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Portugal has become the latest European country to ban face-coverings in public, enacting a law that campaigners say violates the rights of Muslim women.
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Spanish city bans burqa and niqab in public spaces: The Spanish city of Lleida on Friday approved a ban on full-face coverings in most public spaces in a rare ...
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Italy wants to ban Islamic face coverings, mosque funding: Those who violate the proposed burqa ban could face a fine of up to €3,000.
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Italy wants to ban Islamic face coverings, mosque funding
Key FactsItaly Proposes Ban on Full-Face Veils and Mosque Funding
Oct 8, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: politico.eu
  • The ruling Brothers of Italy party plans to prohibit burqas and niqabs in all public spaces nationwide.

  • Fines ranging from €300 to €3,000 are proposed for noncompliance, reflecting measures first adopted by France in 2011.

  • The legislation also includes harsher penalties for forced marriages and mandates disclosure of foreign funding for unrecognized religious groups.

  • This bill aims to counteract cultural separatism and safeguard Italy’s constitutional values and sovereignty.
  • Religious freedom is sacred, but it must be exercised in the open, in full respect of our constitution and the principles of the Italian state.
    — Andrea Delmastro, a lawmaker and one of the initiators of the planned bill, in a Facebook post.
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