schizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 7 days agoSwiss ban on face covering will apply from 2025 - SWI swissinfo.chwww.swissinfo.chexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: europe@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1131arrow-down1external-linkSwiss ban on face covering will apply from 2025 - SWI swissinfo.chwww.swissinfo.chschizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: europe@lemmy.ml
minus-squareLux@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down5·7 days agoNon-European here. What’s the purpose of bans like these? The obvious cause appears to be racism/Islamophobia, but is there something else?
minus-squareMiaou@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·6 days agoYou call it islamophobia, some call it an effort to curb radicalisation
minus-squaretoothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·7 days agoYou got it. Sometimes politicians say its for “security” so when someone is at a protest they can just arrest them just for wearing a mask.
minus-squarecactusupyourbutt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agothat was covered by already existing laws afaik
minus-squarefederal reverse@feddit.orgMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoMaking video surveillance more effective is one.
minus-squareFundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·edit-27 days agoYep, islamophobia. Our far right party passed it. They also passed a law banning minarets.
Non-European here. What’s the purpose of bans like these? The obvious cause appears to be racism/Islamophobia, but is there something else?
You call it islamophobia, some call it an effort to curb radicalisation
You got it. Sometimes politicians say its for “security” so when someone is at a protest they can just arrest them just for wearing a mask.
that was covered by already existing laws afaik
Making video surveillance more effective is one.
Yep, islamophobia. Our far right party passed it. They also passed a law banning minarets.