Civil war broke out in Spain after an attempted coup by parts of the army against the government of the Second Spanish Republic. ... Around 170 of the Swiss contingent died in the fighting.

On December 3, 2020, the criminal trial of Alieu Kosiah, a former Liberian rebel commander, began in the city of Bellinzona, Switzerland, in the country’s Federal Criminal Court. Kosiah is the ...

Despite a Swiss government ban, ... Spanish Civil War. The rehabilitation of Swiss volunteers. This content was published on December 2, 2008 - 14:45 . 1 minute ...

The Swiss Federal Criminal Court reportedly upheld a conviction and 20-year sentence for Alieu Kosiah for atrocities committed during the first of Liberia’s two civil wars.

A Swiss court on Thursday upheld a guilty verdict for war crimes in the case of a former Liberian rebel commander and convicted him of crimes against humanity in a landmark case. Alieu Kosiah, who ...

Algerian ex-minister indicted by Swiss over civil war 'torture' Geneva (AFP) – Former Algerian defence minister Khaled Nezzar has been indicted in Switzerland on charges of committing crimes ...