News from August 2017
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution guarantees the right of individuals to worship according to their beliefs. It establishes the Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELC) as the national church, which has privileges not available to other religious groups. Other religious groups must register with the government to receive tax...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Colten Nicholas Curley, 20, of Worley, Idaho, pleaded guilty today to theft by an employee of a gaming establishment, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez. Curley was indicted by a federal grand jury in Coeur d’Alene on April 18, 2017.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of religion and worship, and equality for all irrespective of religious belief. It grants religious groups autonomy and the right to provide religious instruction. The government denied some applications for registration during...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Dr. Yev Gray was sentenced to 90 months in prison and ordered to pay $6,974,895.00 in restitution related to the submission of false reimbursement claims for non-rendered podiatric services.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and stipulates there shall be no state religion. It provides for freedom of belief and the right to practice and promote any religion, and to belong to and participate in the practices of any religious organization in a manner consistent with the constitution.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and worship, including the right to choose and change his religion. The government limited the number of visas for foreign representatives of religious groups based on historical trends, the relative size of the group, and the president’s discretion. Religious groups reported, however, the visa quotas allotted to them did not adversely affect their activities, as the visa-limitation rule was rarely applied stringently.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), as well as other laws and policies, states residents have freedom of conscience; freedom of religious belief; and freedom to preach, conduct, and participate in religious activities in public. The Bill of Rights Ordinance incorporates...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution states freedom of religious conscience is inviolable and provides for freedom of worship with some restrictions. The constitution recognizes Greek Orthodoxy as the “prevailing religion." The Greek Orthodox Church, the Jewish community, and the Muslim minority of Thrace have long been...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution 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 beliefs. Discrimination, harassment...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution bars the federal government from making any law that imposes a state religion or religious observance, prohibits the free exercise of religion, or establishes a religious test for a federal public office. In August the Australian Capital Territory parliament passed legislation making...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and protects the right to choose and practice or change one’s religion. A hate crime law punishes some expressions of disrespect for religious beliefs. The government presented an action plan against anti-Semitism which includes anti-Semitism as a separate ...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of conscience and religion and bans religious groups from undertaking actions inciting religious hatred. It establishes the separation of religion and state and prohibits pursuit of political goals by religious groups. The law requires all religious groups to register...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the winners of its 2017 Housing Innovation Awards. This year's winners include 26 homes across 5 housing categories (Affordable Homes, Multi-Family Homes, Production Homes, Custom Homes (Buyers), and Custom Homes (Spec)) and 24 builders from across the country.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution grants freedom to practice, worship, and assemble for religious services. The law does not require registration of religious groups. A religious group, however, needs to register in order to be eligible for specific benefits such as recognition of clergy as marriage officers and tax...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and prohibits discrimination based on religious belief. Catholics reported violence and harassment toward clergy members in response to their political activism. Armed men dressed in Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) uniforms...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: Maryland Man Pleads Guilty for Conspiring to Provide and for Providing Material Support to ISIS.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution declares the country a Christian nation while prohibiting religious discrimination and providing for freedom of conscience, belief, and religion. On Oct. 27, the parliament created a Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs, whose role beyond directing national prayers...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: Active-Duty U.S. Navy Commander Pleads Guilty to Conspiring With Foreign Defense Contractor to Defraud the U.S. Navy.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and worship and equality for all, irrespective of religious belief. It grants religious groups autonomy and the right to teach their religion. Religious groups must register with the government.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: In September the country’s Council of Elders adopted a new constitution which, like the previous one, guarantees the freedom of religion. It provides for the right of individuals to choose their religion, to express and disseminate their religious beliefs, and to participate in religious observances...
