USCIRF Spotlight Podcast

Recent Episodes

Uzbekistan: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Posted March 11, 2021 • 00:17:34

There have been notable improvements to religious freedom conditions in Uzbekistan in recent years. The government’s ongoing effort to revise...

Santería in Cuba

Posted March 4, 2021 • 00:20:10

Santería is a syncretic religion that incorporates elements of Catholicism with the religion of the Yoruba people, who were brought as slaves to Cuba...

Repercussions of the Burma Coup for Rohingya Muslims

Posted February 25, 2021 • 00:24:10

On February 1, 2021, the Burmese military declared the results of the November 2020 democratic elections to be invalid, enacted a one-year...

The Situation in Sinjar

Posted February 18, 2021 • 00:20:38

In recent years, northern Iraq has become a battleground for Turkish armed forces and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). In June 2020, Turkey...

Unrest in Russia

Posted February 12, 2021 • 00:21:49

Russia is currently experiencing ongoing, widespread anti-corruption protests. These protests demonstrate the largest challenge to government...