On September 19, Michael Sawkiw, Jr., Executive Vice President of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America and former VOC Board Trustee, received the Order of Merit from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for his work as a leader of the Ukrainian community in the United States to help bring victory closer in Ukraine’s war against Russia’s brutal aggression. In a special event at the U.S. National Archives, the President and First Lady of Ukraine addressed the U.S. government, business representatives, media, and the Ukrainian community in America as the country nears two years since Vladimir Put ..read more

In the Summer of 2017, my family’s world was shattered when we received news that 24 of my husband’s family members had gone missing, detained by the Chinese government. In September 2018, I dared to speak up about these unjust arrests, ongoing genocidal policies, and the atrocities committed against the Uyghurs, a decision that would change our lives forever. Exactly five years ago, on September 11th, my sister, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, became the victim of China’s repressive regime. My sister is an apolitical person whose only “crime” was being related to someone who spoke out against the Chinese ..read more

On December 6th, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) held its eighth annual China Forum convening scholars, international affairs experts, policymakers, and supporters from around the globe to participate in hard-hitting discussions about the increasingly aggressive nature of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and key issues in US-China relations. This year’s China Forum was viewed by an in-person and virtual audience of over 4,600 people who heard from the world’s leading experts on China and the ruling Communist Party. VOC Pr ..read more

Ken Pope, VOC’s CEO, and Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar, representing Florida’s 27th District, argue that Congress should act on the growing communist threat in America’s backyard. Read their joint op-ed published by Fox News below: “The Cuban regime has allegedly agreed to host Chinese intelligence services on the island in a multibillion-dollar deal, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article. Roughly 100 miles from American soil, this partnership would provide Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping with the unprecedented opportunity to access sensitiv ..read more

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National Seminar for Middle School and High School Educators Earlier in July, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation hosted its seventh annual National Seminar for Middle School and High School Educators. Teachers from public, private, and home schools­­ came together for a week-long event at the Victims of Communism Museum where they learned from top academic experts the foundational concepts of Communism, its history, and over 100 million victims. They also heard first-person testimony from survivors of Communist rule and received the newest tools and curriculum resources to ..read more

Arizona is the second state to pass legislation requiring that students be taught about the crimes of communist regimes. The legislation, which was championed by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC), was passed in the Arizona Senate in June and has now been signed into law by the Governor of Arizona. As a result of the legislation, Arizona social studies high school graduation requirements “must include a comparative discussion of political ideologies, such as communism and totalitarianism, that conflict with the principles of freedom and democracy essential to the ..read more

On June 10th, representatives from 15 embassies, 3 delegations, and 42 ethnic and human rights organizations gathered together with leaders of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) for the 15th annual Roll Call of Nations Wreath Laying Ceremony & Dissident Human Rights Award Presentation at the Victims of Communism Memorial on Capitol Hill. Honoring Russian Freedom Fighter Alexei Navalny This year, we were proud to present our Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom to Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader, politician, lawyer, and founder of the A ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 31, 2022 Media Contact: Sarah Hrovat voc@pinkston.co Washington, D.C. (May 31, 2022) – The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) is opening the doors of its new museum to the general public on Monday, June 13th. Located in downtown Washington, DC at McPherson Square (900 15th St NW), the Victims of Communism Museum memorializes the more than 100 million people murdered by communist regimes. Today, it is estimated that more than 1.5 billion people still live and labor under communist governments that are actively hostile to democracy as well as human and civi ..read more

A large cache of tens of thousands of files leaked to the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) from directly inside Xinjiang police networks, named the Xinjiang Police Files, contains unprecedented new information about the security and operations of the internment camps. The file cache was authenticated and analyzed by Dr. Adrian Zenz, Senior Fellow and Director of China studies at VOC, in two peer-reviewed academic papers published in the Journal of the European Association for Chinese Studies and in ChinaFile. The findings were also analyzed in partnership with several major inves ..read more