News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution specifies the state is secular and protects the rights of all citizens to exercise their religious beliefs, consistent with the nation’s laws. Religious groups other than Roman Catholics, Protestants, and Muslims must register with the government. The government again did not approve...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
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 State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and worship, and of religious instruction. Religious organizations may register with the government under the regulations provided for nonprofit corporate bodies. Religious groups continued to report incidents in which civil servants rejected marriage...
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man with at least six felony convictions in New Jersey courts was sentenced today to 162 months in prison on multiple counts of illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
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 treaties, which include a concordat granting the Church a number of privileges ...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: The constitution states Islam is the “religion of the Federation; but other religions may be practiced in peace and harmony." Federal and state governments have the power to mandate doctrine for Muslims and promote Sunni Islam above all other religious groups. Other forms of Islam are illegal and subject...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
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 persons from one religion...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: The constitution provides for the right to practice or not to practice religion freely and prohibits discrimination based on religion. These and other rights may temporarily be suspended or restricted only in the event of a declaration of a state of war, siege, or emergency. The constitution prohibits...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: Based on a draft approved in a 2016 national referendum, the new constitution endorsed by King Maha Vajiralongkorn in April specifically prohibits discrimination based on religious belief and protects religious liberty. Insurgent violence continued in the Malay Muslim-majority Deep South, where there...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religious thought and expression and prohibits incitement of religious hatred. All religious communities receive the same religious protections, and are free to worship, proselytize, own property, and import religious literature. The government has written agreements...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: The constitution protects freedom of conscience, including freedom of thought and religion. The criminal code prohibits the publishing and sale of blasphemous language; however, the code is not enforced. The government continued to fund public schools administered by long-established Christian groups...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and stipulates there shall be no state religion. It provides for freedom of belief, 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 | May 29, 2018
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 Sunni Islam. The constitution provides for limitations on rights and freedoms “to protect and maintain the tenets of Islam." The law...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
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 | May 29, 2018
News Release: The law and unimplemented constitution prohibit religiously motivated 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,...
By Homeland Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: ATLANTA - Transportation Security Administration officers working at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) checkpoints screened 93,082 passengers and crew on Friday, May 25, breaking the previous single-day record of 92,421 set on June 30, 2017.
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of belief and the right to practice, profess, and promote any religion. Some religious groups noted the difficulty of obtaining work visas for foreign religious workers; however, they also noted that all organizations were subject to strict visa enforcement and this policy was not targeted at religious groups.
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution provides for the right to choose, practice, and change one’s religion. In June parliament amended the constitution to define the country as a Christian nation. Previously Christianity was mentioned only once in the preamble of the constitution. Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News 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 continued to find the 750-member requirement for registration difficult to meet, although religious groups stated they could conduct most normal functions without registration.
