News from August 2017
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitutions of the state and the country’s two entities - the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Federation) and Republika Srpska (RS) - provide for freedom of religious thought and practice, prohibit religious discrimination, and allow registered religious organizations to operate freely.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution and other laws provide for freedom of religion, including the freedom to change religion, and prohibit discrimination based on religious belief. Rastafarians were concerned about access to public education. Muslims objected to a government policy that required women to remove the hijab for identification and passport photographs.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution, which is comprised of several basic laws, and policies, provide for religious freedom, including the right to manifest religion or belief in worship, observance, practice, or teaching, either individually or in community with others, and either in public or in private. The law prohibits...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The provides information about fires in Glacier National Park and surrounding areas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: Joel Smithers Is Prohibited from Prescribing Controlled Substances While Charges Are Pending.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of religion, subject to limitations to ensure public order, health, and safety or to protect the rights of others. The law does not allow religious groups to register as legal entities, creating obstacles for them in conducting...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and states that all are equal before the law. Discrimination on the basis of religion is prohibited. The constitution grants official recognition to the Roman Catholic Church and states that other religious groups may also apply for official recognition.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and stipulates individuals are free to profess and practice their religion. Registration is required for religious groups to have legal status. Muslim leaders reported some publicly-funded Christian mission schools forced female Muslim students to remove...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution grants everyone the rights of freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. In establishing freedom of worship, the constitution stipulates the separation of religious organizations and the state. It recognizes the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) as the national church and preserver ...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The interim constitution states that Islam is the state religion and sharia is the principal source of legislation. It accords non-Muslims the freedom to practice their religion and bans discrimination based on religion. The internationally-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) arrived and took...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution protects the right of individuals to practice their religion and states religious groups are autonomous and independent from the state. The law, however, recognizes the “exceptional importance" of Orthodox Christianity. Minority religious groups and others reported the government continued...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News 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. Religious and civil society groups reported the government continued to target...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: According to an estimate by the Washington, D.C.-based media site Al Monitor, the number of atheists may be as high as four million, although other accounts place their number in the low thousands.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution and other laws prohibit religious discrimination and provide for freedom of religion and worship. In January the Rwanda National Police (RNP) shot and killed an imam while in custody. RNP officers shot and killed three other Muslim community members in August in Bugarama. The latter...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The law and unimplemented constitution prohibit religious discrimination and provide for freedom of thought, conscience, and belief as well as the freedom to practice any religion. The government recognizes four officially registered religious groups: the Eritrean Orthodox Church, Sunni Islam, the Roman...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 31-year-old Houston man has been ordered to federal prison for possession with intent to distribute more than 15 kilograms of methamphetamine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Clifton Teran pleaded guilty Oct. 11, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Carol J. Dotson was arrested yesterday on an Indictment charging her with wire fraud as part of an embezzlement scheme from her former employer.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religious thought and expression and prohibits incitement of religious hatred. Registered religious groups are equal under the law and free to publicly conduct religious services and open and manage schools and charitable organizations with assistance from the ...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitutions of the state and the country’s two entities - the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Federation) and Republika Srpska (RS) - provide for freedom of religious thought and practice, prohibit religious discrimination, and allow registered religious organizations to operate freely.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas -Elias Omar Santamaria, 39, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor to serve a total of 120 months in federal prison and will be deported following his release from prison, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
