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
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/.
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
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
One month after Venezuela’s fraudulent elections, many are asking, what happens now? Former U.S. diplomat Thomas Shannon recently stated that Venezuela is facing two possible futures: the Ortega Model and the Romanian Model. The first model would result in… Read More
August 23 marks two of the most decisive moments in my nation’s history. August 23, 1939 is remembered as the day that the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact divided Europe between Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. In my home of Estonia, this day… Read More
According to a recent report by Transparencia Electoral, of the supposedly 800 electoral observers or international missions that participated in the recent Venezuelan electoral process, only the identities of 100 people could be confirmed, and even less than that delivered on… Read More
VOC was honored to host congressional staffers from the House Committee On Oversight and Accountability at the VOC Museum. The group toured the galleries and met with VOC’s Dr. Adrian Zenz, Senior Fellow and Director in China Studies, to learn… Read More
Venezuelans have spoken and the 2024 presidential election has ignited the country and the world. A new report from Transparencia Electoral and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation entitled Preliminary Report on the Venezuelan 2024 Presidential Elections discusses how the… Read More
