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Europe Rights Court: Muslim students must participate in mixed swimming lessons The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued a ruling Tuesday refusing to exempt two Swiss Muslim students from compulsory mixed sex swimming lessons for religious reasons. The court explained that the students' right to manifest their religio (More)
India top court outlaws seeking votes based on religion or caste The Supreme Court of India ruled Monday that seeking votes based on religion, caste, community, race, or language is not permitted. Religion and caste have previously affected elections in several Indian states, some of which have upcoming assem (More)
France court upholds local burkini ban A French court in Bastia on the island of Corsica upheld a local ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits on Tuesday. This decision was handed down despite last month's Council of State ruling in the French city of Cannes. The Bastia court found [Guard (More)
France prosecutor announces harsher prison sentences for returning French jihadists France's anti-terror prosecutor, Francois Molins, announced [Le Monde report, in French] his decision Friday to hand down harsher criminal charges, with sentences up to 30 years, for returning French jihadists from Iraq, Syria, and other areas where (More)
France court strikes down Nice burkini ban A court in Nice, France, on Thursday struck down the ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits in the city of Nice after the city authorities continued with the ban, defying last week's ruling by France's highest administrative court. The top court of Fr (More)
France ex-president: if re-elected, burkinis will be unconstitutional Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy stated to the press on Monday that he would amend the constitution to ban full-body "burkini" swimsuits if re-elected next April. His comments came after a statement was made by Interior Minister Bernard Caz (More)
France court overturns 'burkini' swimsuit ban France's highest administrative court, the Council of State on Friday overturned [order, in French; press release, in French] the ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits in the French city of Cannes. The court held that imposing a burkini ban is an aff (More)
France court upholds ban on full-body 'burkini' swimsuits A Nice court on Saturday upheld a ban on full-body swimsuits, known as burkinis, in the southern French city of Cannes. The city's mayor imposed the ban last month after authorities and surrounding residents criticized the full body swimsuits for be (More)