News from May 2021
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and grants individuals freedom of religion in conformity with the law. In September, the transition government formed after an August military coup adopted the Transition Charter, which recognized the continued validity of the 1992 constitution that...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution declares there is no state church and protects the freedom of individuals to practice their religion. It prohibits the incitement of religious hatred, violence, or discrimination. The law establishes registration of religious associations and religious societies and regulates their activities.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution declares Islam the state religion and sharia the source of all legislation. It provides for freedom of thought and expression “within the limits of the law" but does not mention freedom of religion, belief, or conscience. The law prohibits denunciation of Islam, conversion from Islam...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion, including the freedom of individuals to change their religion. Religious organizations may register as nonprofit religious institutions with the government or register as corporations, which requires an application to parliament. Early in the year, the...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution bars discrimination based on religious affiliation or belief and provides for freedom of conscience and religion, either individually or in association with others. It provides for the separation of religion and state but also recognizes the historic importance of the Roman Catholic...
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 Homeland Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Norfolk, Virginia - The fight against COVID-19 continues next week as the Norfolk Tides join FEMA, Virginia Department of Emergency Management, the Virginia Department of Health, and the City of Norfolk to provide an additional opportunity for residents to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. Fans attending the May 18th opening day game at Harbor Park will have the opportunity to be vaccinated with the single -shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Timothy Diggins, 60, of Goffstown, pleaded guilty in federal court to transportation and possession of child pornography, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution grants individuals the right to choose, practice, and change religions; it prohibits discrimination based on religion. The constitution also states secular ethics are the basis for public service and the legal system. The law requires all religious groups to register with the government;...
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 State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The country’s constitution contains written provisions for religious freedom and prohibitions against discrimination based on religious grounds. According to the religious freedom advocacy organization Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and religious leaders, the Cuban Communist Party (CCP), through...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution and other laws protect the right of individuals to choose, practice, profess, and change their religion. The law provides for freedom of religion and worship and provides for equal rights in accordance with the constitution and international law. The law requires religious groups to...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution bars discrimination based on religious affiliation or belief and provides for freedom of conscience and religion, either individually or in association with others. It provides for the separation of religion and state but also recognizes the historic importance of the Roman Catholic...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - Derrick Dwayne Thomas, 46, of Alexandria, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Dee D. Drell to 63 months in prison, followed by 4 years of supervised release, on drug trafficking charges, announced Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and individuals’ right to change, manifest, and propagate the religion of their choosing. It grants religious groups the right to establish and maintain schools and provide religious instruction. The law requires religious groups with more than 250 members...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution defines the state as secular, prohibits religious discrimination, and provides for freedom of conscience, religion, and worship. The law requires religious groups to seek government recognition by meeting legally established criteria and allows the government to shutter the premises...
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 State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution protects the right of individuals to practice their religion and states religious groups are autonomous. The law cites the “exceptional importance" of Orthodox Christianity. Minority religious groups and civil society said authorities continued to favor the Moldovan Orthodox Church (MOC).
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Two men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a drug trafficking organization that sold illegal drugs in Mercer County, New Jersey, and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of religion, including the freedom to practice, propagate, and give expression to one’s religion, in public or in private and alone or with others. Religious and civil society groups reported the government occasionally monitored...
