News from June 2020
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 Homeland Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: DENVER, Colo. - An immigration fugitive from Mexico who is wanted in his home country was removed Tuesday by deportation officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TYLON CEASAR, 20, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant to 16 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for distributing heroin and illegally selling a firearm.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution provides for the freedom to change religion or belief and the freedom to show and spread religious belief through worship, teaching, observance, or practice. The law designates the Ekalesia A Kelisiano Tuvalu (Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu or EKT) as the state church and...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: The unpaved section of the Moose-Wilson Road in Grand Teton National Park will be temporarily closed for seasonal dust abatement beginning 4 a.m. Tuesday, June 16 and will reopen by 8 a.m. Thursday, June 18. This routine dust abatement application happens several times during the summer on the approximately one-mile of unpaved section of the seven-mile road.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution states there shall be “absolute freedom of conscience" and guarantees the free exercise of religious rites for all religious groups provided they do not disturb the public order. The constitution also states there shall be a “just and equitable balance" in the apportionment of cabinet...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida- United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Ivan Jacob Zecher (27, Jacksonville) with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and unlawful possession of an unregistered firearm. If convicted, Zecher faces up to 10 years in federal prison on each count. At a hearing on June 10, 2020, U.S. Zecher was ordered detained pending trial.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution establishes Islam as the state religion but mandates equality for persons of all faiths. The government maintained its authority over all Islamic matters and institutions, including assets and personnel of all mosques. Non-Muslim groups register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Senate Finance Chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-IA), and Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) commended the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
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...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Senate Finance Chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-IA), and Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) commended the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution recognizes Buddhism as the state’s “spiritual heritage," provides for freedom of religion, and bans discrimination based on religious belief. The constitution states religious institutions and personalities shall remain “above politics." The law restricts religious speech promoting enmity...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution and other laws provide for freedom of conscience, thought, and religion, and for freedom to change one’s religion or beliefs. Smaller churches continued to find the 750-member requirement for registration difficult to meet, although religious groups stated they could conduct most normal functions without registration.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The Kingdom of Morocco claims the territory of Western Sahara and administers the area it controls by the same constitution, laws, and structures as in internationally recognized Morocco, including laws that deal with religious freedom. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and fellow Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican members urged House Appropriators to provide funding for improved broadband mapping, which is vital for deploying broadband and bridging the digital divide.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religious belief. The 2014 Report of the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) on Human Rights in the DPRK, however, found an almost complete denial by the government of the rights to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, and in many instances, the COI determined...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution provides for the free exercise of all religions. The law establishes the conditions for official recognition of religious groups. By law, any religious group wanting official recognition must receive government approval, a multiple-step process requiring documentary support. Due to budgetary...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution, laws, and policies provide for religious freedom, subject to restrictions relating to public order, public health, and morality. The government continued to ban Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (Unification Church). The government restricted...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of conscience, thought, and religion, including the freedom to change religion or belief and to manifest and propagate one’s religion. The government continued to provide extensive support for schools operated by religious groups, including paying and certifying all teachers.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution provides for the right to practice or not to practice religion freely and prohibits discrimination based on religion. These and other rights may temporarily be suspended or restricted only in the event of a declaration of a state of war, siege, or emergency. The constitution prohibits...
