USCIRF Spotlight Podcast

Recent Episodes

Fourth Anniversary of the Rohingya Genocide

Posted August 25, 2021 • 00:17:11

On August 25, 2017, the Burmese military, known as the Tatmadaw, launched a genocidal campaign in Rakhine State against the largely Muslim Rohingya...

The Impact of Majoritarianism on Religious Minorities in South Asia

Posted August 19, 2021 • 00:23:06

We have seen a significant deterioration in religious freedom conditions in South Asia in recent years. Blasphemy cases, forced conversions,...

Reforms in Kazakhstan Could Improve Religious Freedom

Posted August 6, 2021 • 00:21:57

The Kazakhstani government is implementing promising reforms that could...

Protests in Cuba Impact Religious Freedom

Posted July 27, 2021 • 00:22:22

Cuba’s government has long been responsible for violating its citizens right to freedom of religion or belief. In its 2021 Annual Report,...

Qur’anists in Egypt

Posted July 23, 2021 • 00:20:30

Egypt is home to over 100 million people—of which the majority identify as Sunni Muslim with a significant Coptic Christian minority. A variety...