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Dr. Darsi Ferret Ramírez, 1969-2017
It is with deep sorrow that the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation marks the passing of Dr. Darsi Ferret Ramírez, a Cuban dissident and …
The Rohingya Massacres: Burma’s Shame, China’s Opportunity
This week, the Secretary-General of the UN, Antonio Guterres, warned that the Rohingya Muslim ethnic minority in Myanmar (Burma) is at risk of suffering …
Shop Steward of the Free World: The Story of Lane Kirkland
Lane Kirkland: Champion of American Labor. Arch Puddington. John Wiley & Sons Inc. $23. “Most of those present here today are workers. Creative workers. …
Stalin and the Soviet Koreans
Most Americans would probably be surprised to hear that there is a Korean diaspora in the former Soviet nations of Central Asia. The origin …
How Women Carried the Torch of Liberty
Today women (and men) worldwide celebrate International Women’s Day. In more than 100 countries, from the United States to Turkey, the day is an …
The Parallel Polis and the Arts of Freedom
The voice of Charter 77 called for a moral awakening. A group of Czechoslovak citizens had announced that they would not shrink from proclaiming …
The Moral Awakening of Charter 77
The twentieth century, a century marked by the horrors of totalitarianism, demands that we remember it. However, memory will be short-lived and ineffectual without …
Why Do Athletes Flee Communism?
Marta Karolyi (pictured above, center) is the National Team Coordinator for the back-to-back gold-medal winning U.S. gymnastics teams, and is a victim of communism. …
Martyrs of the First Atheist State
Pope Francis recently recognized 38 victims of the Albanian communist regime as martyrs to the Catholic faith and announced their upcoming beatification. Enver Hoxha’s …
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Communism Today
On July 17, 1959, Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a joint resolution of Congress that declared the third week of July to be Captive Nations …
