Whether the perpetrator in the attack on a Muslim family that left four dead is charged with terrorism remains to be seen. But laying terrorism charges is legally complex.
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New Zealand’s terrorism law has never been prosecuted successfully since it was enacted nearly 20 years ago. So, why are prosecutors bringing a terrorism charge against the Christchurch shooter?
Most New Zealanders see immigration as beneficial for their country, but extreme nationalist politics have been part of communities for a long time.
The tragedy of the Quebec City mosque shootings which killed six men continues to reverberate. But Islamophobia has not been curbed: it is at its highest rate ever.
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Professor of Sociology, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Distinguished Professor, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University