Today, Rep. Chris Smith chaired a hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on forced organ harvesting in China, for which Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) China Studies Fellows, Matthew P. Robertson and Ethan Gutmann, gave expert testimony. This hearing comes after the release of a groundbreaking VOC… Read More
On May 9, 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that designates November 7 as “Victims of Communism Memorial Day” in remembrance of and honoring those who have died and suffered under communist regimes. Governor DeSantis said… Read More
Midge Decter, best known for her leadership of the neoconservative movement, died at the age of 94 on May 9, 2022. The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) was proud to present our Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom to Midge Decter… Read More
The Victims of Communism – St. Louis Commission (VOC-STL) hosted its second annual Loyalty Day event, designated this year to support the people of Ukraine and stand against the actions of Vladimir Putin. Speakers included local residents from Ukraine, Cuba,… Read More
At this critical moment, heavy weapons and more of everything are what’s needed for the Ukrainian military to counter and defeat the new Russian offensive in the Donbas. But what about the next few weeks, months, and potentially, years? The… Read More
On Wednesday, April 13, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) and IPVM, a video security and surveillance research group, hosted a press conference with a Xinjiang concentration camp survivor, Ovalbek Turdakun, and his family, who are Christians originally from Kyrgyzstan and who… Read More
Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian democracy activist, politician, author, and filmmaker—and frequent Kremlin critic—was arrested yesterday in Moscow by Russian authorities. His arrest comes the same day as CNN published an interview with him in which he criticizes Putin’s regime. The… Read More
The Missouri Senate has unanimously voted to designate November 7 as “Victims of Communism Memorial Day” in remembrance of and honoring those who have died and suffered under communist regimes. Ambassador Andrew Bremberg, along with the VOC Board of Trustees, praised… Read More
