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Swiss 'burqa ban' to take effect from 2025
By Reuters
November 6, 20243:42 AM PSTUpdated 5 hours ago

Swiss vote on banning burqas in latest clash with Islam
Piles of "Yes" ballots sit on a table at the district election office Stadtkreis 3 on the day of a Swiss referendum on banning burqas and
other facial coverings, in Zurich, Switzerland March 7, 2021.
REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab ZURICH, Nov 6 (Reuters) - A contentious Swiss prohibition on facial
coverings in public spaces widely known as the "burqa ban" will take
effect on Jan. 1, the government said on Wednesday.
Narrowly passed in a 2021 referendum in neutral Switzerland, and
condemned by Muslim associations, the measure was launched by the same
group that organised a 2009 ban on new minarets.
The governing Federal Council said in a statement it had fixed the start
of the ban, and that anyone who unlawfully flouts it faces a fine of up
to 1,000 Swiss francs ($1,144).
The ban does not apply to planes or in diplomatic and consular premises,
and faces may also be covered in places of worship and other sacred
sites, the government said.
Facial coverings will remain permitted for reasons relating to health
and safety, for native customs, or due to weather conditions, it said.
They would also be allowed on artistic and entertainment grounds and for advertising, it added.
If such coverings are needed for personal protection in exercising
freedom of expression and assembly, they should be permitted provided
the responsible authority has already approved them and public order is
not compromised, it said.
($1 = 0.8745 Swiss francs)
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