USCIRF Spotlight Podcast

Recent Episodes

The 5th Anniversary of the Rohingya Genocide

Posted August 25, 2022 • 00:20:23

August 25 marks the fifth anniversary of the start of the Burmese military’s genocidal campaign against the Rohingya people. The violence resulted...

Troubling Signs of Religious Freedom in Sri Lanka

Posted August 19, 2022 • 00:25:54

Sri Lanka is an ethnically and religiously diverse country but has had a history of intercommunal violence, most recently heightened in the decade following...

The Impact of Malaysia’s Dual Legal System on Religious Freedom

Posted August 11, 2022 • 00:19:00

Malaysia maintains a unique dual legal system divided into civil and religious courts. In recent decades, the influence of these religious courts, which...

Russia’s Religious Freedom Violations in Ukraine

Posted August 4, 2022 • 00:22:21

In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale and unprovoked military invasion of Ukraine, falsely claiming that it aimed to “demilitarize” and...

U.S. Policy Advances for International Religious Freedom Over the Past Year

Posted July 28, 2022 • 00:24:05

USCIRF is mandated by Congress to make independent policy recommendations to the president, secretary of state, and Congress that would help improve...