News from May 2021
By DOE Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Full Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following joint statement today after the Department of Energy (DOE) briefed the Committee on the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline...
By Commerce Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.- Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers delivered opening remarks at Wednesday’s Health Subcommittee hearing with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.
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 Commerce Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following joint statement today after the Department of Energy (DOE) briefed the Committee on the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of religion and religious expression. It grants equality before the law for all individuals regardless of religious belief. An amendment to the constitution cites five religious groups that automatically receive tax exemptions ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Leonard C. Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ELIEZER PEREZ, also known as “Ka-King," 42, of Hartford, pleaded guilty yesterday via videoconference before U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, oxycodone.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution states that the country is secular, prohibits religious discrimination, provides for freedom of religion, bans the use of religion for political ends, and stipulates impositions on freedom of conscience stemming from “religious fanaticism" shall be punishable by law. In June, all 18...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution defines the country as a secular state and provides for freedom of religion. The Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA), part of the Ministry of Information and Social Development (MISD), is responsible for religious issues. According to local and international observers, authorities...
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry Chair Abigail Spanberger delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled "Title II Conservation Programs: Exploring Climate Smart Practices"...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: The Acting United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Michael Gonzalez, 32, was sentenced today to time served, which was a period of over 13 months of imprisonment, for making a false statement in connection with the attempted acquisition of a firearm. Chief Judge Geoffrey Crawford also ordered that Gonzalez serve a three-year period of supervised release.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution, laws, and policies provide for religious freedom, subject to restrictions relating to public order, public health, and morality. The government continued to ban Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (Unification Church). It restricted speech or...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution requires the separation of religion and the state, establishes freedom of religious choice and practice, prohibits religious discrimination, and stipulates the government shall not interfere in the practice of any religion, nor shall any religion interfere in the affairs of the state.
By Interior Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: PHOENIX - Effective 8 a.m. Friday, May 14, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Phoenix and Colorado River Districts, the Prescott National Forest, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, the Tonto National Forest and the Tonto National Monument will implement campfire and smoking restrictions...
By Commerce Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following remarks at Wednesday’s Health Subcommittee hearing with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution protects freedom of conscience, including freedom of thought and religion. The criminal code prohibits the publication and sale of blasphemous language; however, the code is not enforced. The government continued to review its religious affairs program to determine appropriate resource...
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 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: West Bank and Gaza Strip residents are subject to the jurisdiction of separate authorities, with different implications on the fabric of life. Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are subject to Jordanian and Mandatory statutes in effect before 1967, military ordinances enacted by the Israeli military...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and worship and of religious instruction. There is no official state religion. Religious organizations may register with the government under the regulations provided for nonprofit corporate bodies. Religious minority groups continued to report instances...
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...
