Netherlands to implement burka ban on August 1
5 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands to implement burka ban on August 1

NL Times  

The Netherlands will implement its burka ban, officially called the Partial Ban On Face Covering Clothing Act, on August 1st. The ban was scheduled to be implemented on July 1st, but because a number of educational institutions indicated that they would find it difficult to enforce if the ban comes into effect in the middle of the school year, Minister Kasja Ollongren of Home Affairs pushed it back by a month. Mayor Femke Halsema of Amsterdam is also critical of the ban, previously saying that it will not be given priority in the Dutch capital. In response Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that the ban applies to everyone, including the large cities.

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Amsterdam asks parliament to scrap burka ban
2 years, 4 months ago

Amsterdam asks parliament to scrap burka ban

NL Times  

Three years after the introduction of the ban on face-covering clothing - commonly referred to as the burka ban - the Amsterdam city council is calling on parliament to scrap the ban as soon as possible. A majority in the council supported a motion asking Halsema to make national politicians aware that the Dutch capital does not support the ban …

Netherlands last remaining face masks rules at airports expiring May 21: report
2 years, 8 months ago

Netherlands last remaining face masks rules at airports expiring May 21: report

NL Times  

The Netherlands plans to lift the requirement to wear a face mask at airports and on planes next Saturday, sources close to the Cabinet told De Telegraaf. Many countries have already relaxed the rules, but the Netherlands' interpreted the EASA's "strong recommendation" as an obligation to wear masks on planes, according to the newspaper. Airlines long pointed out the disparity …

Netherlands to bans smoking zones in all public buildings starting this week
3 years, 6 months ago

Netherlands to bans smoking zones in all public buildings starting this week

NL Times  

Smoking areas in government and public buildings in the Netherlands will be prohibited from July 1, the government confirmed suddenly on Tuesday. The ban on smoking areas in public buildings was originally scheduled to enter into force in 2022. Making facilities where people work or visit smoke-free was one of the aims stated in the National Prevention Agreement, which State …

Mandatory face mask rule could be abolished next week, Heath Minister says
3 years, 7 months ago

Mandatory face mask rule could be abolished next week, Heath Minister says

NL Times  

The rule obligating people to wear face masks in many indoor public spaces in the Netherlands could disappear as early as next week, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said after a meeting of ministers on Wednesday. The final decision will be made on Friday prior to the next prime time coronavirus press conference, he told reporters gathered outside. The decision …

Shopkeepers can't refuse to enforce mandatory face masks: Security Council
4 years, 1 month ago

Shopkeepers can't refuse to enforce mandatory face masks: Security Council

NL Times  

Shopkeepers are responsible for enforcing the face mask obligation that takes effect in the Netherlands today, Hubert Bruls said after a meeting of the Security Council on Monday. The face masks rule is set down in law and shopkeepers also have to adhere to the law, said Bruls, mayor of Nijmigen and chairman of the Security Council, NU.nl reports. From …

Dutch gov't: Schools can make face masks mandatory but no legal obligation
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch gov't: Schools can make face masks mandatory but no legal obligation

NL Times  

The Dutch government confirmed a report from earlier on Thursday that students and faculty in secondary schools and secondary special education schools should take the "urgent" advice to wear masks when outside of the classroom. The mask advice was also recommended for vocational subjects and practical experience courses where a safe distance cannot be maintained, "as long as this does …

More anti-Muslim aggression since burka ban, foundation says
4 years, 3 months ago

More anti-Muslim aggression since burka ban, foundation says

NL Times  

Foundation Report Islamophobia called on the government to accelerate its assessment and scrapping of the so-called burka ban. According to the foundation, the ban led to more aggression and discrimination against Muslims, and Muslim women in particular, ANP reports. But that has to happen sooner, because Muslim women have been confronted with more Islamophobia since the introduction of the law, …

Amsterdam to strictly enforce face mask law starting today
4 years, 4 months ago

Amsterdam to strictly enforce face mask law starting today

NL Times  

Seventeen days after a face mask obligation was implemented in five Amsterdam neighborhoods, the rule was going to be enforced more strictly starting on Saturday. Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema, who also chairs the Security Region, said that fine could quickly escalate to 395 euros when someone outright refuses to comply with the mask rule. "Wearing a face mask in places …

Face masks mandatory in parts of Amsterdam, Rotterdam from Aug. 5
4 years, 5 months ago

Face masks mandatory in parts of Amsterdam, Rotterdam from Aug. 5

NL Times  

Visitors to several public areas of Amsterdam and Rotterdam will be required to wear non-medical face masks beginning on August 5, according to the Amsterdam-Amstelland and Rotterdam-Rijnmond Security Regions. Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema, who also chairs the Amsterdam-Amstelland Security Region, said back in May that she favored the possibility of imposing new restrictions if she deemed it necessary. In a …

Make face masks mandatory in public: Amsterdam, Rotterdam mayors
4 years, 5 months ago

Make face masks mandatory in public: Amsterdam, Rotterdam mayors

NL Times  

Mayors Ahmed Aboutaleb of Rotterdam and Femke Halsema of Amsterdam want the national government to prepare additional measures in case the number of coronavirus infections continue to rise. It is meaningless to a lot of people and that means we need to consider what's next," Aboutaleb said to Nieuwsuur. Another concern, according to the mayor, is that people don't always …

Dutch have no plans to recommend face masks, health minister says
4 years, 9 months ago

Dutch have no plans to recommend face masks, health minister says

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is following the advice of its experts in not going down the same road as Germany and Belgium and recommending the use of face masks in the street, health minister Hugo de Jonge told a press conference on Wednesday evening. Wednesday’s press conference with prime minister Mark Rutte and De Jonge comes a week in advance of the …

Dutch have no plans to recommend face masks, health minister says
4 years, 9 months ago

Dutch have no plans to recommend face masks, health minister says

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is following the advice of its experts in not going down the same road as Germany and Belgium and recommending the use of face masks in the street, health minister Hugo de Jonge told a press conference on Wednesday evening. Wednesday’s press conference with prime minister Mark Rutte and De Jonge comes a week in advance of the …

Court tears up Rotterdam’s street intimidation ban, says it is a freedom of speech issue
5 years ago

Court tears up Rotterdam’s street intimidation ban, says it is a freedom of speech issue

Dutch News  

Rotterdam’s ban on street harassment conflicts with freedom of speech rules, appeal court judges in The Hague said on Thursday. The appeal court said that while there is sufficient evidence the man had done what was claimed, such forms of street intimidation should never have been ruled illegal by the council. Research by Rotterdam council last year found that 94% …

Court tears up Rotterdam’s street intimidation ban, says it is a freedom of speech issue
5 years ago

Court tears up Rotterdam’s street intimidation ban, says it is a freedom of speech issue

Dutch News  

Rotterdam’s ban on street harassment conflicts with freedom of speech rules, appeal court judges in The Hague said on Thursday. The appeal court said that while there is sufficient evidence the man had done what was claimed, such forms of street intimidation should never have been ruled illegal by the council. Research by Rotterdam council last year found that 94% …

Face covering arrest should not have happened: Den Haag police
5 years, 5 months ago

Face covering arrest should not have happened: Den Haag police

NL Times  

A man was arrested in Den Haag Centraal on Friday for wearing a balaclava in the station. On Monday, the police said that the arrest turned out to be "unjustified" on a "legal basis". The partial ban on face covering clothing, which was implemented in the Netherlands on August 1st, does not apply to the station. "However, if you walk …

Labor councilor criticized over burka action at Canal Pride
5 years, 5 months ago

Labor councilor criticized over burka action at Canal Pride

NL Times  

The PvdA faction in Amsterdam received a storm of negative reactions because of a photo posted on the party's Twitter account on Saturday. In the photo, PvdA councilor in Amsterdam Hendrik Jan Biemond is posing in a yellow burka with other burka wearing people from the LGBTQ community during Canal Pride in Amsterdam on Saturday, AD reports. The Amsterdam faction …

Confusion over burka ban; woman refused at Nijmegen playground
5 years, 5 months ago

Confusion over burka ban; woman refused at Nijmegen playground

NL Times  

There seems to be some confusion around exactly what the so-called burka ban, implemented in the Netherlands on August 1st, entails. "We immediately apologized to the woman for this annoying misunderstanding and she was admitted with a free ticket", a municipal spokesperson said to the newspaper. The ban, officially called the Partial Ban On Face Covering Clothing Act, bans the …

The Dutch ‘burqa ban’ collides with reality, and should make governments think again about policing dress
5 years, 5 months ago

The Dutch ‘burqa ban’ collides with reality, and should make governments think again about policing dress

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The former leader of the Commons, …

Burqa ban descends into farce on first day after Dutch police refuse to enforce it
5 years, 5 months ago

Burqa ban descends into farce on first day after Dutch police refuse to enforce it

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Netherlands’s new ban on …

Burqa-ban enters into force in Netherlands
5 years, 5 months ago

Burqa-ban enters into force in Netherlands

The Quint  

The Hague, Aug 1 The prohibition of the use of burqas in public spaces, designed to target women who use the face-covering garments, came into force amid much controversy on Thursday in the Netherlands. "I understand that it is a strange sight to see a woman walking around in a black niqab and that it can even scare children," Said …

Burqas banned in Dutch government buildings
5 years, 5 months ago

Burqas banned in Dutch government buildings

Dutch News  

A ban on wearing face-covering garments such as a burqa or niqab in government buildings, schools and on public transport comes into effect in the Netherlands on Thursday. The ban has been 13 years in the making and dates back to the time Geert Wilders’ anti-Islam PVV party propped up a minority government formed by Mark Rutte’s VVD and the …

Burqas banned in Dutch government buildings
5 years, 5 months ago

Burqas banned in Dutch government buildings

Dutch News  

A ban on wearing face-covering garments such as a burqa or niqab in government buildings, schools and on public transport comes into effect in the Netherlands on Thursday. The ban has been 13 years in the making and dates back to the time Geert Wilders’ anti-Islam PVV party propped up a minority government formed by Mark Rutte’s VVD and the …

Burka ban takes effect: No face-covering clothing in gov't buildings, public transport
5 years, 5 months ago

Burka ban takes effect: No face-covering clothing in gov't buildings, public transport

NL Times  

After some 14 years of discussions and failed attempts, the Netherlands is implementing the so-called burka ban today. The idea for a burka ban was first floated in the Netherlands in 2006 by Rita Verdonk, the then Minister of Immigration and Integration, RTL Nieuws reports. The law that regulates the burka ban, officially called the Partial Ban On Face Covering …

The Netherlands has introduced a ‘burqa ban’ – but its enforcement is in doubt
5 years, 5 months ago

The Netherlands has introduced a ‘burqa ban’ – but its enforcement is in doubt

CNN  

CNN — A “burqa ban” came into force in the Netherlands Thursday, but there are doubts over whether it will be applied in practice. Police guidance says that staff at government institutions or on public transport are responsible for addressing those who flout the ban and requesting they remove the face covering, or leave the premises. When the law passed …

Police want alternative for burka wearers after ban; against the law, says Ministry
5 years, 5 months ago

Police want alternative for burka wearers after ban; against the law, says Ministry

NL Times  

The police want to offer an alternative for burka or niqab wearers who want to come to a police station to make a report after the ban on face-covering clothing takes effect on August 1st. A police directive states that people who do not want to take off their veil "for religious reasons" can go to a separate area, a …

Violators of burka ban to be fined €150
5 years, 5 months ago

Violators of burka ban to be fined €150

NL Times  

People who violate the so-called burka ban can be fined 150 euros, the Public Prosecution Service said in a prosecution directive. The ban,officially called the Partial Ban On Face Covering Clothing Act, applies to wearing face-covering clothing in public spaces like government buildings, hospitals, schools, and on public transportation. Government employees, transporters and hospital employees are expected to address people …

Dutch ban on face coverings delayed to start of August
5 years, 9 months ago

Dutch ban on face coverings delayed to start of August

Dutch News  

The ban on facial coverings in public spaces has been delayed by a month and will now take effect on August 1, home affairs minister Kajsa Ollongren has said. The Senate passed the law last July following more than a decade of political wrangling and a sustained campaign by right-wing parties such as the PVV to curtail Islamic cultural influences. …

Dutch ban on face coverings delayed to start of August
5 years, 9 months ago

Dutch ban on face coverings delayed to start of August

Dutch News  

The ban on facial coverings in public spaces has been delayed by a month and will now take effect on August 1, home affairs minister Kajsa Ollongren has said. The Senate passed the law last July following more than a decade of political wrangling and a sustained campaign by right-wing parties such as the PVV to curtail Islamic cultural influences. …

Amsterdam's street intimidation ban unlikely to be enacted: Parool
5 years, 10 months ago

Amsterdam's street intimidation ban unlikely to be enacted: Parool

Dutch News  

Amsterdam’s much heralded ban on street intimidation is unlikely to come into effect in practice, the Parool reported on Tuesday. The city’s new mayor Femke Halsema has a number of objections to the ban, which was enshrined in the city’s bylaws in 2017 but has not yet been fully enacted. ‘You have to use education and get rid of the …

Amsterdam's street intimidation ban unlikely to be enacted: Parool
5 years, 10 months ago

Amsterdam's street intimidation ban unlikely to be enacted: Parool

Dutch News  

Amsterdam’s much heralded ban on street intimidation is unlikely to come into effect in practice, the Parool reported on Tuesday. The city’s new mayor Femke Halsema has a number of objections to the ban, which was enshrined in the city’s bylaws in 2017 but has not yet been fully enacted. ‘You have to use education and get rid of the …

Dutch public transit companies concerned about enforcing "burka ban"
6 years, 1 month ago

Dutch public transit companies concerned about enforcing "burka ban"

NL Times  

Public transit companies in the Netherlands are concerned about how they will have to enforce the impending ban on face-covering clothing. Dutch transport association KNV foresees practical problems in refusing people wearing burkas and similar items, secretary Arjan Vaandrager said to AD. "When police do not show up it can have consequences for the safety of the public transit staff." …

Amsterdam obeys the law, says mayor about burqa ban row
6 years, 1 month ago

Amsterdam obeys the law, says mayor about burqa ban row

Dutch News  

Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema told a full meeting of the city council on Wednesday that her comments about the pending ‘burqa ban’ had been misunderstood. Halsema was criticised by MPs and ministers for telling local broadcaster AT5 that she did not consider that ‘hauling someone out of the tram for wearing a niqab’ was ‘fitting’ in Amsterdam. Amsterdam is a …

Amsterdam obeys the law, says mayor about burqa ban row
6 years, 1 month ago

Amsterdam obeys the law, says mayor about burqa ban row

Dutch News  

Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema told a full meeting of the city council on Wednesday that her comments about the pending ‘burqa ban’ had been misunderstood. Halsema was criticised by MPs and ministers for telling local broadcaster AT5 that she did not consider that ‘hauling someone out of the tram for wearing a niqab’ was ‘fitting’ in Amsterdam. Amsterdam is a …

Burka ban applies to everyone, including the large cities, Dutch PM says
6 years, 1 month ago

Burka ban applies to everyone, including the large cities, Dutch PM says

NL Times  

The burka ban will apply to everyone, also the Netherlands' large cities, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in reaction to the news that the large cities won't prioritize enforcement of this ban on face covering clothing. Over the weekend Mayor Femke Halsema of Amsterdam said that the Dutch capital will not prioritize enforcing the ban. If the priorities are set, …

Burqa ban enforcement 'not a priority' in Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam
6 years, 1 month ago

Burqa ban enforcement 'not a priority' in Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam

Dutch News  

The pending ban on face-covering clothing such as the ‘burqa’ in public buildings will not be a priority to enforce in three of the big four Dutch cities, the Volkskrant has reported. On Friday Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema told local broadcaster AT5 she would not enforce the ban in the Dutch capital. And junior defence minister Barbara Visser also said …

Burqa ban enforcement 'not a priority' in Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam
6 years, 1 month ago

Burqa ban enforcement 'not a priority' in Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam

Dutch News  

The pending ban on face-covering clothing such as the ‘burqa’ in public buildings will not be a priority to enforce in three of the big four Dutch cities, the Volkskrant has reported. On Friday Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema told local broadcaster AT5 she would not enforce the ban in the Dutch capital. And junior defence minister Barbara Visser also said …

Amsterdam ordered to enforce burka ban; Rotterdam, Utrecht also reluctant
6 years, 1 month ago

Amsterdam ordered to enforce burka ban; Rotterdam, Utrecht also reluctant

NL Times  

Amsterday mayor Femke Halsema must enforce the ban on face-covering clothing, commonly referred to as the burka ban, in the Dutch capital, State Secretary Barbara Visser of Defense said on WNL on Sunday. On Friday Halsema said that the enforcement of the burka ban, passed by the Dutch Senate this summer, does not have priority in Amsterdam, Het Parool reports. …

Dutch Senate in favor of partial burka ban
6 years, 7 months ago

Dutch Senate in favor of partial burka ban

NL Times  

A majority in the Eerste Kamer, the Dutch Senate, is in favor of a partial ban on wearing face-covering clothing. According to Minister Kasja Ollongren of Home Affairs, this partial ban is necessary because of "a social interest, because people want to experience the feeling of social security". A complete ban is "not defensible, because people still have the freedom …

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