News from June 2020
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution protects “the freedom to practice one’s religion alone or in the company of others" and prohibits discrimination based on religion. The government continued funding for a program aimed at combating racism and reducing hate crimes, including those motivated by religion, and provided additional...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), which cites the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the guidance of Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought, states that citizens “enjoy freedom of religious belief," but limits protections for religious practice to “normal religious...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution prohibits discrimination based on creed and provides for the right of individuals to change, manifest, and propagate their religious beliefs. The government recognizes six groups as religions: Hindus, Roman Catholics, Muslims, Anglicans, Presbyterians, and Seventh-day Adventists. Other...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution states the state is secular, prohibits religious discrimination, and provides for the right of individuals to choose and profess their religion. The Secretariat General of Religious Affairs (SRA) continued to issue weekly themes for inclusion in Friday sermons at mosques and Sunday sermons...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution declares the state shall respect all religions and shall ensure the freedom to perform religious rituals as long as these “do not disturb the public order." There is no official state religion. Sectarian violence continued due to tensions among religious groups that according to NGO...
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 DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jonathan Kemp, 21, of Wellsville, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with interstate communication threatening to injure a person. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution stipulates the state is independent of religion and provides for “freedom of thought, spirituality, religion, and worship, expressed individually or collectively, in public and in private." The constitution and other laws accord educational institutions the right to teach religion, including...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of religion and worship consistent with public order, social peace, and national unity. It provides for the separation of state and religion and prohibits religiously affiliated political parties. The government continued to...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - According to a federal indictment filed today, the woman accused of shooting a Columbus police officer during a search warrant on May 28 also allegedly possessed in her home fentanyl, nine firearms, nearly $20,000 in cash, 13 cell phones and multiple magazines of ammunition. An additional firearm was found in her car.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
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 10, 2020
Release: The constitution specifies Islam is the state religion and defines the national identity as being based on a single religion - Sunni Islam - but proclaims equality of rights and obligations for all, regardless of religious belief. The constitution also specifies that the principles and rules to regulate...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution defines the country as a secular state. It provides for freedom of conscience, religious belief, conviction, expression, and worship and prohibits discrimination based on religious grounds. The Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), a state institution, governs and coordinates religious ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a Lafayette, Louisiana, man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael J. Juneau, after previously pleading guilty on Jan. 21, 2020, to one count of transportation of child pornography.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution prohibits discrimination on any grounds as well as laws establishing any religion. It provides for freedom of religion, including the right of individuals to change, manifest, and propagate their religion. Although the constitution prohibits compulsory religious education, some non-Catholic...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution states that all individuals have the right to 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...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and prohibits religious organizations from exercising any political authority or receiving privileges from the state. The country remained strict in its refugee screening process, a policy the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney John Parmley (619) 546-7957.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and worship and prohibits discrimination on the basis of religion. The government granted citizenship in the first 10 months of the year to 4,026 descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled during the Inquisition. Minority religious groups said the government...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - Naeem Branch, 39, of Knightdale was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
