From The Killing Fields To Australia | Remembering The Victims Of Communism

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Youhorn Chea fled the Khmer Rouge’s killing fields of Communist Cambodia for a better life in Australia. Hear his firsthand story of the depravity of Communism and the destruction and atrocity it brought his family and his birth country.


On 7 November, we remember the victims of Communism. This day serves as a solemn reminder of the estimated 100 million lives lost under communist regimes worldwide and highlights the ongoing fight for freedom for those still living under oppressive totalitarian regimes.

Remembering this history is crucial to ensuring that those considering collectivism understand its impact on individual rights and freedoms. Remembering the victims and learning from history is essential to safeguarding liberty.

Youhorn Chea fled the Khmer Rouge’s killing fields of Communist Cambodia for a better life in Australia. Hear his firsthand story of the depravity of Communism and the destruction and atrocity it brought his family and his birth country.

Communism, while ideologically framed as a means to promote equality and shared ownership, has resulted in the suppression of individual rights, and the brutal implementation of collectivist policies. Wherever communist ideology has taken hold it has quickly led to terror, torture, famine, mass deportations and massacres.

To find out more visit: ipa.org.au/victimsofcommunism

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