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Swiss parliament approves ban on full-face coverings like burqas, and sets fine for violators

  • The measure was pushed through by the right-wing, populist Swiss People’s Party, overcoming reticence expressed by centrists and the Greens
  • Two years ago, Swiss voters narrowly approved in a referendum forbidding niqabs and burqas as well as ski mask and burqas 
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Women wearing burqas in public face $990 fine under Swiss draft law

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Burqa ban just a ‘proposal’, Sri Lanka says after criticism from Pakistan, allies

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Sri Lanka in ‘no rush’ to implement burqa ban

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Pakistani diplomat, UN expert raise concerns over Sri Lanka move to ban burqas

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Swiss agree to outlaw facial coverings in ‘burqa ban’ vote

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Swiss mull ‘burqa ban’ in vote centering on security, rights

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