VOC’s President and CEO, Dr. Eric Patterson, co-authored an op-ed with former governor and U.S. senator from Kansas Sam Brownback, on the plight of the Venezuelan people as they strive to restore democracy in their country. As the authors write, “when… Read More
Democracy is once again on the ballot in Venezuela, but will the people’s voice be heard? A new report from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, Transparency Electoral, and Mi Voto Cuenta, examines Venezuela 2024 Elections: Competing Under Autocratic Conditions.
Rushan Abbas is Founder and Executive Director of Campaign for Uyghurs, a non-profit dedicated to countering the Uyghur genocide. She joined VOC’s President Emeritus, Amb. Andrew Bremberg, to speak about her life and work, fighting against the persecution of her… Read More
Democracy is once again on the ballot in Venezuela, but will the people’s voice be heard? A new report from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, Transparency Electoral, and Mi Voto Cuenta, examines Venezuela 2024 Elections: Competing Under Autocratic Conditions.
Any society that claims to be a democracy must uphold fundamental freedoms such as freedom of religion, thought, assembly, expression, an orderly and transparent legal process and, importantly, freedom of the press. This is certainly not the case of Russia… Read More
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
Without a rapid paradigm shift, the ramifications of CCP interventionism may never be undone. Hong Kong will succumb to Captive Nation status, and the generational work of erecting a marvel of republicanism will be lost forever.
VOC’s President and CEO, Dr. Eric Patterson, writes for Providence Magazine on the importance of striving for freedom for those still living in communist countries.
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
