Australia and OceaniaMap reflects the 30 most recent Persecution Reports. Click HERE for the Map Legend.Anger In Australia As School Books ‘Write Christ Out Of History’Friday, September 2nd, 2011Australian Christians are furious over changes to the national curriculum that will drop the terms BC (Before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini) from text books, replacing them with neutral, non-religious language. West Borneo: Christians campaign tribalsSaturday, January 8th, 2011Protestant Pastor condemns West Papua tortureSaturday, October 23rd, 2010When native is tortured, it is Christians that rise to condemn Australian PM says her atheism no threat to churchFriday, July 30th, 2010Church fearful atheism will alter religious funding and laws Extremists With Caliphate on Their Minds, Not Bombs in Their BeltsSunday, July 4th, 2010Islamist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir eschews violence, but it has no problem with incendiary rhetoric about the demise of Western democracy Biblical foundation in East TimorSaturday, June 26th, 2010Update on East Timor, one of two Christian nations in Southeast Asia Australian MP Expresses Concern for Assyrians of IraqFriday, May 7th, 2010"Mr. Chris Hayes, a member of the Australian Federal Parliament, sent a letter to... the Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, regarding the continuing persecution of the Assyrians in Iraq." Southeast Asia: A profile of churchesMonday, April 19th, 2010A great rundown on the status of churches in SE Asia, with particular focus on Church of Christ Vandalized Church Billboard Remains to Mark IntoleranceTuesday, April 6th, 2010One of the rare occasions where it is hard to tell which side is doing the persecution Papua: Christians Celebrate 150 Years of EvangelisationFriday, February 5th, 2010Celebrations commemorate the arrival of the first missionaries from Germany. Senator Concetta Raises Concerns for the Assyrians in IraqFriday, February 5th, 2010Senator Concetta evokes concern over the continued persecution of Assyrians in Iraq. Australian churches rally to support Egyptian ChristiansWednesday, January 13th, 2010"Australian Christians from many denominations are set to rally with the country's Coptic community against violence directed towards Christians in Egypt." In Dong Chiem, Catholics Beaten, a Journalist Wounded and a Priest ThreatenedTuesday, January 12th, 2010A series of attacks on Catholics in Dong Chiem by police and thugs in response to protests against the destruction of a crucifix by authorities Overview of Global PersecutionWednesday, November 18th, 2009Australian paper takes a look at the state of global religious persecution Fijian Church Leaders Return to CourtTuesday, September 29th, 2009Church is being intimidated by government Village Officials Threaten to Forcibly Seize and Demolish Church Property in HenanMonday, June 8th, 2009Chinese village authorities are threatening to forcibly seize and demolish a church after church laders refused to accept a proposed exchange of property that would leave the church with half its current land in an entirely different location. The church members have been standing guard outside their church almost 24 hours a day since receiving the threats on May 26th. National Security: Secret Saudi funding of Australian institutionsThursday, February 26th, 2009Saudi Arabia is spending billions of dollars in order to spread radical Islam in Australia, Europe, Asia, North America and other parts of the world. This article discusses the strategies used by Saudi Arabia in carrying out its project. How to be a useful idiot: Saudi funding in AustraliaSaturday, October 25th, 2008Saudi Arabia has been investing close to $ 95 billion in order to spread radical Islam through out the world. What are their plans? This article describes what the Saudi Arabians are doing with some of that money in Saudi Arabia. Department told ‘bring more Christians’Saturday, July 19th, 2008Christians are highly persecuted in the countries of the Middle East and other Muslim-dominated areas of the world. Additionally, when they apply for refugee status to settle in Western countries, they are discriminated against by local Muslim officials who work for Western governments and international organizations. Australia denies visas to Iraqi WYD pilgrimsMonday, July 14th, 2008“This is a real scandal, a slap at young people who wanted to go to witness to the faith and the joy of the church’s living in Iraq despite sufferings,” |
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