By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Portugal on their celebration of this year’s National Day.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: The constitution prohibits discrimination based on creed and provides for the right of individuals to change, manifest, and propagate their religious beliefs. The government recognizes seven groups as religions: Hindus, Roman Catholics, Muslims, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Seventh-day Adventists, and The...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
There was activity on six bills related to the Foreign Affairs Committee on June 9.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of religion, including the freedom to practice, propagate, and give expression to one’s religion, in public or in private and alone or with others. The Constitutional Court in December 2020 ruled against recitation of the national...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of belief and the right to practice, profess, and promote any religion. The government periodically included religious leaders in discussions regarding issues affecting the country and in national events. The government held...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: The constitution and the law on religious freedom provide for freedom of religion and worship and equality for all, irrespective of religious belief, and assure judicial protection to all religious denominations. Both the constitution and the religious freedom law grant religious groups autonomy and...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
There was activity on five bills related to the Armed Services Committee on June 9.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
News Release: The Department of State remains committed to processing Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applications from Afghan partners as expeditiously as possible. We have increased staffing, streamlined individual processing steps, made technological improvements, and surged additional staff to support third-country ...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: The constitution and other laws and policies prohibit religious discrimination and protect religious freedom, including the freedom to practice any religion or belief through worship, teaching, or observance, and to debate religious questions. The constitution provides for special qadi courts to adjudicate...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religious thought and expression and prohibits religious discrimination in the workplace. Other laws protect individual religious beliefs against abuses by government or private actors. Muslims born in the country continued to report that despite generations of...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: The provisional federal constitution (PFC) provides for the right of individuals to practice their religion, makes Islam the state religion, prohibits the propagation of any religion other than Islam, and stipulates all laws must comply with the general principles of sharia. Most areas of the country...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Dr. Karen Donfried will travel to Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia June 14 to 19 to emphasize the U.S. commitment to peace, democracy, and prosperity in the South Caucasus region. Marking the 30th anniversaries of diplomatic relations ...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: The governments of Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the United States have issued the following joint statement.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: The constitution specifies the state is secular and protects the rights of all citizens to exercise their religious beliefs, consistent with the nation’s laws. All religious groups must register with the government and apply for authorization to open places of worship. Approximately 900 registration...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: The country’s civilian-led transitional government, installed in August 2019, was led until Oct. 25, 2021, by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, who headed the Council of Ministers. On Oct. 25, Sovereign Council Chair and head of the Sudanese Armed Forced (SAF) General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan dissolved...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: Refugee Resettlement from the Americas. * More than 6.1 million Venezuelans have been displaced in the Americas, and hundreds of thousands more people from other countries across Latin America and the Caribbean are also displaced. * The United States is committed to resettle 20,000 refugees from the...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland will visit Djibouti, Mozambique, and Nigeria, June 11-17, 2022.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
News Release: The United States acknowledges the announcement by Mali’s transition government of a 24-month transition timetable starting in March 2022. We urge the Malian transition government to make sustained, tangible action toward holding elections, including detailed benchmarks and the early adoption of the electoral law. Transparent and inclusive processes that respect diverse perspectives and fundamental freedoms are critical to building a strong foundation for the future.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: President Biden announced at the Ninth Summit of the Americas nearly $314 million in new humanitarian, health, economic, and development assistance for Venezuelan refugees and vulnerable migrants across the hemisphere. This assistance includes nearly $103 million from the State Department’s Bureau of...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
