News from May 2021
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution establishes the separation of religion and state and the responsibility of the state to respect and protect legally recognized religious groups. In September, during a press conference, Attorney General Fernando Gomes expressed concern regarding what he said was an increase of verbal...
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 State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion. It states religion is a personal choice, and all churches and religious organizations have equal rights. A concordat with the Holy See defines relations with the Roman Catholic Church. Statutes and agreements determine relations between the government ...
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...
By Commerce Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, held a hearing to examine the events of January 6, 2021, in which insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol to disrupt a joint session of Congress convened to count the Electoral College votes of the 2020 presidential election.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution specifies the state is secular and protects the rights of all citizens to exercise their religious beliefs, consistent with the nation’s laws. Religious groups other than Roman Catholics, Protestants, and Muslims must register with the government. The government did not pass draft legislation...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution and laws provide for freedom of religion and the right to profess freely one’s faith. The constitution grants the Roman Catholic Church preferential legal status, but there is no official state religion. Several religious groups continued to express frustration that the government required...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON - A 46-year-old Houston resident has admitted to fraudulently obtaining more than $7,000 in disaster relief, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOE Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: The Initiative for Better Energy, Emissions, and Equity (E3 Initiative) makes clean heating and cooling systems like high-performance heat pumps easier to afford and install in residential and commercial buildings by advancing the research, development, and national deployment of them.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution designates Islam as the state religion, requires citizens to be Muslim, and requires public office holders, including the President, to be followers of Sunni Islam. The constitution provides for limitations on rights and freedoms “to protect and maintain the tenets of Islam." The law...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Supporting Peaceful Elections in Ethiopia. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0007583. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of...
By Homeland Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, to provide additional resources and better coordination for serious cyber-attacks or breaches that risk the safety and security of Americans has advanced in the Senate. The legislation was unanimously approved by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution declares Islam the religion of the state but safeguards “the free exercise of all forms of worship and religious rites" as long as these are consistent with public order and morality. It stipulates there shall be no discrimination based on religion. It does not address the right to convert...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides citizens with “the right and freedom to believe or not to believe in religion." The government officially recognizes four religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha’i Faith, with Buddhism paramount. Decree 315, issued in 2016 with the stated intent of clarifying...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for the separation of religion and state and stipulates all persons are entitled to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, except as required by law to protect public safety, order, health, morals, or the rights of others. It also provides for equal protection under the...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution establishes Islam as the state religion but mandates equality for persons of all faiths. The government maintained its authority over all Islamic matters and institutions, including assets and personnel of all mosques. Religious groups must register with the government, which conducts...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), which cites the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), states that citizens “enjoy freedom of religious belief," but limits protections for religious practice to “normal religious activities," without defining “normal." CCP regulations...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion as well as the right to change one’s religion. It specifies there is no state religion and stipulates equality and freedom for all religious communities. The law prohibits religious discrimination and hate speech. Religious groups, particularly the Serbian...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Three members of the Rollin’ 30s Crips street gang have been arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging they committed an armed robbery at a Beverly Hills restaurant’s crowded outdoor dining area on March 4 in which one restaurant patron was held at gunpoint and another was shot and wounded.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides all persons the right to religious freedom, including the right to engage in religious ceremonies and acts of worship. The constitution declares the country a secular state. Under the constitution, indigenous communities enjoy a protected legal structure, allowing them some...
