News from June 2019
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of religion and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion. In an October 26 constitutional referendum, 65 percent of voters approved the removal of blasphemy as a punishable offense from the constitution, paving the way for it to be formally removed as a ...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of faith and conscience and the practice of one’s religion. The country’s 16 states exercise considerable autonomy on registration of religious groups and other matters. Unrecognized religious groups are ineligible for tax benefits.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Protecting and Restoring America’s Iconic...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion or belief and separation of government and religion. In May the parliament approved a religious freedom “roadmap" to implement all twelve of the recommendations of UN Special Rapporteur on Religion or Belief Ahmed Shaheed. It simplified rules for registering...
By EPA 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 DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Justin Jackson, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced today to 48 months incarceration for his role in a methamphetamine distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion; both the constitution and the penal code prohibit discrimination based on religion. Any violation may be brought before a court of justice. Religious groups seeking financial support from the government must register with the Ministry of Home Affairs.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution states Buddhism is the state religion, and it is promoted by the government through holiday observances, religious training, Buddhist instruction in public schools, and financial support to Buddhist institutions. The law provides for freedom of belief and religious worship, provided...
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
News Release: The constitutions of the union government and of the semiautonomous government in Zanzibar both prohibit religious discrimination and provide for freedom of religious choice. Since independence, the country has been governed by alternating Christian and Muslim presidents. Sixty-one members of Uamsho,...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - A federal grand jury has indicted Jason “J.R." Trowbridge, age 40; Guy Cuomo, age 51; Robin Chapin, age 61; Anna Hardy, age 66; and Shamair Brison, age 33, all of Frederick, Maryland; and Rebecca Fogle, age 25, of Woodsboro, Maryland, and Sarah Bromfield, age 39, of Hagerstown, Maryland...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution provides for the free practice of religious beliefs and self-governance by religious groups without government interference. By law, all faith-based organizations must register with the government to acquire legal status as an association. The government restarted a lapsed campaign to...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religious belief and affiliation and states the country is not bound to any particular faith. Religious groups faced increased registration requirements, including the need to present a petition with signatures of at least 50,000 adherents, up from 20,000 in 2017,...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of religion and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion. In an October 26 constitutional referendum, 65 percent of voters approved the removal of blasphemy as a punishable offense from the constitution, paving the way for it to be formally removed as a...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience, thought, and religion and the right to practice religion freely. In February soldiers on Manus Island allegedly attacked three asylum seekers from Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan, which required the victims to seek medical attention. There was no public information...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Charles S. Leis (48, Tampa) to 20 years in federal prison, to be followed by 25 years of supervised release, for attempted enticement of minors to engage in sexual activity and for possessing child pornography. The court also ordered...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: Defendant’s Scams Targeted Companies and Individuals.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution declares the country a Christian nation; the constitution also prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of conscience, belief, and religion. Prominent religious groups continued to state the government should not be involved in religious affairs, such as organizing...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and religious belief and practice, including worship. It prohibits discrimination based on religion. Laws prohibit actions that incite religious hatred and violence. In September the High Court repealed the law that had criminalized same-sex sexual...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Philip Gregory, 48, was sentenced today in federal court for transporting child pornography. The Honorable Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Gregory to 8 years of imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, Gregory...
