News from May 2021
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
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...
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: MANTEO, N.C. - Today, National Park Service South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Stan Austin and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Regional Director Leopoldo Miranda-Castro signed a Record of Decision (ROD) for a Sediment Management Framework Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore).
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and prohibits the government from taking any action to compel, prohibit, or hinder the exercise of religion. On Jan. 18, the government celebrated the annual National Day of Prayer that “welcomes all expressions of religion…without reservation or reproach.".
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a cocaine trafficking and money laundering conspiracy.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The provisional federal constitution (PFC) provides for the right of individuals to practice their religion, makes Islam the state religion, prohibits the propagation of any religion other than Islam, and stipulates all laws must comply with the general principles of sharia. Most areas of the country...
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 state religion and requires all provisions of the law to be consistent with Islam. The constitution states, “Subject to law, public order, and morality, every citizen shall have the right to profess, practice, and propagate his religion." It also states, “A person...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for fentanyl conspiracy charges.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution and other laws prohibit religious discrimination and provide for freedom of religion and worship. The law requires religious groups and faith-based organizations (FBOs) to obtain legal status before beginning operations. It also calls for legal representatives of FBOs and preachers with...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
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 DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Utica, New York man pleaded guilty yesterday to charges relating to his sale of over $1.2 million in opioid pills and counterfeit U.S. currency on multiple dark web criminal marketplaces.
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 DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for heroin and fentanyl possession and distribution charges.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The Basic Law declares Islam to be the state religion but prohibits discrimination based on religion and protects the right of individuals to practice other religions as long as doing so does not “disrupt public order or contradict morals." According to the law, offending Islam or any other Abrahamic...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
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...
By Homeland Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- After helping vaccinate more than 5 million people at our community vaccination sites, FEMA continues assisting government and nonprofit partners to continue helping these efforts. On May 11, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. announced additional efforts to increase access to COVID-19 vaccinations. These efforts include...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Florida Man Sentenced After Fraudulently Obtaining $3.9 Million in PPP Loans.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Kevin McFarlane, also known as “Jabari McBurn" and “Dexter Creque," 43, of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for firearm possession and crack cocaine distribution offenses.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and worship and equality for all, irrespective of religious belief. It grants religious groups autonomy and the right to teach their religion. Religious groups must register with the government. In contrast with the previous year, there were no incidents reported involving the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. The group resumed services and repaired houses of worship that were vandalized in 2019.
