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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Malta
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and religious worship and prohibits religious discrimination.
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Moldova
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
The constitution protects the right of individuals to practice their religion and states religious groups are independent from the state and free to organize and operate according to their own statutes.
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Armenia
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
The constitution states that everyone has freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. It recognizes the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) as the national church and preserver of national identity but also establishes separation of religious organizations and the state.
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Spain
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
The constitution guarantees freedom of religion and prohibits discrimination based on religion.
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Norway
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and protects the right to choose, practice, or change one’s faith or life stance (belief in a nonreligious philosophy).
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Luxembourg
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
The constitution provides for freedom of religion, including the right to practice one’s religious beliefs and express one’s religious opinions in public, and it prohibits compulsory participation in religious services or observance of religious groups’ days of rest.
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Slovenia
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
The constitution provides for freedom of religion and the right of individuals to express their religious beliefs in public and private.
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Liechtenstein
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
The constitution stipulates everyone is free to choose his or her faith. It makes the state responsible for “protecting the religious.
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Ireland
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
The constitution provides for freedom of religion and prohibits discrimination on the basis of religion.
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Turkey (Türkiye)
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
The constitution defines the country as a secular state. It provides for freedom of conscience, religious belief, conviction, expression, and worship and prohibits discrimination based on religious grounds.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Bulgaria
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
The constitution provides for freedom of religion and conscience. Religious groups may worship without registering, but registered groups receive financial and other benefits and legal protections.
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Austria
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
The country’s constitutional documents provide for freedom of religious belief and affiliation and prohibit religious discrimination, including providing for an individual’s freedom of faith and conscience and the right to the public exercise of religion by churches and religious societies, the free exercise of religion for all citizens, and an individual’s right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion and provides this right to churches and religious communities.
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Andorra
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
The constitution provides for freedom of individuals to manifest their religion or beliefs and prohibits religious discrimination.
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Monaco
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
The constitution provides for freedom of religion and its public expression and prohibits compelling participation in religious ceremonies.
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Serbia
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
The constitution guarantees freedom of belief and religion, including the right to change one’s religion; forbids the establishment of a state religion; guarantees equality for all religious groups; and prohibits incitement of religious hatred.
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Albania
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and religion.
Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group Leadership Forum
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
I’m grateful to Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro and the Polish Government for hosting this Leadership Forum, and to our UK and EU colleagues for their partnership over the last year to set up the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group.
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Moroccan Foreign Minister Bourita
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
The following is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller:
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Verma’s Travel to Poland, Moldova, and Romania
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard Verma will travel to Poland, Moldova, and Romania May 14-20.
Special Envoy Fowler Travels to Rome and Prague
By State Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
Department of State Special Envoy for Global Food Security Dr. Cary Fowler will travel to Rome, Italy, May 13-21 to advance U.S. global food security priorities in support of building climate-resilient and nutritious food systems in Africa. Afterward, he will travel to Prague, Czech Republic, May 22-24 to highlight the importance of healthy soils as a way for building sustainable agricultural production and reducing food insecurity.