News from June 2019
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution and the law protect the right of individuals to choose, change, and practice religion. The president and other government officials again condemned anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim, and anti-Christian acts, and the government continued to deploy 7,000 security forces to protect sensitive sites,...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
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 formally recognizing churches, religious denominations, religious federations and confederations, and associations...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution establishes Islam as the state religion and requires all provisions of the law to be consistent with Islam. The constitution also states, “subject to law, public order, and morality, every citizen shall have the right to profess, practice, and propagate his religion." It also states...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Narada Walls, age 38, of Salisbury, Maryland, today to 12 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess and to distribute fentanyl and fentanyl analogues. Fentanyl analogues are...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: On June 21, 2019, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Philadelphia and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) hosted a joint press conference at the U.S. Custom House in Philadelphia to announce the multi-agency seizure of over 17 tons of cocaine with an estimated street value of about $1.1 billion.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution prohibits discrimination based on religion and provides for freedom of conscience, religion, belief, and thought. Rastafarian children continue to be denied enrollment in public school unless they shaved their dreadlocks. A test case remained pending and, by court order, the child involved...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
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 DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: Defendant Solicited Investments on Social Media, Then Stole the Money for Himself.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
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 religion and state but also recognizes the historic importance of the Roman Catholic...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution and other laws protect the right of individuals to choose, practice, profess, and change their religion. The law provides for freedom of religion and worship and provides for equal rights in accordance with the constitution and international law. The law requires religious groups to...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of conscience and religion. It stipulates there is no official religion and that the state is neutral in matters of belief, recognizes the equality and independence of religious groups, and prohibits discrimination based on religion. The government has agreements with...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and the right of all individuals to freely profess, practice, and propagate religion; mandates a secular state; requires the state to treat all religions impartially; and prohibits discrimination based on religion. It also states citizens must practice...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: BALTIMORE - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Narada Walls, age 38, of Salisbury, Maryland, today to 12 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess and to distribute fentanyl and fentanyl analogues. Fentanyl analogues are chemical...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of worship as well as the right to practice and change one’s religion. The government decriminalized marijuana and publicly apologized to the Rastafarian community for previous discrimination. During the year the government started subsidizing private Rastafarian-run schools not requiring vaccinations for school entry.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution protects freedom of religion and states the government shall consider the religious beliefs of society and form cooperative relations with the Roman Catholic Church and other religious faiths. The government has a bilateral agreement with the Holy See that grants the Catholic Church...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution recognizes Buddhism as the state’s “spiritual heritage," provides for freedom of religion, and bans discrimination based on religious belief. The constitution states religious institutions and personalities shall remain “above politics." The law restricts religious speech promoting enmity...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution and laws provide for freedom of religion and the right to profess freely one’s faith. The constitution provides the government will grant the Roman Catholic Church preferential legal status, but there is no official state religion. By law, public schools are secular, but private schools...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: BILLINGS-Lame Deer resident Darrell Lee Whiteman, Jr., who admitted to fatally stabbing a person during an argument on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, was sentenced today to 73 months in prison and three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement on the new Council on Environmental Quality draft guidance on consideration of greenhouse gas emissions under the National Environmental Policy Act.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and equal protection under the law regardless of religion. It prohibits all forms of religious intolerance and “religious fundamentalism." The law also requires the head of state to take an oath of office that includes a promise to fulfill the duties...
