By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The constitution recognizes Buddhism as the state’s “spiritual heritage," provides for freedom of religion, and bans discrimination based on religious belief. The constitution states religious institutions and personalities shall remain “above politics." The law restricts religious speech and written...
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The constitution states that the country is secular, prohibits religious discrimination, provides for freedom of religion or belief, bans the use of religion for political ends, and stipulates that impositions on freedom of conscience stemming from “religious fanaticism" shall be punishable by law. Following...
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
The US State Department published a one page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The constitution prohibits discrimination based on religion; provides for freedom of belief, religion, and worship; and states no one “shall be obligated by coercive measures to declare his or her ideology or beliefs." According to media reports, the Nicaraguan National Police (NNP) and progovernment...
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and religion, prohibits discrimination based on religion, and mandates the separation of the activities of state and religious institutions. The law requires religious institutions to register with authorities but provides little detail on registration...
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The constitution provides protections for religious freedom with “reasonable restrictions" to ensure public order and the rights of other individuals. The constitution provides for the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and belief and to the free exercise of religion. Governmental functions usually began and ended with a Christian prayer.
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
News Release: The following is the text of a joint statement by the Governments of the United States of America and Bangladesh.
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and worship and of religious instruction. There is no official state religion, although Catholicism is the predominant religion. Religious organizations may register with the government under the regulations provided for nonprofit corporate bodies.
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The country’s laws and Supreme Court rulings protect the freedoms of conscience, faith, religion, and worship, regardless of an individual’s religious affiliation. The 1992 Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty describes the country as a “Jewish and democratic state." The 2018 Basic Law: Israel - The...
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The constitution states no law may be passed to establish a state religion or impair the free exercise of religion. Senior government officials regularly met with religious leaders to promote the government’s commitment to freedom of religion. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, some U.S. missionaries,...
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religious belief and worship, consistent with law and order, and prohibits religious discrimination. It emphasizes that religious tolerance is fundamental to the nation’s unity, peace, reconciliation, and social cohesion and forbids speech that encourages religious...
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
News Release: Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale further invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, leading to civilian casualties and widespread reports of war crimes and other atrocities perpetrated by Russia’s forces in Ukraine. The world has seen the extraordinary bravery of the people of Ukraine ...
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The constitution establishes Islam as the state religion and requires all provisions of the law to be consistent with Islam. The constitution states, “Subject to law, public order, and morality, every citizen shall have the right to profess, practice, and propagate his religion." It also states, “A person...
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The constitution and other laws provide for freedom of conscience, thought, and religion, and for freedom to change one’s religion or beliefs. Although the law requires registration for religious groups to conduct a full range of activities, religious groups stated they could conduct most normal functions...
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of belief and religion, including the right to change one’s religion; forbids the establishment of a state religion; guarantees equality for all religious groups; and prohibits incitement of religious hatred. The Macedonian and Montenegrin Orthodox Churches remained...
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver on-camera remarks for the release of the 2021 International Religious Freedom Report on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the U.S. Department of State.
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The 2008 constitution, drafted by the military, guarantees every citizen “the right to freely profess and practice religion subject to public order, morality, or health and to the other provisions of this Constitution." The law prohibits speech or acts insulting or defaming any religion or religious...
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Women Empowerment Centers for Azerbaijan grant opened on June 3.
By State Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
Release: The Transitional Military Council (CMT) suspended the constitution upon taking power in April after President Idriss Deby died of battle wounds shortly after being declared the winner of the presidential election for what would have been his sixth term. The CMT put in place a Transitional Charter and...
By State Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and protects the right to choose, practice, or change one’s faith or life stance (belief in a nonreligious philosophy). It declares the Church of Norway is the country’s established church. The government continued to provide the Church of Norway with ...
