News from June 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - JOEL MATTHEW EILERTS, 40, of San Diego, California, has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for defrauding his former employer, SandRidge Energy, Inc., announced Timothy J. Downing, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and protects the freedom of individuals to profess their religion or belief. It is a crime to engage in public speech inciting religious hatred. In June the government enacted a ban of face coverings in schools and some public spaces and expected to...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution declares Islam the religion of the state but safeguards “the free exercise of all forms of worship and religious rites" as long as these are consistent with public order and morality. The constitution stipulates there shall be no discrimination based on religion. The constitution does...
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
News 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 DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: DENVER - Daniel B. Rudden, age 72 of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Christine M. Arguello to serve 121 months (just over 10 years) in federal prison, followed by 3 years on supervised release for mail fraud after he defrauded 175 investors out of more than $19...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
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
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion, including freedom of worship and the free expression of all beliefs. The constitution recognizes the distinct legal personality of the Roman Catholic Church. Non-Catholic religious groups must register with the Ministry of Government to enter into contracts...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
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. Laws regulating nonprofit organizations and religious denominations require registration with...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution declares Islam to be the religion of the state but declares freedom of belief is “absolute." It declares the state will protect the freedom to practice one’s religion, provided such practice does not conflict with established customs, public policy, or morals. Defamation of the Abrahamic...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution bars the federal government from making any law that imposes a state religion or religious observance, prohibits the free exercise of religion, or establishes a religious test for a federal public office. Prime Minister Scott Morrison planned to introduce new religious freedom laws to...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution provides for religious freedom and prohibits the government from taking any action to compel, prohibit, or hinder the exercise of religion. On Jan. 11, the government commemorated the National Day of Prayer that “welcomes all expressions of religion, no matter of his or her choosing without reservation or reproach." The government invited all faiths and denominations to the Capitol for a program of prayers and singing praises.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Joshua Langbein, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, and Ramiro Pimentel, Jr., of Clarksburg, West Virginia, were sentenced today for distributing methamphetamine, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The Basic Law declares Islam to be the state religion but prohibits discrimination based on religion and protects the right of individuals to practice other religions as long as doing so does not “disrupt public order or contradict morals." According to the law, offending Islam or any Abrahamic religion...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: Today, 11 House Committee chairs sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney in opposition to the Trump administration’s proposal to redefine the poverty threshold-a move that would drastically shrink eligibility for public programs such as Medicaid, housing assistance, and free school meals.
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
News Release: The constitution declares Islam to be the official religion and sharia to be a principal source for legislation. It provides for freedom of conscience, the inviolability of places of worship, and freedom to perform religious rites. The constitution guarantees the right to express and publish opinions...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - On June 17, 2019, Carlos Montano, aka “Loco," 29, of Fresno, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill to 21 years and 10 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and interstate transportation for prostitution, United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution states that everyone has freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. It recognizes the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) as the national church and preserver of national identity but also establishes separation of “religious organizations" and the state. According to media, in March...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution provides for “freedom of conscience and religion," prohibits discrimination based on religion, and mandates the separation of the activities of state and religious institutions. The law requires religious institutions to register with authorities but provides little detail on registration...
