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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50 Years and Counting: The Continued Closure of Halki Seminary in Turkey

Posted May 20, 202100:19:03

 

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

Posted May 14, 202100:15:13

 

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

Posted May 6, 202100:17:44

Since 1979 Iran’s government has shown a consistent disregard for the rights of religious minority communities who  run afoul of the government’s...

Refugee Resettlement and Religious Freedom

Posted April 30, 202100:21:37

The program to resettle refugees to the United States has existed since 1980, with strong bipartisan support. Earlier this month, President...

USCIRF Releases 2021 Annual Report with Recommendations for U.S. Policy

Posted April 22, 202100:19:57

USCIRF released its 2021 Annual Report documenting developments over the past year, and providing policy recommendations to enhance the U.S....