Switzerland voters likely to weigh in on facial covering banZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland could become the latest country to ban facial coverings worn by some Muslim women after activists collected more than the 100,000 signatures required to put the proposal to a national vote. The group, called  Yes to a Mask Ban  delivered the petition on Friday, setting up a vote by 2020. Some of its leaders also spearheaded the 2009 Swiss ban on new minarets being built in the country. A delegation of leaders from the group delivered three boxes containing 106,600 signatures to the federal chancellery, part of the Swiss parliament building in Bern. Full-face coverings such as niqabs and burqas are a polarizing issue across Europe, with some arguing that they symbolize discrimination against women and should be outlawed. The clothing has already been banned in France.  Facial coverings are a symbol of radical Islam that have nothing to do with religious freedom but are rather an expression of the oppression of women,  said Anian Liebrand, a Swiss campaign leader.  In Switzerland, we show our faces when we talk to each other.  Others contend that bans unnecessarily intrude on religious freedom.  How many people wear these burqas in Switzerland?  said Oender Guene , a spokesman for the Federation Of Islamic Organisations in Switzerland, which represents more than 200 mosques.   You can probably count those living in Switzerland on maybe one or two hands. The rest are usually rich tourists from the Gulf.  Two thirds of Switzerland s 8.4 million residents identify as Christians. But its Muslim population has risen to 5 percent, largely because of immigrants from former Yugoslavia. One Swiss canton, Italian-speaking Ticino, already has a similar ban. At least two demonstrators who wore veils in defiance after the ban came into effect last July paid fines of 250 Swiss francs ($260), Swiss media have reported. The Switzerland-wide initiative foresees parliament deciding on penalties. Though the measure would also forbid protesters from concealing their faces during demonstrations, the main focus has been on burqas. France s ban was upheld in 2014 by the European Court of Human Rights. This year Germany s parliament backed a ban on  full-face veils for civil servants, judges and soldiers, while Austria and the Netherlands have debated the issue. With signatures in hand, leaders of the Swiss initiative expect three years of wrangling in Switzerland s system of direct democracy before voters get the chance to register their view.  Liebrand is optimistic his initiative s path will mirror the progress of the 2009 minaret ban.  The minaret campaign started as underdogs and was something the big parties didn t want,  he said.  But I reckon the facial coverings ban will also resonate with the people.  worldnews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Switzerland voters likely to weigh in on facial covering banZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland could become the latest country to ban facial coverings worn by some Muslim women after activists collected more than the 100,000 signatures required to put the proposal to a national vote. The group, called  Yes to a Mask Ban  delivered the petition on Friday, setting up a vote by 2020. Some of its leaders also spearheaded the 2009 Swiss ban on new minarets being built in the country. A delegation of leaders from the group delivered three boxes containing 106,600 signatures to the federal chancellery, part of the Swiss parliament building in Bern. Full-face coverings such as niqabs and burqas are a polarizing issue across Europe, with some arguing that they symbolize discrimination against women and should be outlawed. The clothing has already been banned in France.  Facial coverings are a symbol of radical Islam that have nothing to do with religious freedom but are rather an expression of the oppression of women,  said Anian Liebrand, a Swiss campaign leader.  In Switzerland, we show our faces when we talk to each other.  Others contend that bans unnecessarily intrude on religious freedom.  How many people wear these burqas in Switzerland?  said Oender Guene , a spokesman for the Federation Of Islamic Organisations in Switzerland, which represents more than 200 mosques.   You can probably count those living in Switzerland on maybe one or two hands. The rest are usually rich tourists from the Gulf.  Two thirds of Switzerland s 8.4 million residents identify as Christians. But its Muslim population has risen to 5 percent, largely because of immigrants from former Yugoslavia. One Swiss canton, Italian-speaking Ticino, already has a similar ban. At least two demonstrators who wore veils in defiance after the ban came into effect last July paid fines of 250 Swiss francs ($260), Swiss media have reported. The Switzerland-wide initiative foresees parliament deciding on penalties. Though the measure would also forbid protesters from concealing their faces during demonstrations, the main focus has been on burqas. France s ban was upheld in 2014 by the European Court of Human Rights. This year Germany s parliament backed a ban on  full-face veils for civil servants, judges and soldiers, while Austria and the Netherlands have debated the issue. With signatures in hand, leaders of the Swiss initiative expect three years of wrangling in Switzerland s system of direct democracy before voters get the chance to register their view.  Liebrand is optimistic his initiative s path will mirror the progress of the 2009 minaret ban.  The minaret campaign started as underdogs and was something the big parties didn t want,  he said.  But I reckon the facial coverings ban will also resonate with the people.  worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: switzerland voters likely weigh facial covering banzurich reuters switzerland could become latest country ban facial covering worn muslim women activists collected signatures required put proposal national vote the group called yes mask ban delivered petition friday setting vote some leaders also spearheaded swiss ban new minaret built country a delegation leaders group delivered three boxes containing signatures federal chancellor part swiss parliament building bern covering nabs burial popularizing issue across europe arguing symbolize discrimination women outlawed the clothing already banned france facial covering symbol radical islam nothing religious freedom rather expression oppression women said asian rebrand swiss campaign leader in switzerland show faces talk others contend bans unnecessarily intruder religious freedom how many people wear burial switzerland said gender gene spokesman federation of islamic organisations switzerland represents mosques you probably count living switzerland maybe one two hands the rest usually rich tourists gulf two thirds switzerland million residents identify christians but muslim population risen percent largely immigrants former yugoslavia one swiss canton tico already similar ban at least two demonstrators wore veins defiance ban came effect last july paid fines swiss francs swiss media reported the initiative foresee parliament deciding penalties though measure would also forbid protesters concealing faces demonstrations main focus burial france ban upheld european court human rights this year germany parliament backed ban veins civil servants judges soldiers austria netherlands debated issue with signatures hand leaders swiss initiative expect three years ranging switzerland system direct democracy voters get chance register view rebrand optimistic initiative path mirror progress minaret ban the minaret campaign started underdog something big parties want said but i reckon facial covering ban also resonate people worldnews