Since the first federal proclamation by President Eisenhower in 1959, U.S. administrations have observed Captive Nations Week to champion the rights of those oppressed by communist and other totalitarian regimes. This year, President Biden outlined the captive nations threat across the… Read More
New research from a leading China expert details widespread sexual abuse and torture against Uyghurs in Xinjiang’s mass internment camps.
April 25, 2024, marked the 50th anniversary of the 1974 non-violent Carnation Revolution in Portugal: a joyful anniversary marking the end of the authoritarian “New State” dictatorship that had been in power for over 40 years. Not all Portuguese, however,… Read More
On July 10th, the Center for Free Cuba, with the support of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, hosted a vigil in front of the Cuban Embassy as a sign of protest for the political prisoners of the July 11, 2021 protests in Cuba, and many other victims of the Cuban regime.
If any event exemplifies the perverse essence of the Castro brothers’ gangster regime, the sinking of the “13 de Marzo” tugboat in July 1994 would undoubtedly be one of the most infamous, despite the long list of crimes committed by Cuba’s communist dictatorship.
Through VOC’s Online Bookstore, read about the history and the crimes of communism from VOC’s experts, staff, academic council members, and witnesses. Bolster your knowledge of communism’s destructive past and present with supplementary material from VOC’s curriculum.
VOC’s President and CEO Dr. Eric Patterson writes for Fox News on marking World Refugee Day and remembering the victims of authoritarian regimes that have been forced to flee their homes throughout history.
VOC’s President and CEO, Dr. Eric Patterson, writes for Providence Magazine on the importance of celebrating Flag Day and simultaneously remembering those around the world who are not free.
Hernán Alberro, Program Manager for VOC’s Latin American Studies Program, writes on the Cuban and Russian alliance and the danger of a new Cuban missile crisis.
