News from August 2017
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and worship and prohibits political parties based on religious affiliation. The law also states that the country has no national religion. By decree and practice, however, the government gives preference to the Roman Catholic Church and the Reformed Church...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and prohibits discrimination based on religion. The Organization for Rastafarians in Unity (ORU) said Rastafarians continued to experience discrimination in school enrollment and in celebrating their religious holidays. The ORU protested what they stated was police harassment and the mandatory cutting of dreadlocks while in prison. The ORU said the government continued to prohibit their use of marijuana for religious rituals.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - An investment manager has been indicted for allegedly swindling nearly $1 million from a retired school teacher.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution prohibits discrimination based on religion and provides for freedom of conscience, religion, belief, and thought. The Malawi Human Rights Commission investigated one case of religious discrimination against a Rastafarian student for wearing dreadlocks, but it was unresolved at year’s...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of religion and the right to worship according to one’s own beliefs but states citizens must accept restrictions established by law to protect the rights of others and to satisfy “just demands based upon considerations of morality, religious values, security, and public...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of conscience, thought, and religion, including the freedom to change religion or belief and to manifest and propagate one’s religion. The government provided extensive support for schools operated by religious groups, including by paying and certifying all teachers.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the return of indictments charging Anner Javier Maldonado-Reyes (39, Largo) and Maria Guadalupe Maldonado (38, Largo) with illegal reentry into the United States. If convicted, each faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution and other laws provide for freedom of conscience, thought, and religion, and freedom to change one’s religion or beliefs. Smaller churches found the 750-member requirement for registration difficult to meet, although religious groups stated they could conduct most normal functions without registration.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution provides for religious freedom and prohibits the government from taking any action to compel, prohibit, or hinder the exercise of religion.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution establishes Nepal as a “secular state" but defines secularism as “protection of the age-old religion and culture and religious and cultural freedom." It provides for the right to profess and practice one’s own religion. The constitution prohibits converting people from one religion to...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and worship, and the law prohibits religious discrimination. Religion and state are officially separate. The National Office of Religious Affairs (ONAR), a government agency within the executive office, is charged with facilitating communication between...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution bars discrimination based on religious affiliation or belief and provides for freedom of conscience and religion, either individually or in association with others. It provides for the separation of church and state, but recognizes the historic importance of the Catholic Church. New...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and the right to profess one’s religious beliefs. It prohibits discrimination based on religion. The Ministry of Interior (MOI) is responsible for legally recognizing churches, religious denominations, religious federations and confederations, and associations...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) grants residents freedom of religious belief, freedom to preach and participate in religious activities in public, and freedom to pursue religious education. The law also protects the right of religious assembly and the rights of religious...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The federal constitution states freedom of conscience and belief is inviolable, and free exercise of religious beliefs is guaranteed. The constitution prohibits federal, state, and local governments from either supporting or hindering any specific religion. In response to instances of religious intolerance,...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution grants individuals freedom to profess and practice any religious belief but prohibits religious activities directed against the sovereignty of the state, its constitutional system, and “civic harmony." The law recognizes the “determining role" of the Belarusian Orthodox Church (BOC) ...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
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 DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Mattapan man agreed to plead guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to distributing cocaine and conspiring with others to distribute cocaine.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion as well as the right to change, manifest, and propagate the religion of one’s choice. The government does not officially recognize marriages conducted under Rastafarian rites. Rastafarians reported reluctance to use marijuana for religious purposes because...
