Swiss authorities have denied requests to take down posters in Geneva advocating independence for the Baluchistan region of Pakistan.

The posters have been running in the city during the UN Human Rights Council Meeting. Groups in the South Westerly region of Pakistan have been demanding independence for decades.

Pakistan summoned the Swiss ambassador in Islamabad to express their anger at the posters – saying it threatened the territorial integrity of Pakistan.

The Swiss foreign ministry says the posters are protected by freedom of expression laws.

But there have been protests in Pakistan – with demonstrators burning the Swiss flag in the street.

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