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Swiss Government Revokes Citizenship of 11 Individuals

The Swiss government has taken a significant step by revoking the citizenship of 11 individuals, as reported by Al-Rai daily. According to Decree No. 157 of 2025, the citizenship of 8 women was revoked due to dependency, while Decree No. 158 of the same year also revoked the citizenship of 3 men and 1 woman for the same reason.

Historically, women in Switzerland lost their citizenship automatically when marrying foreigners. However, changes in 1952 and 1992 aimed to rectify this issue. Despite these changes, some women still lost their citizenship due to lack of proper declarations or cases of sham marriages, leading authorities to revoke citizenship gained under such dependency.

Decree No. 157 of 2025 also revoked the citizenship of 1 man. Similarly, the revocation of citizenship for the individuals mentioned in Decree No. 158 of 2025 was due to dependency, mirroring the reasons for Decree No. 157.

The total number of people affected by this revocation of citizenship is 9 individuals - 8 women and 1 man from Decree No. 157 of 2025 and 3 men and 1 woman from Decree No. 158 of 2025. These revoked decrees are part of the state's legal measures concerning nationality regulations.

It is essential to note that no new year of issuance for the decrees was mentioned in the report. Furthermore, no new individuals or their citizenship statuses were specified, nor were any new reasons for the revocation of citizenship provided.

This move by the Swiss government is a part of a broader effort to ensure the integrity of its nationality regulations and maintain the legitimacy of its citizenship. The exact implications of this decision for the affected individuals and their families remain to be seen.