News from May 2021
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
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. On Jan. 10, the Christian Council of Lesotho (CCL), an umbrella organization of seven...
By Homeland Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Tom Carper (D-DE), and Marco Rubio (R-FL), applauded the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for passing the Safeguarding American Innovation...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion, with certain exceptions, and protection against governmental discrimination based on creed. An antidiscrimination policy in schools adopted by the government allows students to wear religion-based clothing with their uniforms, including hijabs.
By Commerce Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the Finance Committee’s path forward in considering its jobs and infrastructure agenda...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: The Defendant also Sexually Abused A Minor over a Five-Year Period.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: Today, the Department of State transmitted its 2020 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom to the United States Congress. This Annual Report provides a detailed and factual account of the status of religious freedom in nearly 200 countries and territories and documents reports of violations and abuses committed by governments, non-state actors, and individuals. The United States is committed to promoting accountability for those responsible for such abuses.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution protects “the freedom to practice one’s religion alone or in the company of others" and prohibits discrimination based on religion. In March, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) declined to hear the case of two midwives who said the regional hospitals, and by extension the state,...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion or belief and separation of government and religion. Throughout the year, the government consulted with international legal scholars regarding draft updates to the law on religion, and on August 6, it officially requested a joint opinion from the Organization...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution establishes Islam as the state religion but stipulates followers of religions other than Islam may exercise their faith within the limits of the law. Conversion from Islam to another religion is considered apostasy, punishable by death, imprisonment, or confiscation of property, according...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience, which includes freedom of thought and religion, subject to the interests of defense, public safety, order, morality, and health, and to the protection of other persons’ rights and freedoms. The law prohibits religious discrimination and allows all...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: Republic of Cyprus. 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 does not recognize...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of faith and conscience, and it and the penal code prohibit discrimination against any religion or its members. The constitution delegates regulation of the relationship between the government and religious groups to the 26 cantons. In November, the Federal Council,...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
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 | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution declares the country a Christian nation but also has provisions that guarantee religious freedom and uphold the country’s multireligious composition. It prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of conscience and belief. Government and ruling party officials politically...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for the free exercise of all religions. Any religious group seeking official recognition must receive government approval by law, a multistep process requiring documentary support. The Bureau of Worship, a unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), continued to provide some...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion, freedom of religious practice, and state recognition of religious organizations, provided they do not contradict the constitution or the law. The government extends special benefits to nine “traditional" religious groups and more limited benefits to...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for the free practice of religious beliefs and self-governance by religious groups without government interference. By law, all faith-based organizations must register with the government to acquire legal status as an association. The government continued a campaign to combat...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 46-year-old Alton man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, announced acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution stipulates the separation of religion and state and the equality of all religions. It also protects the right of individuals to express their religious beliefs and to practice religious rituals, provided these do not violate public order or public morality. The law prohibits the government ...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution, laws, and executive decrees provide for freedom of religion and worship and prohibit discrimination based on religion. The constitution recognizes Roman Catholicism as the religion of the majority of citizens and requires Catholic instruction in public schools. According to media sources...
