USCIRF Spotlight Podcast

Recent Episodes

Religious Prisoners and State Repression in Tajikistan

Posted December 18, 2025 • 00:26:21

Since 2012, USCIRF has recommended Tajikistan for designation as a Country of Particular Concern for the government’s egregious, ongoing, and systematic...

Criminalizing Faith: The Persecution of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Pakistan

Posted December 16, 2025 • 00:33:17

Pakistan’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community continues to be severely and systematically persecuted by the government. The Pakistani government has enacted...

Cuba and Nicaragua's Escalating Crackdown on Religious Communities

Posted November 21, 2025 • 00:34:22

Cuba and Nicaragua have ranked among the world’s most repressive governments toward religious freedom for years. In 2025, exiles and civil society...

A Former Prisoner's Story and the Path to Religious Freedom in Eritrea

Posted October 17, 2025 • 00:20:56

The Eritrean government does not recognize religious communities other than the Tewahedo Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Evangelical Lutheran churches,...

The IRF Ambassador: A Key Component of U.S. Leadership on Religious Freedom

Posted October 3, 2025 • 00:33:51

The U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, often referred to as the IRF Ambassador, plays a vital role in the U.S. government’s...