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'Scared' Muslims avoid Christchurch mosques
AFP, Published on 12/04/2019
» CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: Four weeks on from the New Zealand mosques massacre, the Christchurch Muslim community was struggling to get worshippers to overcome their fears and return to Friday prayers.
Tearful Muslims return to Christchurch mosque
AFP, Published on 23/03/2019
» CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: Muslims prayed at Christchurch's main mosque on Saturday for the first time since a white supremacist massacred worshippers there as New Zealand sought to return to normality after the tragedy.
Christchurch attacker charged with terrorism: police
AFP, Published on 21/05/2019
» WELLINGTON: The man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks was formally charged with terrorism for the first time on Tuesday, New Zealand police said.
Unprecedented sentence demanded for Christchurch mosque gunman
AFP, Published on 27/08/2020
» CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) - New Zealand mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant will be sentenced Thursday over the attacks that killed 51 Muslim worshippers last year, with survivors demanding he remain behind bars "until his last gasp".
Defiance, tears and joy as Christchurch unites
AFP, Published on 22/03/2019
» CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) - When the prayer memorial ended in Christchurch, Ahmad Khan stood shoulder-to-shoulder with three Maori men in traditional dress as they all stuck out their tongues.
Christchurch mosque attack defendant pleads not guilty
AFP, Published on 14/06/2019
» CHRISTCHURCH: The man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks pleaded not guilty to multiple murder and terrorism charges Friday and was committed to stand trial next year.
New Zealand's Christchurch mosque killer appeals conviction
AFP, Published on 09/02/2026
» WELLINGTON - A white supremacist who shot and killed 51 people at two New Zealand mosques in 2019 launched an appeal Monday seeking to overturn his conviction.
Christchurch survivor tells remembrance service: 'I choose peace'
AFP, Published on 29/03/2019
» CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) - A Maori lament echoed across Christchurch Friday as a survivor of the New Zealand mosque attacks told a national remembrance service he had forgiven the gunman responsible for the racist massacre that took his wife, and shocked the world.
Judge orders psych test for Christchurch shooting suspect
AFP, Published on 05/04/2019
» CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) - A New Zealand judge on Friday ordered the accused Christchurch mosque gunman to undergo a mental health assessment to determine if he is fit to face trial for the murder of 50 Muslim worshippers.
Anger as Christchurch mosque accused pleads not guilty
AFP, Published on 14/06/2019
» CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) - The man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks in March smiled Friday as his lawyers entered not guilty pleas to multiple murder and terrorism charges.