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Portugal approves bill banning face veils; violators to face action
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The bill was proposed by the far-right Chega party, and received support from the centre-right PSD, Liberal Initiative and CDS-PP. Left-leaning lawmakers, including from the PS, Livre, PCP and Bloco de Esquerda parties voted against the initiative, as per EuroNews.
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German state bans burqas, face veils in schools
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], July 23 (ANI): The western German state of Baden-Wurttemberg on Tuesday banned full-face coverings, often known as burqa or niqab, in schools, saying that the full-face Islamic covering does not belong in a free society.
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