Switzerland Burqa Ban News: A Swiss prohibition on facial coverings in public spaces widely known as the “burqa ban” took effect on Wednesday (January 1). Anyone who unlawfully flouts the prohibition ...

Switzerland started 2025 by enforcing a new law that bans face coverings, including the burqa. This law follows a vote in 2021, where 51.2% of Swiss voters supported a ban on face coverings in public.

Switzerland welcomed the year 2025 by putting into effect several new policies, one of them being the ban on burqa. On Wednesday, the Swiss government decided to put the ban into effect across the ...

The law known as the “burqa ban,” restricts face covering in public – including wearing the burqa or niqab which is commonly worn by Muslim women. Those who violate this law will be charged ...

Issam Toutate And 0 Jan. 01, 2025 4:13 p.m. Rabat – The controversial Burqa ban has officially taken effect today, January 1, in Switzerland, prohibiting the wearing of full-face coverings in ...

Switzerland's controversial 'burka ban' along with new laws to combat child marriages, boost renewable energy and stop big banks from going bankrupt are all coming into force on January 1, 2025.

If the law is violated, the administrative fine of CHF 100 will be paid directly on-site. However, if the individuals refuse to pay this fine, they will be subject to the ordinary procedure with a ...

“A contentious Swiss prohibition on facial coverings in public spaces widely known as the “burqa ban” will take effect on January 1,” the Government said on Wednesday (November 6, 2024 ...

They too wore the blue burka, known as chadari in Afghanistan. The older of the two singing sisters, Mashal (also a pseudonym), compares the burka to "'a mobile cage". "It's like a graveyard where ...

The government says the burka is a sign of religious extremism Sri Lanka has taken a significant step towards banning the burka and other face coverings in public, on grounds of national security.