schizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 15 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 · 15 days agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: europe@lemmy.ml
minus-squareLux@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down5·15 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-squaretoothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·15 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-up4·14 days agothat was covered by already existing laws afaik
minus-squareMiaou@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·14 days agoYou call it islamophobia, some call it an effort to curb radicalisation
minus-squareFundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·edit-215 days agoYep, islamophobia. Our far right party passed it. They also passed a law banning minarets.
minus-squarefederal reverse@feddit.orgMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoMaking video surveillance more effective is one.
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 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
You call it islamophobia, some call it an effort to curb radicalisation
Yep, islamophobia. Our far right party passed it. They also passed a law banning minarets.
Making video surveillance more effective is one.