USCIRF Spotlight Podcast

Recent Episodes

Preview of the IRF Summit 2023

Posted December 6, 2022 • 00:29:03

The third annual International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit will be held in Washington, DC on January 31-February 1, 2023. The IRF Summit is an annual...

The Alevi Struggle for Rights in Turkey

Posted November 25, 2022 • 00:28:36

Alevis constitute the largest religious minority in Turkey and have faced persistent obstacles to the exercise of their religious freedom. In October...

The Suffocating Hold of HTS on Northwest Syria

Posted November 18, 2022 • 00:26:09

More than a decade after the onset of Syria’s civil war, the conflict continues with multiple state and non-state actors vying for power. Today,...

The Persecution of Muslims in Tajikistan

Posted November 10, 2022 • 00:24:24

Tajikistan’s population is majority Sunni Muslim, with a small Shi’a Muslim community which primarily consists of ethnic Pamiris located in the...

Recovering from Genocide: The Yazidis’ Return to Sinjar

Posted November 4, 2022 • 00:41:06

Since 2014, when ISIS launched its genocidal campaign against the Yazidis—a minority ethno-religious group within the Kurdish-majority areas of Iraq,...