France's Corsica upholds local ban on burkiniSeptember 7, 2016 - 11:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A court on the French island of Corsica has upheld a local ban on the burkini - the full-body swimwear preferred by some Muslim women, BBC News reports. The court in Bastia ruled that the ban was legal on public order grounds. Last month, a beach brawl between families of North African descent and local youths left five people injured. France's top administrative court ruled in August that the ban, imposed in a number of towns across the country, violated basic freedoms. However, it also found that the measure was permissible if wearing the burkini was likely to cause a public disturbance. On Tuesday, September 6, the Bastia court dismissed a challenge to the ban from France's Human Rights League organisation. The court ruled that the ban should be maintained because "strong emotions persist" on the Mediterranean island. The measure was imposed by the village mayor in Sisco, where the mass brawl took place in August. Mayor Ange-Pierre Vivoni said the verdict was "a relief for me and local people". Vivoni added that he had acted because he "risked having deaths on my hands". Witnesses said that hatchets and harpoons were used in the Sisco beach disturbance. Tension has grown in recent months between local communities and Muslims of North African origin in the south of France, following the massacre of 85 people by a lorry driver on the seafront at Nice on 14 July, an attack claimed by so-called Islamic State. Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |