Tuesday, November 22, 2016

3 Reasons We Must Remember Communist Crimes | Foundation for Economic Education

3 Reasons We Must Remember Communist Crimes | Foundation for Economic Education

" [There] are several reasons why increasing recognition of communist crimes should be an important priority: providing justice for victims and perpetrators; alleviating the oppression of the unreformed communist governments that still exist today; and ensuring that comparable atrocities are never repeated."  1

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Somin, Ilya. "3 Reasons We Must Remember Communist Crimes | Ilya Somin". Fee.org. N. p., 2016. Web. 22 Nov. 2016.

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Reports of Kidnapping in Venezuela Nearly Double in 2016

"Venezuela’s Crime Debacle: Quickie Kidnappings. (Venezuela Crisis).". 2016. Youtube. Accessed October 6 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtJkPvAfGo4.
The number of recorded kidnappings in Venezuela has increased by 88 percent over the last year, according to new figures, which help to quantify a security crisis that has all too often been obscured by the government's reluctance to release damning crime statistics. 1
1 Bargent, James. 2016. "Reports Of Kidnapping In Venezuela Nearly Double In 2016". Insightcrime.Org. Accessed October 6 2016. http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/reports-of-kidnapping-in-venezuela-near-double-in-2016.

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Russia Opens Gulag Museum in Rare Tribute to Stalin’s Victims - France 24

Russia opens gulag museum in rare tribute to Stalin’s victims - France 24

" The hi-tech museum traces the history of the Soviet Union’s brutal camp system and allows visitors to watch nearly 100 newly recorded interviews with descendants of its victims." 1

"In the USSR, the terror was denied for a long time even at a family level; forgetting was the only way to survive," said Lyudmila Sadovnikova, who created the audiovisual displays." 2

Russia Opens Gulag Museum In Rare Tribute To Stalin’s Victims -  France 24". 2015. France 24. Accessed September 18, 2016. http://www.france24.com/en/20151103-russia-gulag-museum-putin-stalin-soviet-union.

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