Jeremy P. Barker

Director, Middle East @RFInstitute | PhD researcher @IDS_UK | cofounder @EDGEInstitute | Husband & Father | Seeking a city to come, working for impact here

[Jeremy P. Barker @jaybark7]

@ckalu13 @PollaGarmiany We are doing work now with LLMs and Kurdish dialects (Sorani, Behdini, and Kurmanji). Would love to compare notes/collaborate.

[Jeremy P. Barker @jaybark7]

The most encouraging work are local efforts addressing these threats and working to build a society that embraces human dignity and the rights and freedoms of all citizens, including religious and ethnic communities.

Read the article @vvanwilgenburg:

https://t.co/zRnHpxzdA5

[Jeremy P. Barker @jaybark7]

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bi-partisan resolution reaffirming support for religious minorities in Iraq.

The effort was led by @RepSlotkin @RepJames @RepMoolenaar + advocacy from @indefchristians @IrfRoundtable and more.

[Jeremy P. Barker @jaybark7]

The threats are not just from ISIS, "but the loss of property, erasure of religious cultural heritage, and exploitation of political representation that has led many to struggle to envision a future in the lands that their communities have called home for hundreds of years.”

[USCIRF @USCIRF]

🚨 USCIRF released a new contracted report by @RFInstitute that assesses the US government’s use of #CPC designations over the 25 years since #IRFA was enacted & makes recommendations to improve the effectiveness of these designations. https://t.co/tRoNqSOHtM

[Jeremy P. Barker @jaybark7]

@ShivanFazil @BU_Tweets Excellent! So excited for you, Shivan.

[RFI Middle East @RFIMiddleEast]

With an election coming in the UK, religious freedom policy should be a priority issue.
At its core, religious freedom is about liberty and human dignity. It is an important foundation for flourishing societies.
Miles Windsor (@RFInstitute) @Newsweek:
https://t.co/6H9zADblvT

[Free Ryan Corbett @freeryancorbett]

Today, attorneys acting on behalf of Ryan filed urgent petitions before the @UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, @DrAliceJEdwards, and the UN Working Group for Arbitrary Detention, seeking the UN's help in securing Ryan's immediate release from Taliban custody.

[Jeremy P. Barker @jaybark7]

@wrodgers2 @BilalWahab @auisofficial Congratulations!

[RFI Middle East @RFIMiddleEast]

"The Bruce Bill, if passed, represents a significant victory for those who’ve been fighting this cause throughout many years," Miles Windsor writing on the International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill in debate @UKParliament today. | @UK_FoRBEnvoy

https://t.co/BCN5rPgCJm

[Jeremy P. Barker @jaybark7]

@pmandaville Congratulations, @pmandaville! A great addition to push forward such vital work.

[RFI Middle East @RFIMiddleEast]

030 | Findings from @pewresearch 14th annual Global Restrictions on Religion research with Samirah Majumdar @PewReligion and @jaybark7 @RFInstitute

Listen here and most major podcast platforms:

https://t.co/o0iTTpvrE0

[Jeremy P. Barker @jaybark7]

@farazsanei Congratulations!

[Coalition for Just Reparations @c4jrOrg]

🎧 Listen to @RFIMiddleEast's latest podcast with Mairéad Smith (@maireadnigabhan) and @jaybark7, on the Coalition for Just Reparations (#C4JR)’s recent More Than "Ink on Paper" report, Taking Stock Three Years After Adoption of the #YazidiSurvivorsLaw. ➡️ https://t.co/U79TrXqb2g

[Jeremy P. Barker @jaybark7]

@nathanbaugh27 ✍️

[RFI Middle East @RFIMiddleEast]

“Where do we want to take freedom of religion or belief in Lebanon? What is the current state? We realized we don’t have a founding document, a Lebanon produced report covering these topics”

Hear more about the National Working Group on FoRB with @fadi_hachem

[Jeremy P. Barker @jaybark7]

@jaklocek Congratulations, Jason! Well done.

[Sarhang Hamasaeed @sarhangsalar]

THREAD: Video of discussion "Nobody’s Listening: Supporting the #Ezidi/#Yazidi Community 10 Years After Genocide" co-hosted by @USIP and @CPG_USHMM. #Iraq #Ezidi #Yezidi #ISIS #Sinjar
https://t.co/0DoGN4KDsd

[Jeremy P. Barker @jaybark7]

@Bezner Agreed!