News from May 2021
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and the right to profess one’s religious beliefs. It prohibits discrimination based on religion. The Ministry of Interior (MOI) is responsible for formally recognizing churches, religious denominations, religious federations and confederations, and associations...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) as well as other laws and policies state that residents have freedom of conscience, freedom of religious belief, and freedom to preach, conduct, and participate in religious activities in public. The Bill of Rights Ordinance incorporates...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
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 | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of religion and prohibits discrimination based on religion. It states that while no religion shall have a “state character," the government shall form cooperative relations with the Roman Catholic Church and other religious faiths. The government has a bilateral agreement ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - In honor of National Police Week, Acting U.S. Attorney Fred J. Federici recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local and Tribal law enforcement. This year, the week is observed Sunday, May 9, through Saturday, May 15, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jonathan D. Larsen, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI"), and Amanda Hiller, Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department of Taxation...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Swampscott financial advisor pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to defrauding an elderly victim and her bank by stealing the victim’s retirement assets.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religious belief, with the stipulation that “religion must not be used as a pretext for drawing in foreign forces or for harming the State or social order." In July, the UN Secretary-General reported to the UN General Assembly that the country “continues to severely...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of individuals to manifest their religion or belief and prohibits religious discrimination. It names two co-princes - the President of France and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain - as joint heads of state. In accordance with the constitution,...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Meridian man was sentenced today to 52 months in federal prison for possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Kurt Thielhorn, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The law and unimplemented constitution prohibit religiously motivated discrimination and provide for freedom of thought, conscience, and belief, as well as the freedom to practice any religion. The government recognizes four officially registered religious groups: the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church,...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for the freedom of religion and for the right of individuals to choose their religion, express and disseminate their religious beliefs, and participate in religious observances and ceremonies. The constitution guarantees the separation of government and religion and stipulates...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution establishes Islam as the official religion and states no law may be enacted contradicting the “established provisions of Islam." It provides for freedom of religious belief and practice for all individuals, including Muslims, Christians, Yezidis, and Sabean-Mandeans, but does not explicitly...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A businesswoman and her employee have admitted they were responsible for selling parts of a protected species, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national previously residing in Methuen was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston to distributing fentanyl.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination “without an acceptable reason" and provides for the right to profess and practice a religion and to decline to be a member of a religious community. The law prohibits breaching the sanctity of religion, which includes blasphemy, offending that which ...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: Area Administered by Turkish Cypriots. Since 1974, the southern part of Cyprus has been under the control of the government of the Republic of Cyprus. The northern part, administered by Turkish Cypriots, proclaimed itself the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (“TRNC") in 1983. The United States ...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion, freedom to change one’s religion or belief, and freedom to express one’s religion or belief in worship, teaching, practice, and observance. The constitution prohibits discrimination based on religion. By law, the Belize Council of Churches (BCC), a board...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
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 and by tradition, the country has been governed by alternating Christian and Muslim presidents. Some Muslims...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
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...
