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LISA SCHLEIN

LISA SCHLEIN

Genève, Switzerland

LISA SCHLEIN is a freelance journalist based in Geneva, Switzerland. My reporting is largely centered around United Nations activities, including human rights, humanitarian (refugee and migration) issues, international...

Sophie Tavernese

Sophie Tavernese

Courmayeur, Italy

I’m a freelance journalist based in Courmayeur, but travelling very much. I’m a contributor for East Journal (a web magazine focused on world news and foreign politics) and I also run SophienVoyage, a travel blog.

Jan Dirk Herbermann

Jan Dirk Herbermann

Genève, Switzerland

UN correspondent in Geneva for Der Tagesspiegel Berlin and other german Media. Covering UN and international affairs.

John Zarocostas

John Zarocostas

Genève, Switzerland

John Zarocostas is an international correspondent and broadcaster based in Geneva, Switzerland, for English language Newspapers, Magazines, Television, and Radio, outlets in Europe and North America. In December, 2016 he...

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