USCIRF Spotlight Podcast

Recent Episodes

Religious Freedom Backslides in Central African Republic

Posted June 16, 2022 • 00:19:22

USCIRF began monitoring religious freedom conditions in Central African Republic (CAR) in 2013 when the country descended into civil conflict. After...

Religious Prisoners of Conscience in Iran

Posted June 10, 2022 • 00:17:55

Iran has gone to great lengths to arrest and detain religious minorities, including Christians, Baha’is, Sunni Muslims, Sufis, and spiritualists....

Uzbekistan: Gaps in Principles and Practice

Posted June 3, 2022 • 00:17:26

Uzbekistan is one of a handful of countries that has seen dramatic improvements for religious freedom in recent years; however, religious communities...

Treatment of Asylum Seekers in the Expedited Removal Process

Posted May 20, 2022 • 00:22:26

Expedited Removal is the U.S. immigration law process that allows officers in the Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, to quickly deport noncitizens...

Content Moderation Online and its Impact on Religious Freedom

Posted May 16, 2022 • 00:26:51

To combat the human rights and religious freedom violations that have occurred as a result of online hate speech, some social media companies now regulate...