The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) is proud to announce that the recipient of its inaugural Lee Edwards Award for Scholarship is Dr. Paul Kengor. The Lee Edwards Award for Scholarship is VOC’s signature honor recognizing outstanding academic achievement. Dr. Kengor is a member… Read More
A new report from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and The Coalition for Human Rights and Democracy, entitled Torture: Venezuela’s State Policy, discusses the systematic use of torture by the Venezuelan government as a tool to instill fear and suppress dissent. The report highlights: Read… Read More
VOC congratulates California for passing legislation to memorialize the victims of communism. Introduced by State Senator Janet Nguyen (R), SB 1407 was approved by California’s House of Representatives and State Senate, and signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 14, 2024…. Read More
The newest exhibit at the VOC Museum, Venezuela: The Deadly Toll of Socialism exposes the recent atrocities committed by the Chavista regime in Venezuela. Bear witness to the moving portraits of families that have lost their loved ones at the hands of… Read More
Students from Constituting America visited the VOC Museum. They toured the galleries, visited the newest temporary exhibit on Venezuela, and heard a lecture from VOC’s CEO and President Dr. Eric Patterson. To book a school tour or internship tour for your students, visit https://vocmuseum.org/tickets/.
New research from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) analyzing a leaked, full copy of the confidential audit of Volkswagen’s controversial factory in Xinjiang, China, shows that key statements made about the audit were false or misleading. According to analysis by… Read More
VOC Academic Council member F. Flagg Taylor writes for The Dispatch on the the 50th anniversary of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s “The Gulag Archipelago” a monumental work of history, politics, and literature. Read Taylor’s piece below: Can there be a duty to… Read More
Representative Mark Green (TN-07) introduced a bipartisan resolution denouncing Cuban human trafficking to call out Cuba’s medical brigades. VOC’s President and CEO Dr. Eric Patterson is quoted in the press release saying: “Cuba’s so-called ‘Medical Brigades’ are an affront to… Read More
VOC Senior Fellow David Smolansky was quoted by the Washington Post Editorial Board on Maduro’s crimes in Venezuela. As the Editorial Board writes, “Nearly a year ago, the Biden administration saw an opening for democracy in Venezuela, easing some sanctions… Read More
VOC and the Foundation for Economic Education hosted a cohort of students from across the United States for a tour of the Victims of Communism Museum and a fireside chat on the ongoing Venezuelan struggle for freedom. After visiting VOC’s new temporary gallery… Read More
