News from May 2021
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of belief and the right to practice, profess, and promote any religion. Islamic leaders stated that prison officials continued to prevent some newly converted Muslim inmates from updating their religious affiliation in prison records and from meeting with Muslim clergy.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
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. The government considered public feedback on revised draft religious freedom laws...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
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 State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution prohibits restricting 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 religious groups have the freedom to organize “in accordance ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Medo Hallack, of Inwood, West Virginia, has admitted to his role in a drug conspiracy that spanned several states, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience, thought, and religion and the right to practice religion freely. Media reported that during the year, authorities released the remaining refugees, primarily Muslims, from detention facilities in Port Moresby, but the immigration status of many remained...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution establishes the country as a “secular state" but defines secularism as “protection of the age-old religion and culture and religious and cultural freedom." It provides for the right to profess and practice one’s own religion. The constitution prohibits converting persons from one religion...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitutional declaration signed in August 2019 includes several provisions protecting the right to freedom of religious belief and worship “in accordance with the requirements of the law and public order." Unlike the former constitution, it makes no reference to “sharia" or Islamic religious law...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution and the law protect the right of individuals to choose, change, and practice religion. On Oct. 2, President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a broad set of policies to combat “Islamist separatism," which he described as a “methodical organization" to create a “countersociety" in which Islamists...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution 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 maintained its...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution prohibits discrimination based on religion and provides for freedom of conscience, religion, belief, and thought. A court case involving a Rastafarian child’s ability to attend school with dreadlocks remained pending, and by court order, the child was able to attend school with his hair...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution establishes the state as secular, prohibits religious harassment, and provides for freedom of religion and worship. According to media and religious leaders, most abuses involving religious freedom occurred in the English-speaking Northwest and Southwest Regions, where a violent separatist...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and worship and prohibits discrimination on the basis of religion. During the year, the government granted citizenship to 20,854 descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled during the Inquisition and rejected 163 applicants. In March, parliament approved a ...
By Interior Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Acres: 5,517. Percent Containment: 15%. Date/Time Detected: May 8, 2021. 2:15 PM. Structures burned: 0. Number of Resources: 398. Cause: Human-under investigation. Origin/Location: 7 miles southwest of Crown King. Fire officials ask public to not drive near the Tussock Fire - observe land closures. Nearly...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for the freedom of religious choice, as long as doing so does not impinge on the rights of others or the national interest. It prohibits religious discrimination, establishment of a state religion, and formation of political parties based on religious affiliation. Two years...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of conscience and religion. It stipulates there is no official religion and the state is neutral in matters of belief, recognizes the equality and independence of religious groups, and prohibits discrimination based on religion. The government has distinct agreements...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 24-year-old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to transport illegal aliens, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution states the country is a secular state, and both it and other laws provide for the right of individuals to choose and change their religion and to practice the religion of their choice. International media reported that terrorist groups, armed insurgents, and jihadists continued their...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution “prohibits discrimination based on religious belief" and protects religious liberty, as long as the exercise of religious freedom is not “harmful to the security of the State." The law officially recognizes five religious groups: Buddhists, Muslims, Brahmin-Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: May 9-15 is National Police Week.
