schizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agoSwiss ban on face covering will apply from 2025 - SWI swissinfo.chwww.swissinfo.chexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: europe@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1128arrow-down1external-linkSwiss ban on face covering will apply from 2025 - SWI swissinfo.chwww.swissinfo.chschizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: europe@lemmy.ml
minus-squareLux@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down3·1 day 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-up6·10 hours agoYou call it islamophobia, some call it an effort to curb radicalisation
minus-squaretoothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·1 day 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-up3·5 hours agothat was covered by already existing laws afaik
minus-squareFundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·edit-21 day 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
Yep, islamophobia. Our far right party passed it. They also passed a law banning minarets.