Every year at the United Nations headquarters, a resolution condemning the so-called U.S. “blockade” against Cuba is overwhelmingly approved. Beyond the technical discussion—because it is not a blockade, but rather an economic embargo with very different legal and practical implications—the… Read More
In the latest International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) exposé, China Targets: Transnational Repression Hits Home, VOC and Dr. Adrian Zenz played a critical role in bringing to light China’s expanding efforts to intimidate and suppress dissent beyond its borders. VOC shared with the investigation team… Read More
On April 24th, representatives from 16 embassies, 3 delegations, and 41 ethnic and human rights organizations gathered together with leaders of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation for the 18th Annual Roll Call of Nations Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Victims of… Read More
On Thursday April 10, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) and Joe Wilson (SC-2) joined Dr. Eric Patterson, President and CEO of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, to re-launch the Congressional Victims of Communism Caucus. The representatives announced their priorities for the 119th Congress, from educating… Read More
European double standards in foreign policy are nothing new—the latest reactions to the United States’ sanctions on Venezuelan oil provide yet another glaring example in a sea of switchbacks and hypocrisy. Once again, Europe proves that when it comes to… Read More
On April 2, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and Hillsdale College were honored to host a book signing and discussion with Senator Tom Cotton on his must-read Seven Things You Can’t Say About China at the VOC museum. Seven Things You Can’t Say About China is… Read More
A new report from Agnes Tycner, VOC’s 2022-2023 Research Fellow in Polish Studies, examines how Pope John Paul II fought communism in Poland by restoring human dignity and renewing a lost hope. As Tycner writes in Taking Down Communism From… Read More
Estonia is one of the smallest countries in Northeast Europe. Due to its location, it has been invaded and occupied throughout history. Estonia would not gain democratic independence until 1918, but this was short lived with the onset of World War… Read More
Before the Baltic Ministerial event at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation on March 25, CNN conducted a remote interview with Baiba Braze, the Latvian Foreign Minister, at the VOC Museum. The Minister discussed Russia’s war in Ukraine, US sanctions… Read More
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation was honored to host the Baltic Foreign Ministers for a discussion at the VOC Museum on March 25, 2025. H.E. Kęstutis Budrys, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, H.E. Baiba Braže, Minister of Foreign Affairs of… Read More
