Swiss ban on face covering will apply from 2025 - SWI swissinfo.ch
Swiss ban on face covering will apply from 2025 - SWI swissinfo.ch
From January 1, 2025, it will be forbidden to cover the face in public places throughout Switzerland.
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/46758406
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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.