schizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 8 days agoSwiss ban on face covering will apply from 2025 - SWI swissinfo.chwww.swissinfo.chexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1131arrow-down1external-linkSwiss ban on face covering will apply from 2025 - SWI swissinfo.chwww.swissinfo.chschizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLux@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down5·8 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-squarefederal reverse@feddit.orgMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoMaking video surveillance more effective is one.
minus-squaretoothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·8 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-up4·7 days agothat was covered by already existing laws afaik
minus-squareMiaou@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·7 days agoYou call it islamophobia, some call it an effort to curb radicalisation
minus-squareFundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·edit-28 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?
Making video surveillance more effective is one.
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.