USCIRF Spotlight Podcast
Welcome to a new weekly podcast series called “USCIRF Spotlight” hosted by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent federal advisory body.
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Recent Episodes
Bahrain Takes Steps to Improve Religious Freedom
For the first time in years, Bahrain was not included in the list of countries that USCIRF recommends for the State Department’s Special Watch...
Enforcing Blasphemy Laws Have Dire Consequences
Blasphemy laws criminalize expression that insults or offends religious doctrines. Such laws are often used to restrict freedom of religion...
50 Years and Counting: The Continued Closure of Halki Seminary in Turkey
It’s been 50 years since the Turkish government closed the Greek Orthodox Theological School of Halki, also known as the Halki Seminary....
Violent Insurgents in the Sahel Region of Africa
The central Sahel region of West Africa is currently home to an extremely complex and fluid landscape of Islamist insurgent actors that stem...
Religious Restrictions in Iran
Since 1979 Iran’s government has shown a consistent disregard for the rights of religious minority communities who run afoul of the government’s...
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