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AUT students: ‘We want to stay as a country, unified, always’

March 22, 2019

By Michael Andrew Muslim students at Auckland University of Technology have praised the gestures of kindness they have received from fellow students and the New Zealand community following last Friday’s terror attack in Christchurch when 50 people were massacred. The students reflected as New Zealand was poised for a national day of mourning vigils, including ... <a title="AUT students: ‘We want to stay as a country, unified, always’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/22/aut-students-we-want-to-stay-as-a-country-unified-always/" aria-label="Read more about AUT students: ‘We want to stay as a country, unified, always’">Read more</a>

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Christchurch terror shooting: First victims buried, calls for unity

March 21, 2019

By RNZ News As the police worked to release victims’ bodies to families by tonight, the first were buried this afternoon. Father and son, 44-year-old Khaled Mustafa and 15-year-old Hamza, were laid to rest in a Janaza service at Memorial Park Cemetery in Linwood. The service started at 12.30pm when the bodies arrived by hearse. ... <a title="Christchurch terror shooting: First victims buried, calls for unity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/21/christchurch-terror-shooting-first-victims-buried-calls-for-unity/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch terror shooting: First victims buried, calls for unity">Read more</a>

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Online hate speech ‘gives green light’ to religion, race attacks

March 20, 2019

Hate speech … “The problem of socially-conditioned hatred is so much larger and more intricate than the capacity of any sort of censorship to control it.” Image: David Robie/PMC By Michael Andrew Religion and race-based attacks will continue as a result of the rise of online hate speech, says a leading New Zealand academic. Professor ... <a title="Online hate speech ‘gives green light’ to religion, race attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/20/online-hate-speech-gives-green-light-to-religion-race-attacks/" aria-label="Read more about Online hate speech ‘gives green light’ to religion, race attacks">Read more</a>

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Christchurch terrorism attacks: NZ’s darkest hour – Friday, March 15, 2019

March 19, 2019

Selwyn Manning, editor of Evening Report, profiles the Christchurch atrocity that has outraged and shaken a peaceful South Pacific nation. Out of the blue:It was 1:39pm, Friday March 15. As was usual for a Friday, hundreds of people had turned up to pray at the Al Noor Mosque in Riccarton, Christchurch. All was peaceful, women, ... <a title="Christchurch terrorism attacks: NZ’s darkest hour – Friday, March 15, 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/19/christchurch-terrorism-attacks-nzs-darkest-hour-friday-march-15-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch terrorism attacks: NZ’s darkest hour – Friday, March 15, 2019">Read more</a>

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NZ ‘chose us to come here … to die here’, says grieving Syrian mother

March 18, 2019

Zaed Mustafa’s father and brother were killed during the Christchurch terror attacks. Image: Diego Opatowski/RNZ By Katy Gosset of RNZ A Syrian-born woman whose husband and son were killed in Friday’s terror attacks says her family was told New Zealand was the safest country in the world. For Salwa Mustafa, a slim woman in a ... <a title="NZ ‘chose us to come here … to die here’, says grieving Syrian mother" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/18/nz-chose-us-to-come-here-to-die-here-says-grieving-syrian-mother/" aria-label="Read more about NZ ‘chose us to come here … to die here’, says grieving Syrian mother">Read more</a>

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Fiji community shaken with loss of three in Christchurch mosque attacks

March 18, 2019

“You are in our prayers” … spontaneous messages pasted on the wall of the AUT Masjid at Auckland University of Technology today. Image: David Robie/PMC By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific New Zealand’s Fijian community is reeling after three people from Fiji were killed in Friday’s mosque attacks in Christchurch. The terrorist attacks, which killed ... <a title="Fiji community shaken with loss of three in Christchurch mosque attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/18/fiji-community-shaken-with-loss-of-three-in-christchurch-mosque-attacks/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji community shaken with loss of three in Christchurch mosque attacks">Read more</a>

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Police guard Ponsonby mosque as ecumenical mourners mark tragedy

March 17, 2019

A young girl with a teddy reading messages of support among the floral tributes outside Ponsonby mosque in Auckland today. Image: David Robie/PMC Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Hundreds of Auckland mourners shared prayers today for those who lost their lives in New Zealand’s double mosque attack on Friday in an ecumenical service in Ponsonby’s Sacred ... <a title="Police guard Ponsonby mosque as ecumenical mourners mark tragedy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/17/police-guard-ponsonby-mosque-as-ecumenical-mourners-mark-tragedy/" aria-label="Read more about Police guard Ponsonby mosque as ecumenical mourners mark tragedy">Read more</a>

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Papuans call for expulsion of Ambon ‘jihadist army’ cleric over unrest

March 6, 2019

Protesters march to the Papua governor’s office in Jayapura on Monday carrying a banner that reads ‘Dissolve and expel Jafar Umar Thalib and his group from Papua, because it is the land of the Gospel.’ Image: Benny Mawel/ucanews.com By Benny Mawel in Jayapura A radical Muslim cleric faces being kicked out of Papua after more ... <a title="Papuans call for expulsion of Ambon ‘jihadist army’ cleric over unrest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/06/papuans-call-for-expulsion-of-ambon-jihadist-army-cleric-over-unrest/" aria-label="Read more about Papuans call for expulsion of Ambon ‘jihadist army’ cleric over unrest">Read more</a>

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WCC mission criticises Papua rights violations in plea for ‘openness’

February 28, 2019

Villagers welcome the WCC delegation in Kaliki village near Merauke in Papua province. Image: Jimmy Sormin/WCC A special mission from the World Council of Churches has criticised the ongoing human rights violations by Indonesian security forces in the West Papua region after its five-day visit to Indonesia last week and has called for “more openness” ... <a title="WCC mission criticises Papua rights violations in plea for ‘openness’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/wcc-mission-criticises-papua-rights-violations-in-plea-for-openness/" aria-label="Read more about WCC mission criticises Papua rights violations in plea for ‘openness’">Read more</a>

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Op-Ed: Seeking Peace Needs an Enterprising Foreign Policy – Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs

November 30, 2018

Op-Ed: Seeking Peace Needs an Enterprising Foreign Policy by H.E. Mr Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey This week Istanbul will host two separate but related international conferences on mediation. One will be devoted to the state of play in the conflict map and capacity for mediation within the membership of the Organization ... <a title="Op-Ed: Seeking Peace Needs an Enterprising Foreign Policy – Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/30/op-ed-seeking-peace-needs-an-enterprising-foreign-policy-turkeys-minister-of-foreign-affairs/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: Seeking Peace Needs an Enterprising Foreign Policy – Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs">Read more</a>