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New Zealander jailed for sharing mosque shooting video
Philip Arps pleads guilty to two charges of distributing objectionable material for sharing footage that was livestreamed to social media during the attack

Christchurch attacker charged with terrorism – police
In addition to the terror charge, Brenton Tarrant also faces 51 charges of murder and 40 of attempted murder over the March 15 attacks

New Zealand PM targets online hate after mosque attacks
Jacinda Arden of New Zealand and France's Emmanuel Macron are the driving force behind the 'Christchurch Call' pledge which wants to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online

Police say bomb find not linked to Christchurch attacks
Local media name the man as Jay Michael Harding-Reriti and say the charges against him include possession of a handheld improvised explosive device, powergel explosives, and detonator cord

Police in Christchurch find suspected bomb, man arrested
'Police have located a package containing a suspected explosive device and ammunition at a vacant address on Newcastle Street in Christchurch,' superintendent John Price says

Mosque massacre video distributors get death threats, court told
Six people appear in court Monday, charged with possessing or spreading the footage of the March 15 mosque attack

Judge orders psychiatric test for Christchurch shooting suspect
Survivors and relatives of those killed in the March 15 attacks pack into a Christchurch courtroom as the alleged gunman appeared via audio-visual link from a maximum-security prison in Auckland

Christchurch accused to face 50 murder charges
'The man arrested in relation to the Christchurch terror attacks will face 50 murder and 39 attempted murder charges when he appears in the High Court in Christchurch on Friday,' police say in a brief statement

New Zealand orders top-level inquiry into mosque massacres
(UPDATED) 'It is important that no stone is left unturned to get to how this act of terrorism occurred and how we could have stopped it,' says New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

More than $7.4 million donated to help families in New Zealand shooting
The donations came from over 130,000 donors from New Zealand and all over the world

Emotional Muslims return to Christchurch mosque as New Zealand works to move on
Among the first to enter the Al Noor mosque is massacre survivor Vohra Mohammad Huzef who managed to live only by hiding under bodies

Kiwi women don headscarves in solidarity with Muslim victims
After the Christchurch attack, women in New Zealand wear makeshift hijabs in a statement of peace and solidarity with their Muslim countrymen

Muslim nations call for measures vs Islamophobia after New Zealand attack
Violence driven by Islamophobia requires 'genuine, comprehensive and systematic measures to address this affliction,' ministers from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation say in a statement

New Zealand Muslims will be 'safe' after mosque attack – foreign minister
'Ensuring Muslim communities in New Zealand feel safe and secure is a particular focus,' New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters tells an emergency meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul

New Zealand prays, falls silent, a week after mosque massacres
As the call was broadcast around the country, thousands of people – including Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern – stood silently in a park opposite the mosque where the killing began, as the country of 4.5 million came to a standstill

Thousands stage silent New Zealand march for shooting victims
Hundreds of mourners also turn out in Christchurch for a second straight day for the funerals of those killed

New Zealand bans assault weapons within days of massacre
(4th UPDATE) Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons were now banned with immediate effect

Second man charged with sharing livestream of Christchurch massacre
Philip Arps is charged with two counts of distributing objectionable material under the Films Act

Syrian refugee father and son laid to rest as New Zealand burials start
(3rd UPDATE) Hundreds of mostly Muslim mourners gather at a cemetery in the southern city of Christchurch to lay to rest Khalid Mustafa and his 15-year-old son Hamza

U.S. lawmakers ask tech leaders to explain viral Christchurch video
The House Committee on Homeland Security ask for a briefing by tech executives regarding the online proliferation of the 'horrific' Christchurch video
New Zealand returns first shooting dead after delay angers families
Police say that all 50 autopsies have been concluded but only '12 victims have been identified to the satisfaction of the Coroner'

New Zealand premier Ardern vows mosque gunman will face 'full force of law'
'He is a terrorist. He is a criminal. He is an extremist. But he will, when I speak, be nameless," New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern adds


Facebook scrubs 1.5 million Christchurch attack videos but criticism goes viral
Mia Garlick from Facebook New Zealand says the firm is 'working around the clock to remove violating content using a combination of technology and people'

Accused mosque gunman 'rational,' will represent himself – ex-lawyer
Duty lawyer Richard Peters, who represented the alleged shooter during the preliminary court hearing, says he 'indicated he does not want a lawyer'

New Zealand teenager charged with distributing mosque rampage livestream
The teenager is also charged with publishing a photograph of the mosque with the message 'target acquired,' and for inciting violence

Dealer who sold arms to mosque killer rejects responsibility
David Tipple, the managing director of Gun City, confirms selling the alleged gunman 4 firearms and ammunition

Hero refugee chased gunman away from New Zealand mosque
Afghan refugee Abdul Aziz hurls a hand-held credit card machine at the gunman and then ducks between several cars, as the self-confessed fascist unleashes a barrage of shots at him

Mosque massacre families set to reclaim their dead
(UPDATED) The mosque attacks have shaken this usually peaceful country, which prides itself on welcoming refugees fleeing violence or persecution

New Zealand mosque attack suspect charged with murder
(UPDATED) The 28-year-old Australian-born Brenton Tarrant is charged after killing 49 people at two mosques in New Zealand

New Zealand mosque attacks: What we know
Here is what we know so far about the attacks

New Zealand mosque killings spark global horror
(UPDATED) Here is a summary of the main international reactions so far

New Zealand mosque gunman livestreamed shooting, published manifesto
(UPDATED) The New Zealand government says it could be illegal to share the video, which shows the gunman repeatedly shooting at worshippers from close range

49 murdered in terror attack on New Zealand mosques
(4th UPDATE) The attack, thought to be the deadliest against Muslims in the West in modern times, is immediately dubbed terrorism by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
