News from May 2018
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: The constitution establishes separation of religion and state and the responsibility of the state to respect and protect legally recognized religious groups. There were no reports of significant government action affecting religious freedom.
By USDA Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: Small businesses trying to sell their products in foreign markets can face many challenges. USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service can help them navigate regulatory mazes and find eager customers. In this USDA Radio Feature, John Hannah, president of Pacific Valley Foods in Bellevue, Wash., talks about the help he got stateside to sell his products to 25 countries.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: John H, Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JANZAYB KHAN, 29, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to five years of probation for his involvement in a credit card “bust-out" scheme that defrauded more than a dozen financial institutions, and for attempting to cover up his role during a bankruptcy proceeding.
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
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 State Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: The constitution provides every person the right to “freedom of thought, conscience, and religion," and specifies the separation of church and state. By law eight “traditional" religious groups receive rights and privileges that other groups do not. Religious groups registered for fewer than 10 years ...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of religion and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion. Based on a constitutional provision, the law makes blasphemy a punishable offense. The government confirmed it would schedule a constitutional referendum on this issue in 2018. The government continued ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Shaun R. Hayes, 58, of Frontenac, was sentenced to 68 months in federal prison today after pleading guilty to participating in a scheme to defraud Excel Bank and to profit from illegal insider loans. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig who also ordered Hayes to pay restitution in the amount of $5,048,003.67.
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution declares the country to be a Muslim state with full sovereignty and that Islam is the religion of the state. The constitution guarantees freedom of thought, expression, and assembly, and says that the state guarantees to everyone the freedom to “practice his religious affairs." The constitution...
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: Reward Offered in Missing Person Case.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: YAKIMA, WA - The Bureau of Reclamation and Washington State Department of Ecology released a supplemental draft environmental impact statement (SDEIS) for projects at Kachess and Keechelus reservoirs being developed under the Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan (Integrated Plan) April 13, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: A Parma man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for leading a cocaine conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: United States Citizen Sentenced to 35 Years for Providing Material Support to Al-Shabaab.
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
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 continued to report that some publicly funded Christian mission schools required female Muslim...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and states that religion is a personal choice, and all churches and religious organizations have equal rights. An agreement with the Holy See determines relations with the Roman Catholic Church and grants it privileges not accorded to other religious ...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: The constitution and other laws prohibit religious discrimination and provide for freedom of religion and worship. In contrast with the previous year, there were no reported arrests or shootings of Muslims or Muslim leaders, and Muslim community leaders reported effective collaboration with police and...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: According to Washington, DC-based NGO North Korean Refugees in the USA, a North Korean defected in May after spending eight years in prison for attending church in China for four months. Reportedly, she was charged with practicing Christianity and learning of its “disgraceful nature." During her imprisonment,...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and belief. A concordat with the Holy See designates Catholicism as the official state religion and extends to the Catholic Church special privileges not granted to other religious groups. Non-Catholic religious groups may register as nongovernmental...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution declares Islam the state religion and sharia the source of all legislation. It provides for freedom of thought and expression “within the limits of the law," but does not mention freedom of religion. The law prohibits denunciation of Islam, conversion from Islam to another religion,...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of worship as well as the right to practice and change one’s religion. Rastafarians continued to express concern that some government practices - prohibition of marijuana use, required vaccination for entry to public schools, and headdress restrictions at the airport...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
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 ...
