News from June 2019
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 USDA Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: Washington, DC, June 21, 2019 - Arkansas residents recovering from recent major flooding in 12 counties could be eligible for a helping hand from USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) announced today by the U.S Department of Agriculture.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of religion and the right to worship according to one’s own beliefs but states citizens must accept restrictions established by law to protect the rights of others and to satisfy “just demands based upon considerations of morality, religious values, security, and public...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, a supplement to the constitution, guarantees freedom of religious conviction and states everyone has the right to change, abstain from, and freely practice religion. The Ministry of Culture (MOC) registered two religious groups in June; applications of...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution specifies the state is secular and protects the rights of all citizens to exercise their religious beliefs, consistent with the nation’s laws. Religious groups other than Roman Catholics, Protestants, and Muslims must register with the government. After unknown assailants vandalized...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: Operation Leaving Las Vegas led to convictions for 32 individuals in Nevada, Kentucky and Virginia.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution states that all people have freedom of belief and religion. The law provides for significant government control over religious practices and includes vague provisions that permit restrictions on religious freedom in the stated interest of national security and social unity. The 2016...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: A new constitution enacted in May establishes the state as secular and affirms the separation of religion and state. It provides for freedom of religion and equality before the law without distinction as to religion. It prohibits “denominational propaganda" that inhibits national unity. The government...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution declares the country’s religion to be Islam. The constitution also declares the country to be a “civil state." The constitution designates the government as the “guardian of religion" and obligates the state to disseminate the values of “moderation and tolerance." It prohibits the use...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Laurence Reinhard, 74, of Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania was convicted at trial of one count of making a false statement to a federal firearms licensee.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution states freedom of religion is a fundamental right; individuals have the right to practice freely the religion of their choice or to practice no religion at all. The law prohibits discrimination based on religion. Practice of Obeah, an Afro-Caribbean belief system with some similarities...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution prohibits restrictions on freedom of conscience and belief, as well as forcing an individual to espouse a religious belief contrary to the individual’s convictions. It stipulates all religions are independent from the state and have the freedom to organize “in accordance with their own...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion, including the freedom to worship and to change religion. It prohibits discrimination based on belief. A colonial-era law criminalizing the practices of Obeah and Myalism remains in effect, but it is not enforced. In August the Supreme Court ruled that...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution guarantees all persons religious freedom, including the right to engage in religious ceremonies and acts of worship. Under the constitution, indigenous communities enjoy a protected legal structure allowing them to practice their own particular “uses and customs." The General Directorate...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Pedro resident was found guilty of being the gunman in the violent, takeover-style robbery of a Gardena credit union in which a credit union employee helped plan and execute the heist that netted $311,300.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News 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 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...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
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 State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religious thought and expression and prohibits incitement of religious hatred. All religious communities have the same religious protections under the law, and are free to worship, proselytize, own property, and import religious literature. The government has...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX - On June 17, 2019, Mardino Nathaniel George, 33, of Pinon, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 15 years’ imprisonment. George had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of illegal weapons possession in violation of the National Firearms Act.
