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Wednesday, July 02, 2025

Kazakhstan is prohibiting people from wearing clothing in public that obscures the face and impedes facial recognition, becoming the latest Central Asian country to restrict veils worn by Muslim women.

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You mean Soviet satellite Kazakhstan.

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-02 11:52 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

So not for any good reason just to make surveillance easier.

#2 | Posted by qcp at 2025-07-02 02:47 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

"So not for any good reason just to make surveillance easier."

As with many things, it's difficult to tell if that's the primary or an auxiliary reason.

#3 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-07-02 03:30 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"But those swastikas, boy, let me tell you! Whoo-eee that some fine ass Nazi ---- I gotta defend for no reason....other'n I'm a NAZI!!! Whooooo-wheeeee!"

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-02 03:58 PM | Reply

If only the US would ban veils on ICE agents.

#5 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-07-02 04:00 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

"Whoo-eee that some fine ass Nazi ---- I gotta defend for no reason....other'n I'm a NAZI!!! Whooooo-wheeeee!""

Thanks for sharing, Not-See Boy.

#6 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-07-02 04:01 PM | Reply

"If only the US would ban veils on ICE agents."

You know there's always different rules for different classes.

#7 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-07-02 04:02 PM | Reply

"You mean Soviet satellite Kazakhstan."

Fun fact: Kazakhstan was the last country to leave the USSR, even after Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Soviet satellites were never formally part of the Soviet Union.

#8 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-07-02 04:27 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

ahhh...I must take a few minutes to think upon my atheism, and the fact that I was educated rightly, including the part of my constitution that allows me to be free from other people's religions.

#9 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-07-03 08:11 AM | Reply

If only the US would ban veils on ICE agents.
#5 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-07-02 04:00 PM | Reply | Flag:| Newsworthy 1

It this supposed to facilitate identifying "terrorists"?

I'm certain their bodies have already been photographed minus masks.

Doxxing ICE will be only the beginning of their agency amusements, imo.

#10 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-07-03 02:21 PM | Reply

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