USCIRF Spotlight Podcast

Recent Episodes

The Persecution of Muslims in Tajikistan

Posted November 10, 2022 • 00:24:24

Tajikistan’s population is majority Sunni Muslim, with a small Shi’a Muslim community which primarily consists of ethnic Pamiris located in the...

Recovering from Genocide: The Yazidis’ Return to Sinjar

Posted November 4, 2022 • 00:41:06

Since 2014, when ISIS launched its genocidal campaign against the Yazidis—a minority ethno-religious group within the Kurdish-majority areas of Iraq,...

Civil Society’s Important Role in Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief

Posted October 27, 2022 • 00:34:57

To commemorate this year’s International Religious Freedom Day and the 24th Anniversary of the enactment of the International Religious Freedom Act...

The Legacy of Blasphemy Laws in Southeast Asia

Posted October 21, 2022 • 00:12:21

Seven out of ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) nations have blasphemy laws currently enshrined in their legal codes....

Russia’s Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses

Posted October 14, 2022 • 00:20:32

In April 2017, the Russian Federation banned Jehovah’s Witnesses as an “extremist” organization. In the five years since that designation, law...