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Asylum seekers’ rights not negotiable: minister

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:55:00 +0200

Swiss Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga says there is no legal basis for a ban on asylum seekers using public swimming pools.

Migration boss defends Aargau public pool ban

Wed, 07 Aug 2013 18:14:00 +0200

Switzerland’s top migration official has defended rules preventing residents of the new federal asylum centre in Bremgarten from moving freely around the town.

Asylum seekers face public pool ban

Tue, 06 Aug 2013 11:22:00 +0200

The first federal centre for asylum seekers has opened in Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau and is already causing controversy.

Man held for asylum centre shooting

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:58:00 +0100

A suspect is being held after a 30-year-old Tunisian man was reportedly shot and killed on Sunday at an asylum centre in Embrach, a municipality in the canton of Zurich, cantonal police say.

Opposition mounts over planned asylum centre

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:53:00 +0100

The mayor of Turbenthal in northern Switzerland is anticipating widespread protests after the Federal Office for Migration announced plans to convert a disused missile base into a new asylum centre.