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The Swiss Parliament’s lower house backed a face veil ban in 2016, following neighboring European countries such as France, as a curb on radicalism in the wake of terrorist attacks. But to become law, it needed voter approval.
Muslims represent just 5.2 percent of the Swiss population, according federal statistics. But Swiss officials are wary of rising levels of extremism in the country. Swiss police conducted raids against extremists in 2019. Switzerland’s intelligence service estimated that 92 jihadists have traveled from Switzerland to Iraq, Syria, and Somalia since 2013 to join terrorist groups.
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Demonstrators protest after the Burqa ban referendum was narrowly approved by the electorate, Sunday, March 7, 2021, in Bern Switzerland. Swiss voters have narrowly approved a proposal to ban face coverings, both the niqabs and burqas worn by a few . more > By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times - Monday, March 8, 2021
A controversial referendum in Switzerland to ban full-face covers like the burqa and niqab narrowly passed over the weekend by 51.21% of voters.
Critics, such as Amnesty International’s Switzerland office, are already branding the ban as “needlessly” divisive.
“After the vote to ban minarets, Swiss voters have once again approved an initiative that discriminates against one religious community in particular, needlessly fueling division and fear,” Cyrielle Huguenot, head of women’s rights at Amnesty International’s Switzerland office, said in a stat