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Turkey lands on USCIRF's special watch list over religious freedom violations

Once again, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended in its 2023 Annual Report that Turkey be placed on the Special Watch List for engaging in or tolerating severe violations of religious freedom. Tugba Tanyeri Erdemir, the coordinator of ADL's Task Force on Middle East Minorities and a non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institute, joins Thanos Davelis to look at religious freedom conditions in Turkey and highlight the key issues raised in USCIRF’s report. We also explore what steps the US can take to move things in the right direction on religious and human rights in Turkey.

Read USCIRF’s Annual Report here: 2023 USCIRF Annual Report

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Athens pushes back against Tripoli maritime zone claims

Christodoulides meets Macron in Paris

Macron affirms support on Cyprus problem

President meets top Total executives in Paris

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