USCIRF Spotlight Podcast

Recent Episodes

Religious Freedom & Taliban Fears in Tajikistan

Posted September 30, 2021 • 00:22:45

For many years, USCIRF has been deeply concerned about religious freedom conditions in Central Asia, and more recently the impact of the Taliban’s...

Why the State Department Should Re-designate Nigeria as a CPC

Posted September 24, 2021 • 00:19:17

Since 2009, USCIRF has recommended that the U.S. State Department designate Nigeria a country of particular concern, or CPC, for engaging in or tolerating...

Hazara Community Threatened in Afghanistan

Posted September 17, 2021 • 453292:26:47

When Afghanistan was under Taliban control in 1996-2001, the Taliban discriminated against and violently persecuted the Hazara Shi’a community—which...

Islam in Africa

Posted September 10, 2021 • 00:17:30

Islam plays a significant role in Africa’s past and present, with at least 500 million Muslims living in Africa today. While many Muslims in Africa...

Religion, Law and Citizenship in Assam, India

Posted September 2, 2021 • 00:14:42

For the past two years, USCIRF has recommended that India be designated a Country of Particular of Concern (CPC) by the State Department due...