News from May 2018
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
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 defines the state as secular, prohibits religious discrimination, and provides for freedom of conscience and religion. It prohibits political parties from preaching religious violence or hate. During the year, government officials and Catholic Church representatives made efforts to ameliorate...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution provides for “complete freedom of religion," separation of church and state, and equality for all regardless of religion. It prohibits persecution based on religion. Laws and policies grant the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) privileges not accorded to any other religious group, including...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and prohibits discrimination based on religious belief. On Sept. 15, government security forces shot and killed 36 Burundian refugees and asylum seekers belonging to a Christian movement critical of the president of Burundi. The Burundians were protesting...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion on the condition its practice does not violate public morality, decency, or public order. On November 9, the government’s recently established Constituent Assembly, which the opposition and much of the international community considers illegitimate, passed...
By Homeland Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a passenger from bringing a loaded handgun onboard a plane at a John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) checkpoint.
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution provides 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 discrimination based on religious belief. In May the...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), as well as other laws and policies, states residents have freedom of conscience; freedom of religious belief; and freedom to preach, conduct, and participate in religious activities in public. The Bill of Rights Ordinance incorporates...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
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.
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: The constitution defines the country as an Islamic republic and designates Islam as the sole religion of the citizenry and state. Only Muslims may be citizens, and apostasy is a crime punishable by death. On November 9, the Court of Appeals in Nouadhibou ordered the release of Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: The Fundamental Law (constitution) provides for freedom of religion, including freedom to choose or change religion or belief, and to manifest religion or belief through religious acts, ceremonies, or other means; the constitution’s preamble states the nation recognizes “the role of Christianity" in ...
By Homeland Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: GREAT FALLS, Mont. - A Montana man was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 42 years in federal prison for producing and receiving child pornography.
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: The constitution and the law protect the right of individuals to choose, change, and practice their religion. The president and other government officials condemned anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim, and anti-Christian acts, and the government deployed 7,000 security forces to protect sensitive sites, including ...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: The law prohibits religious discrimination, prevents restrictions on religious freedom, and includes provisions for prosecuting religious hate crimes. A new code of conduct for media professionals prohibits discrimination based on religion. Catholic religious instruction is offered in all public schools ...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
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 prohibits discrimination on any grounds as well as laws establishing any religion. It provides for freedom of religion, including the right of individuals to change, manifest, and propagate their religion. The government bars religious groups from owning radio or television stations;...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and worship, including the right to choose and change one’s religion. The government continued to limit the number of visas for foreign representatives of religious groups based on historical trends, the relative size of the group, and the president’s...
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: (FORT BENTON, Mont.) High water levels on the Missouri River through the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument is creating a hazard for those traveling down the river.
By Commerce Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced new investment restrictions and tariffs on China...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: The constitution guarantees every citizen “the right to freely profess and practice religion subject to public order, morality or health and to the other provisions of this Constitution." The law prohibits speech or acts insulting or defaming any religion or religious beliefs; authorities used these...
