The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation hosted the Global Peace Foundation and the North Korea Young Leaders Assembly for a special forum highlighting the voices of North Korean escapees. The program featured panel discussions with young defectors, many of whom… Read More
VOC awarded the 2023 Dissident Human Rights Award to Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian pro-democracy activist, historian, journalist, and television host for his lifelong advocacy for democracy and human rights in Russia, no matter the cost.
The socialist policies of dictator Hugo Chávez — and his successor-tyrant, Nicolás Maduro — have caused a horrific humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. Inflation is set to hit 1,000,000%, long-dormant diseases like malaria have surged, and food is so scarce the… Read More
Each July, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) marks Captive Nations Week, first observed in 1959 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, by recognizing those peoples and nations suffering under communist and other totalitarian regimes. The week began early with… Read More
