Three decades after the breakup of Yugoslavia, Serbia is still struggling to deal with its communist past. Statues of communist leaders remain. Former communist officials were voted into office, rather than face repercussions for their crimes. Josip Broz Tito, the… Read More
On Saturday, December 6, VOC held its annual Family Day at the VOC Museum to celebrate the holiday season in the spirit of hope and freedom. The event featured a reading of The Rooster who Would Not be Quiet! by Cuban author Carmen Agra Deedy,… Read More
On November 10, 2025, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC), in partnership with the Embassy of Lithuania, presented the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom to Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer. Originally given in absentia in 2020 while Ferrer was imprisoned,… Read More
Each year on November 7, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) marks National Day for the Victims of Communism to remember those who have suffered and died at the hands of communist regimes in the past, and to stand for those who are fighting… Read More
On October 27-28, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation held its 11th annual China Forum, convening leading scholars and policymakers to discuss the evolving threats from the Chinese Communist Party. This year’s Forum featured five keynote speakers, four panels, three members… Read More
On Wednesday, October 22, 2025, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation hosted its first Ladies Night at the Museum, a discussion and reception featuring VOC Chairman, Dr. Elizabeth Spalding, and Chinese Cultural Revolution survivor, Xi Van Fleet. Opening remarks were… Read More
Leading China scholars, practitioners, and policymakers will discuss Beijing’s evolving threat at Day Two of VOC’s China Forum on October 28, now at the Willard InterContinental. Join House China Select Committee Chairman Rep. John R. Moolenaar and Ranking Member Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ambassador Sam Brownback, Professor Frank… Read More
Please join the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and Florida International University’s Cuban Research Institute, CasaCuba, and FIU in Washington D.C. Center on Tuesday, October 21 at the Victims of Communism Museum for a film screening of Cuba’s Eternal Night. What… Read More
On Thursday, September 18, VOC’s Underworld Threats in the Caribbean panel, moderated by Rodrigo Diamanti, founder and president of Un Mundo Sin Mordaza, brought together Rosa María Payá, Pedro Urruchurtu, and Ronna Rísquez to discuss the regional impact of authoritarian… Read More
On Friday, August 22, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation partnered with the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC), the Embassies of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and the Polish American Congress to commemorate 36 years since the Baltic Way. The… Read More
