Just over a year ago, President Trump stood before Congress and told the story of Ji Seong-ho, a North Korean defector who suffered at the hands of that brutal Communist regime. This week, the president stood next to North Korea’s ruler and refused… Read More
On January 28, more than 200 guests gathered in Washington, D.C., to help the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) honor Cardinal Joseph Zen, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, with the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom. Cardinal Zen is a vocal… Read More
Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) China Studies Research Fellow Matthew Robertson appeared as an expert witness before the Independent Tribunal into Forced Organ Harvesting from Prisoners of Conscience in China, held in London on December 8-10. Robertson briefed the… Read More
On November 6, Director of Government Relations Kristina Olney represented the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) as an NGO observer at a special meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, to review the human rights situation… Read More
The North Korean regime is one of the world’s most brutal communist dictatorships, starving its people, constantly threatening nuclear war, and again murdering an American citizen. This June, Otto Warmbier was sent home in a coma after suffering 17 months… Read More
On July 20, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation‘s (VOC) Witness Project episode won an award for “Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking” at the Anthem Film Festival in Las Vegas, NV. This year’s submission, released May 17, tells the story of… Read More
On the morning of June 8, under a clear blue sky, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) convened our 11th Annual Roll Call of Nations Wreath Laying Ceremony and Presentation of the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom at our Memorial… Read More
A picture is worth a thousand words — but what if it is the wrong picture? The iconic image of “tank man” standing down armored vehicles in Tiananmen Square — long seared into public memories of June 1989 — serves… Read More
On May 18, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) co-hosted a forum on Capitol Hill with the Vaclav Havel Program for Human Rights and Diplomacy organization to discuss democracy and human rights in Cuba and Venezuela. The meeting, “A… Read More
Few things could prove our effectiveness better than being denounced by communist autocrats fearful of being exposed. Recently, thanks to efforts enabled by our generous supporters, the Cuban government paid us this honor. On February 10, we premiered a nine-minute… Read More
