Swiss agree to outlaw facial coverings in “burqa ban” vote
A far-right proposal to ban facial coverings in Switzerland won a narrow victory in a binding referendum on Sunday instigated by the same group that organised a 2009 ban on new ...
Swiss to vote on banning face veils in referendum criticised as Islamophobic
“Stop Extremism!” urges a red billboard in a quiet village outside Zurich above an image of a scowling woman wearing a black headscarf and face veil.
The billboard is part ...