News from June 2019
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion. Religious groups with memberships equal to or greater than 2 percent of the population are required to register with the government.
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 provides for freedom of religion, including the freedom of individuals to change their religion. Rastafarians continued to disagree with the government’s ban on marijuana, stating it was integral to their religious rituals. They said, however, that draft legislation introduced in September...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Casey Lipps, 26, of North Tonawanda, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to committing contempt of court by impermissibly leaking secret grand jury information. The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that JOHN JONES, age 45, of New Orleans, pled guilty Thursday, June 13, 2019 to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin on June 13, 2019.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution establishes Islam as the state religion but mandates equality for persons of all faiths. The government maintained its authority over all Islamic matters and institutions, including assets and personnel of all mosques. Non-Muslim groups register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
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
Release: The constitution, laws, and executive decrees provide for freedom of religion and worship and prohibit discrimination based on religion. The constitution recognizes Roman Catholicism as the religion of the majority of citizens but not as the state religion. In March the Ministry of Education issued a...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Sharon woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to stealing Social Security benefits intended for her children.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Andrew T. Maliska, 27, of Nashville, Tennessee, pled guilty on Monday, June 17 to cyberstalking in the District of Columbia following an investigation into the creation and circulation of doctored images, related postings, and the personal information of the victim.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of religion and worship and equality for all, irrespective of religious belief. It grants religious groups autonomy and the right to provide religious instruction. The government denied more than 100 applications for registration...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution provides protections for religious freedom with “reasonable restrictions" to ensure public order and the rights of other individuals. The constitution provides for the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and belief and to the free exercise of religion. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution stipulates everyone is free to choose his or her faith. It makes the state responsible for “protecting the religious…interests of the People" and establishes Roman Catholicism as the state religion. It stipulates other religions may practice their faith within the bounds of morality ...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of conscience, thought, and religion, including the freedom to change religion or belief and to manifest and propagate one’s religion. The government continued to provide extensive support for schools operated by religious groups, including paying and certifying all teachers.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution and laws prohibit religious discrimination and guarantee freedom of religion and religious expression. They provide for equality before the law for all individuals regardless of religious belief. The constitution cites five religious groups by name; other religious groups may register...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX - Beginning June 21, due to dry and hot conditions, fire restrictions will be implemented on Bureau of Land Management lands within the Phoenix District. The district’s 2.4 million acres of public lands in Arizona extend across portions of eight counties, including Pima, Pinal, Maricopa, Gila...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution establishes the country 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 | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution guarantees the freedom of religion, as well as the right to change one’s religion, forbids the establishment of a state religion, guarantees equality for all religious groups, and prohibits incitement of religious hatred. Some religious groups and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: MOOSE, WY- Summer is here and ranger programs at Grand Teton National Park are underway. Summer programs begin in early June and last through Labor Day weekend. Join a ranger for a scheduled program to learn about the wild communities, history and geology of the park. Special programs are also given throughout the summer. Check out some of the fun park programs below.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution prohibits discrimination based on religion; provides for freedom of belief, religion, and worship; and states no one “shall be obligated by coercive measures to declare his or her ideology or beliefs." The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) reported “serious human rights...
