On April 9, VOC Senior Fellow in China Studies, Ethan Gutmann, was featured at a Hudson Institute event called “New Evidence of China’s Forced Organ Harvesting and a Proposed US Response” alongside Nina Shea, VOC Advisory Council Member and Senior… Read More
Join the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, the Catholic Information Center (CIC), and the Saint Gabriel Institute for a film screening of No Priests Left. Presented by the Catholic Information Center, No Priests Left, explores the persecution of Catholic priests under Russian… Read More
History The Victims of Communism Congressional Caucus is a bipartisan initiative in Congress dedicated to ensuring that the voices of those silenced under communist regimes are never forgotten—and that those still suffering are not ignored. By commemorating the estimated 100 million… Read More
On Thursday, March 26, Diana Nausėdienė, the First Lady of Lithuania, visited the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Nausėdienė, her delegation, and officials from the Embassy of Lithuania toured the Victims of Communism Museum, led by VOC Trustee Ambassador Aldona… Read More
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation’s Balkan Studies Initiative aims for the first time in VOC history to cover the tragedy that was communist repression in the Balkan peninsula. The Balkans—and their complex experience with communism—remain severely understudied in the… Read More
On March 17, 2026, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) presented the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom to Maximo Alvarez at the Freedom Tower in Miami, Florida. A Pedro Pan child, Alvarez is one of more than 14,000 unaccompanied minors who escaped Castro’s oppression and… Read More
VOC was honored to unveil our latest temporary gallery, A New Birth of Freedom, at the Victims of Communism Museum on March 11, 2026. Curated by the American Journey Experience, the exhibit invites visitors to learn about the principles that shape a free… Read More
Listen as Dr. Eric Patterson, President and CEO of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, joins the Breakpoint podcast to discuss Iran and Just War. Sitting down with host John Stonestreet, Dr. Patterson, explores the historic Christian just war tradition… Read More
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation was proud to host former EU Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Dr. Jan Figel, and Dr. John Eibner, International President of Christian Solidarity International, along with other friends, today at the… Read More
Read an advanced review of VOC Fellow Ethan Gutman’s new book, the Xinjiang Procedure, by Phil Hall of the Epoch Times. Any reader who comes to Ethan Gutmann’s “The Xinjiang Procedure” needs to be warned that this book offers a… Read More
