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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Reflections on USCIRF's 2025 Trip to Azerbaijan

Posted May 16, 202500:37:35

The religious freedom situation in Azerbaijan remains highly restricted. The government subjects virtually all religious practices to intrusive state...

The State of Religious Freedom in India

Posted May 1, 202500:21:05

In recent years, USCIRF has reported declining religious freedom conditions in India, as the government continues to enforce and strengthen legislation...

The US-UK Special Relationship: FoRB in Focus

Posted November 15, 202400:22:40

On today’s episode of the USCIRF Spotlight Podcast, USCIRF Chair Stephen Schneck joins Senior Strategic Advisor Elizabeth Cassidy to reflect on his...

Responses to Genocide: Two Former U.S. Officials Reflect on ISIS’s Genocide in Iraq and Syria

Posted August 9, 202400:33:32

Ten years ago, the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launched a campaign of mass atrocities to achieve the religious and ethnic...

10 Years On: Ongoing Threats to Religious Minority Survivors of ISIS’s Genocide

Posted August 2, 202400:28:28

Ten years ago, the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launched a campaign of mass atrocities to achieve the religious and ethnic...