News from June 2019
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
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 formally recognizing churches, religious denominations, religious federations and confederations, and associations...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution and other laws provide for freedom of religion, including the freedom to change one’s religion, and prohibit discrimination based on religious belief. Rastafarians continued to object to the prohibition of marijuana, stating marijuana was integral to their religious rituals. They also...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution states that while the official religion is the Shafi’i School of Islam, all other religions may be practiced “in peace and harmony." A partially implemented Sharia Penal Code (SPC) has operated in parallel with the existing common law-based criminal justice system since 2014 and primarily...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: Also Ordered to Pay $493,707.59 in Restitution to SandRidge.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution declares there is no state church and protects the freedom of individuals to practice their religion. It prohibits the incitement of religious hatred, violence, or discrimination. The law provides the procedure for registration of religious associations and religious societies and regulates...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News 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 DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and Adams County Sheriff’s Office Need Your Help Locating a Fugitive.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution and other laws and policies prohibit religious discrimination and protect religious freedom, including the freedom to practice any religion or belief through worship, teaching, or observance and to debate religious questions. The constitution provides for special qadi courts to adjudicate...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion, equal rights irrespective of religious belief, and the right to worship and profess one’s religion. The law states government officials may prohibit the activity of a religious association for violating public order or engaging in “extremist activity."...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution protects the right of individuals to practice their religion and states religious groups are autonomous and independent from the state. The law, however, recognizes the “exceptional importance" of Orthodox Christianity. Minority religious groups and others reported the government continued...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: This section includes the West Bank and Gaza. In December 2017, the United States recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. It is the position of the United States that the specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem are subject to final status negotiations between the parties.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religious belief and worship, consistent with law and order, and prohibits religious discrimination in employment. It emphasizes that religious tolerance is fundamental to the nation’s unity, national reconciliation, and social cohesion. It forbids speech that...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution prohibits discrimination based on religious belief and protects religious liberty. The law officially recognizes five religious groups: Buddhists, Muslims, Brahmin-Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians. The Ministry of Justice allows the practice of sharia as a special legal process, outside...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: NEW BERN - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced DARYLE ALBERT MPONGO, 33, of Raleigh, to 41 months’ imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised released.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution and other laws provide for freedom of conscience, thought, and religion, and for 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 | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion, freedom to change one’s religion or belief, and freedom to express one’s religion or belief in worship, teaching, practice, and observance. The constitution prohibits discrimination based on religion. Nondenominational “spirituality" classes, including...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion on the condition its practice does not violate public morality, decency, or public order. Roman Catholic Church and evangelical Protestant leaders stated President Nicolas Maduro used a 2017 antihate law to persecute clergy who espoused views challenging...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that five individuals have been sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford for their roles in a prolonged conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine base in Vermont. On June 19, 2019, Joaquin Diaz-Alicea...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of religion and its public expression and prohibits compelling participation in religious ceremonies. Roman Catholicism is the state religion and state ceremonies often include Catholic rituals. Religious groups have to apply to the government to build a public place ...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and worship, including the right to choose and change one’s religion. The government continued its policy to limit the number of visas for foreign representatives of religious groups based on historical trends, the relative size of the group, and the...
