Spain City Bans Burqa, Niqab in Public Spaces
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The City Council of the Spanish city of Lleida, in the region of Catalonia, approved this Friday the prohibition of wearing the face fully covered in public spaces, which includes the use of the burka or niqab, with some exceptions such as places of worship.
Woman using burca. Riccardo Vitali, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The city of Lérida, a city in the interior of Catalonia, Spain, banned on Friday (25) the use of "elements that completely hide the face", such as the burca and the niqab, in public spaces. ^ Follow the international news channel of the g1 in WhatsApp The prohibition appears in a new "Municipal norm of civilization and coexistence", approved on Friday by the city hall, and prov…
The municipality of Lérida voted against hiding its face under penalty of a fine of 750 euros, reviving a national debate on immigration and religious freedom The city
The plenary of the City Council of Lleida has approved the municipal ordinance that allows to prohibit the use of the burka and the niqab in the public space with the votes in favor of PSC, Junts and Vox and with the votes against ERC, PP and Comú de Lleida.The modification of the municipal ordinance of civics and coexistence has counted with 16 votes in favor and 11 against, has reported the Paeria in a message on social networks. "To live toge…
The City of Lérida has approved the prohibition of the use of the burka and the niqab in the streets of the city and public spaces. It has done so through a new...
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