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European Court upholds French full veil ban
There are calls beyond France too for public wearing of the niqab to be banned
The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a ban by France on the wearing of the full-face veil - the niqab.
A case was brought by a 24-year-old French woman, who argued that the ban on wearing the veil in public violated her freedom of religion and expression.
More to follow.
BBC News - European Court upholds French full veil ban
There are calls beyond France too for public wearing of the niqab to be banned
The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a ban by France on the wearing of the full-face veil - the niqab.
A case was brought by a 24-year-old French woman, who argued that the ban on wearing the veil in public violated her freedom of religion and expression.
More to follow.
BBC News - European Court upholds French full veil ban