schizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 months agoSwiss ban on face covering will apply from 2025 - SWI swissinfo.chwww.swissinfo.chexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1126file-textcross-posted to: europe@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1126external-linkSwiss ban on face covering will apply from 2025 - SWI swissinfo.chwww.swissinfo.chschizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: europe@lemmy.ml
minus-squareLuxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months 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-squaretoothbrushlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months 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-up4·2 months agothat was covered by already existing laws afaik
minus-squareFundMECFSResearchlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-22 months agoYep, islamophobia. Our far right party passed it. They also passed a law banning minarets.
minus-squareMiaou@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoYou call it islamophobia, some call it an effort to curb radicalisation
minus-squarefuck888war888censorship@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-214 days agoRemoved by mod
minus-squarefederal reverse@feddit.orgMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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
Yep, islamophobia. Our far right party passed it. They also passed a law banning minarets.
You call it islamophobia, some call it an effort to curb radicalisation
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Making video surveillance more effective is one.