Thousands of Muslim women have marched in Vienna against controversial government plans to ban full-face veils in public.
An estimated 3,000 took part in the rally calling for the law change to be abandoned, accusing the government of Islamophobia.
Placards declared that wearing a veil is a personal choice, and protesters claimed that the measure is both sexist and anti-Muslim.
Last week Austria’s ruling coalition said the niqab and burka ban will come into effect over the next 18 months.
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