News from June 2020
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
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." According to numerous press reports, President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Caroline McLean, of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina, was selected as Buncombe County Bar Distinguished Young Lawyer for her contributions to the legal profession and the community as a member of the Bar. The announcement was made at the Buncombe Bar Annual Meeting on June 10, 2020.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: Washington - USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will begin accepting nominations for county committee members on Monday, June 15, 2020. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA) for these members who make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2020 election must be postmarked or received in the local FSA office by Aug. 1, 2020.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination, stipulates that individuals are free to profess and practice their religion, and does not designate a state religion. Registration is required for religious groups to have legal status. There was debate among religious organizations and lawmakers over...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and worship and prohibits political parties based on religious affiliation. The law states that the country has no national religion, but by decree and practice, the government gives preference to the Roman Catholic Church and the Reformed Church of Equatorial...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution establishes a secular state and provides for freedom of religious thought, expression, and practice. All religious groups must register with the government. On Feb. 15, President Patrice Talon led a meeting to reconcile dissenting factions in the leadership of the Islamic Union of Benin.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and grants individuals freedom of religion in conformity with the law. The law criminalizes abuses against religious freedom. Notwithstanding these legal protections for religious freedom, widespread insecurity stifled full implementation of laws protecting...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man was sentenced to federal prison for drug and gun crimes, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Lawrence Moles II, 36, was sentenced to 130 months in prison and five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution bars the federal and state governments from adopting a state religion, prohibits religious discrimination, and provides for individuals’ freedom to choose, practice, propagate, or change their religion. Throughout the year, Shia Muslims, under the auspices of the Islamic Movement of...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution accords individuals the right to choose, change, and freely practice their religion and prohibits religious discrimination. It specifically recognizes the right of indigenous communities to express their religions freely. The constitution states the relationship between the state and...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON -The Bureau of Land Management is proposing updates to antiquated regulations governing administration of timber sales, as well as a new tool designed to streamline and improve analysis of projects designed to reduce fuel loads and improve forest health by removing dead and dying trees. Both proposals better reflect how BLM plans and analyzes timber management actions at watershed and landscape scales.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of religion, including the freedom to practice, propagate, and give expression to one’s religion, in public or in private and alone or with others. Religious and civil society groups reported the government occasionally monitored...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
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. It stipulates there shall be no discrimination based on religion. It does not address the right to convert...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of conscience, religion, thought, belief, opinion, expression, and the right to equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination based on religion. The government does not require religious groups to register, but some registered groups may receive tax-exempt...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution guarantees the freedom of religion, including 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. While religious groups are not required to register with the government...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Natural Advantage LLC a/k/a Taste Advantage LLC (“Natural Advantage"), a chemical manufacturer headquartered in Oakdale, Louisiana, entered a deferred prosecution agreement and was charged in a...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: Amtrak Police discovered the loaded weapon in the defendant’s backpack as he fled Lancaster station.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution and other laws provide for freedom of religion, including the freedom to change one’s religion, and prohibit discrimination based on religious belief. The government does not require religious groups to register and grants religious groups the right to establish and maintain private...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution protects the right of individuals to practice their religion and states religious groups are autonomous. The law cites the “exceptional importance" of Orthodox Christianity. According to minority religious groups and civil society leaders, authorities continued to provide preferential...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, including the right to worship, alone or in community with others, and to change religion or belief. Although the law requires new religious groups to register, unregistered groups were...
