France and New Zealand jointly launch a new initiative ‘Christchurch Call’ against online extremism

At Paris summit, French President Emmanuel Macron and New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern launched an ambitious new initiative to eliminate terrorist and violent content online. The initiative, “Christchurch Call”, was pushed by Ms Ardern after a white supremacist gunned ..

Tags: Ardern • Christchurch • Christchurch Call to Action Summit • Christchurch mosque shootings • Internet censorship

Pakistan: People form human image of Christchurch mosque

Many thousands of Pakistanis Muslims all dressed in white have gathered in the Jhang city to form a human image of the New Zealand’s Al Noor mosque in the city of Christchurch where around 50 people were killed in a ..

Tags: Al Noor Mosque • Alt-right • Anti-Muslim sentiment • Christchurch • Christchurch mosque shootings

New Zealand’s MPs vote to change Gun laws

New Zealand’s parliament has voted to pass the gun reform bill 119-1 to prohibit military-style semi-automatic weapons, aftermath of the Christchurch attacks which killed 50 people. It is expected to become law within the next few days after receiving royal ..

Tags: Christchurch • Christchurch mosque shootings • Countries • Islamophobia • Jacinda

New Zealand Announces Ban on Military-Style Semi-automatics and Assault Rifles

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a ban on all military-style semi-automatic weapons, assault rifles and high-capacity magazines. New Zealand has decided to overhaul gun laws in the country in the backdrop of the Christchurch mosque shootings. It ..

Tags: Assault rifles • Christchurch • Christchurch mosque shootings • Military-Style Semi-automatics • New Zealand

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019