USCIRF Spotlight Podcast
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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 episode, Director of Outreach and Policy Dwight Bashir features a special guest to dive deeper on various topics and breaking developments that impact the universal right to freedom of religion or belief around the globe.
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Released But Not Free: State Restrictions on FoRB Targeting Released Religious Prisoners of Conscience
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May 08, 2026 |
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Universal Jurisdiction as a Tool for Accountability in Burma
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May 05, 2026 |
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International Accountability for Burma's Atrocities Against Religious Minorities
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May 05, 2026 |
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Advancing FoRB Through Targeted Programming
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Independent Media and its Essential Role in Promoting FoRB throughout Central Asia
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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The Status of FoRB in North Korea: A Conversation with North Korean Escapees
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Religious Freedom Under Threat: Enforced Disappearances in Malaysia
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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A Conversation with a Legal Expert on Vietnam: FoRB in Focus
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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U.S. Policy Addressing China’s FoRB Abuses against Uyghurs
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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A Lifeline for Iran's Persecuted Religious Minorities
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Youth Voices Advancing Religious Freedom in East Africa
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Findings from USCIRF’s Delegation to Central Asia
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Egypt's Continued Repression of Religious Minorities
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Religious Prisoners and State Repression in Tajikistan
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Criminalizing Faith: The Persecution of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Pakistan
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Cuba and Nicaragua's Escalating Crackdown on Religious Communities
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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A Former Prisoner's Story and the Path to Religious Freedom in Eritrea
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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The IRF Ambassador: A Key Component of U.S. Leadership on Religious Freedom
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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China’s Religious Freedom Violations on the Basis of Article 300
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Religious Freedom in Sudan: Navigating Instability and Civil War
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Blasphemy and FoRB in Nigeria: A Conversation with Mubarak Bala
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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The Status and Significance of CPC, SWL, and EPC Designations: A Conversation with Former USCIRF Chair Stephen Schneck
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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The Extensive Reach of Chinese Transnational Repression
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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The Abuse of Extremism Laws in Central Asia
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May 30, 2025 |
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Religious Freedom as Syria Transitions After Assad
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May 23, 2025 |
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Reflections on USCIRF's 2025 Trip to Azerbaijan
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May 17, 2025 |
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The State of Religious Freedom in India
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May 01, 2025 |
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The US-UK Special Relationship: FoRB in Focus
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Responses to Genocide: Two Former U.S. Officials Reflect on ISIS’s Genocide in Iraq and Syria
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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10 Years On: Ongoing Threats to Religious Minority Survivors of ISIS’s Genocide
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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The Religious Garb Ban that Undermines the Olympic Spirit
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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USCIRF's Spirit of Bipartisanship
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Shortcomings of the State Department’s CPC Designations
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Violence Against Tribal Christians in Manipur, India
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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The State of Religious Freedom in Algeria
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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USCIRF’s FoRB Victims List: Background and 2022 Updates
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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State Favored Religions’ Impact on Religious Freedom
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Differences Between Religious Tolerance and Religious Freedom
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Breaking Down the State Department’s IRF Designations
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Reflecting on USCIRF’s Visit to Cox’s Bazar
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Preview of the IRF Summit 2023
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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The Alevi Struggle for Rights in Turkey
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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The Suffocating Hold of HTS on Northwest Syria
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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The Persecution of Muslims in Tajikistan
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Recovering from Genocide: The Yazidis’ Return to Sinjar
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Civil Society’s Important Role in Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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The Legacy of Blasphemy Laws in Southeast Asia
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Russia’s Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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The Nexus of Religious Freedom & Women’s Rights in Iran
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Turkmenistan’s Tight Grip on Religious Freedom
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Religious Prisoners of Conscience in Kazakhstan
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Deteriorating Religious Freedom Conditions in Nicaragua
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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The Plight of Christians in China
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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The 5th Anniversary of the Rohingya Genocide
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Troubling Signs of Religious Freedom in Sri Lanka
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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The Impact of Malaysia’s Dual Legal System on Religious Freedom
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Russia’s Religious Freedom Violations in Ukraine
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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U.S. Policy Advances for International Religious Freedom Over the Past Year
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Deteriorating Religious Freedom Conditions in South Asia
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Religious Freedom Takeaways on the Ground in Nigeria
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Conditions for Religious and Nonbelief Communities in Turkey
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Preview of the 2022 International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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Preview of the IRF Summit 2022
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Religious Freedom Backslides in Central African Republic
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Religious Prisoners of Conscience in Iran
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Uzbekistan: Gaps in Principles and Practice
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Treatment of Asylum Seekers in the Expedited Removal Process
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May 20, 2022 |
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Content Moderation Online and its Impact on Religious Freedom
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May 16, 2022 |
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Anti-Conversion Laws and Growing Intolerance in India
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May 06, 2022 |
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USCIRF Releases 2022 Annual Report with Recommendations for U.S. Policy
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Persecuted Christians Around the World
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Nontheists Facing Challenges to Freedom of Belief
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Rohingya Genocide Determination and Accountability
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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The Status of Religious Freedom for the Baha’i Community
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Implications of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Part 2: The Religious Regulation Framework
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Implications of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Part 1: The “Denazification” Narrative
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Iraq’s Beleaguered Religious Minority Communities
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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The Grim Backdrop to the Beijing Olympics
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Nicaragua’s Assault on Religious Freedom
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Christians in Extreme Danger in Afghanistan
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Worrying Trends for Religious Freedom in Central and Eastern Africa
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Pakistan’s Laws Enable Islamist Extremism
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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State Department Designations and USCIRF Recommendations: Where do they line up?
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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An Update on Religious Freedom Conditions in Turkey
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Renewed Concerns Over Religious Tensions in Bosnia
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Uzbekistan’s Religious and Political Prisoners
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Religious Tolerance Efforts in the Middle East
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Political Instability Fuels Decline for Religious Freedom in Malaysia
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Algeria’s Increasing Hostility Towards Religious Minorities
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Abuses of Traditional Religion in Russia
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Ahmadiyya Muslims Face Persecution, Discrimination, and Hostility
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Religious Cemeteries as Targets of Destruction
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Saudi Arabia’s Religious Reforms Not Enough
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Religious Freedom & Taliban Fears in Tajikistan
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Why the State Department Should Re-designate Nigeria as a CPC
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Hazara Community Threatened in Afghanistan
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Islam in Africa
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Religion, Law and Citizenship in Assam, India
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Fourth Anniversary of the Rohingya Genocide
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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The Impact of Majoritarianism on Religious Minorities in South Asia
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Reforms in Kazakhstan Could Improve Religious Freedom
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Protests in Cuba Impact Religious Freedom
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Qur’anists in Egypt
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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Central African Republic: From Sectarian Violence to Progress on Religious Freedom
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Sivas Massacre and Turkey’s Persecution of the Alevi Community
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Ethiopia’s Tigray Massacre and Implications for Religious Freedom
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Do USCIRF Policy Recommendations Get Implemented?
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Top Priorities of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Bahrain Takes Steps to Improve Religious Freedom
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Enforcing Blasphemy Laws Have Dire Consequences
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May 27, 2021 |
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50 Years and Counting: The Continued Closure of Halki Seminary in Turkey
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May 20, 2021 |
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Violent Insurgents in the Sahel Region of Africa
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May 14, 2021 |
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Religious Restrictions in Iran
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May 06, 2021 |
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Refugee Resettlement and Religious Freedom
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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USCIRF Releases 2021 Annual Report with Recommendations for U.S. Policy
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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The State of Religious Freedom in Vietnam
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Indonesia’s State Ideology of Pancasila
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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China Sanctions U.S. Religious Freedom Officials
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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Governments Using Shari’a to Impose Death Sentences on LGBTI Persons
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Shifting Trends of Religious Freedom in Egypt
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Uzbekistan: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Santería in Cuba
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Repercussions of the Burma Coup for Rohingya Muslims
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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The Situation in Sinjar
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Unrest in Russia
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Religious Freedom Priorities for the Biden Administration
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Uyghur Genocide
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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2021 Update on Religious Freedom Conditions
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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Nigeria: A Country of Particular Concern
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Legal Restrictions to Religious Freedom in Brunei
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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Ritual Slaughter Laws and their Impact on Religious Freedom
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Global Blasphemy Laws
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Vulnerable Religious Communities in Pakistan
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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UN Human Rights Systems that Promote Religious Freedom
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Sudan: Will removal from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list impact Religious Freedom?
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Religious Persecution in Iran
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Fulani Communities
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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How Current Unrest Impacts Religious Freedom in Belarus
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Oct 09, 2020 |