News from August 2017
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution, laws, and policies provide for religious freedom, subject to restrictions relating to public order, public health, and morality. The government continued efforts to promote religious harmony and tolerance. The government continued to ban Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Family Federation...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution defines the country as a secular state and provides for freedom of religion. In September the government created a new Ministry of Religious and Civil Society Affairs (MRCSA), taking responsibility for religious issues and the Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) from the Ministry of...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: St. Augustine, Florida - On Saturday, Aug. 19, Fort Matanzas National Monument will be planting over 2,000 sea oat seedlings along the beach in an effort to rebuild the dunes naturally, and we need your help! The work will take place from 8 a.m. - Noon. The dunes at Matanzas Inlet were severely damaged by Hurricane Matthew. Contact Ranger Kurt Foote at (904) 471-0116 or kurt_foote@nps.gov to participate.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution declares Islam to be the official religion, and states no law may be enacted contradicting the “established provisions of Islam." The constitution guarantees freedom of religious belief and practice for Muslims, Christians, Yezidis, and Sabaean-Mandeans. The law, however, prohibits the...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution states that all people have the right to freedom of belief and religion. Current law, however, provides for significant government control over religious practices and includes vague provisions that permit restrictions on religious freedom in the stated interest of national security...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution protects freedom of religion and the right of religious communities to establish their own institutions. The constitution specifies the state and the Catholic Church are independent, their relations governed by a concordat granting the Church a number of privileges and benefits, as well...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Agreement with Swiss Asset Management Firm to Resolve Criminal Tax Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Ashan M. Benedict, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Division of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF"), and James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On Aug. 15, 2017, Andrew Harville, 29, of Morristown, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable R. Leon Jordan, Senior U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 188 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in east Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jessica Rosario, 36, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service, before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution grants individuals the right to choose, practice, and change religions, and prohibits discrimination based on religion. The government requires religious groups register with the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), Human Rights, and Worship; there is no penalty for failing to register, however,...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: MANHATTAN, NY - Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MARC HENRY JOHNSON was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for helping cover up a drug dealer’s narcotics offense by moving a woman’s body out of a Manhattan apartment where...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and religious worship and prohibits religious discrimination. It establishes Roman Catholicism as the state religion and mandates Catholic religious education in state schools, but allows students to opt out of such classes. Through an amendment to...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution designates Islam as the state religion, requires citizens to be Muslim, and requires public office holders, including the president, to be followers of the Sunni school of Islam. The constitution provides for limitations on rights and freedoms “to protect and maintain the tenets of Islam."...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Almir Causevic, 32, of Manchester, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution, laws, and policies provide for religious freedom, subject to restrictions relating to public order, public health, and morality. The government continued efforts to promote religious harmony and tolerance. The government continued to ban Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Family Federation...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution gives individuals the right to choose, change, and freely practice their religion, and prohibits religious discrimination. It specifically recognizes the right of indigenous communities to express their religion freely. The constitution states relations between the state and the Catholic...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion, including the freedom of individuals to change their religion. The government prohibits the use of marijuana, including for religious reasons. Rastafarians said they disagreed with the government’s ban on marijuana, stating it was integral to their religious...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a Mexican citizen pleaded guilty Monday to reentering the United States illegally after being arrested for trying to obtain a Louisiana Identification Card in Morgan City.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
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 ...
