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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. During each e... Read more

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Religious Freedom Takeaways on the Ground in Nigeria

Religious Freedom Takeaways on the Ground in Nigeria

Last month, USCIRF traveled to Abuja, Nigeria and met with Nigerian and U.S. government officials, religious communities... Read more

14 Jul 2022

25mins

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Conditions for Religious and Nonbelief Communities in Turkey

Conditions for Religious and Nonbelief Communities in Turkey

This past spring, USCIRF staff traveled to Turkey and met with religious and nonbelief communities across the country. N... Read more

7 Jul 2022

15mins

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Preview of the 2022 International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief

Preview of the 2022 International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief

On July 5 and 6, the British government will be hosting the 2022 International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Reli... Read more

1 Jul 2022

25mins

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Preview of the IRF Summit 2022

Preview of the IRF Summit 2022

Next week, from June 28 to June 30, the second annual International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit will be held in Washi... Read more

23 Jun 2022

18mins

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Religious Freedom Backslides in Central African Republic

Religious Freedom Backslides in Central African Republic

USCIRF began monitoring religious freedom conditions in Central African Republic (CAR) in 2013 when the country descende... Read more

16 Jun 2022

19mins

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Religious Prisoners of Conscience in Iran

Religious Prisoners of Conscience in Iran

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

10 Jun 2022

17mins

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Uzbekistan: Gaps in Principles and Practice

Uzbekistan: Gaps in Principles and Practice

Uzbekistan is one of a handful of countries that has seen dramatic improvements for religious freedom in recent years; h... Read more

3 Jun 2022

17mins

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Treatment of Asylum Seekers in the Expedited Removal Process

Treatment of Asylum Seekers in the Expedited Removal Process

Expedited Removal is the U.S. immigration law process that allows officers in the Department of Homeland Security, or DH... Read more

20 May 2022

22mins

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Content Moderation Online and its Impact on Religious Freedom

Content Moderation Online and its Impact on Religious Freedom

To combat the human rights and religious freedom violations that have occurred as a result of online hate speech, some s... Read more

16 May 2022

26mins

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Anti-Conversion Laws and Growing Intolerance in India

Anti-Conversion Laws and Growing Intolerance in India

Since 2020, USCIRF has recommended that India be designated a Country of Particular of Concern, or CPC, due to the India... Read more

6 May 2022

24mins

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