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This Happened - March 15: Mosque Shootings In Christchurch

The terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand involving a lone gunman who opened fire on worshippers. 51 people are killed and 50 others injured at the Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre took place on this day in 2019.

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Who was responsible for the mosque attacks in New Zealand?

Australian citizen named Brenton Tarrant was responsible for the attacks. He used semi-automatic weapons during the attacks, and he also live-streamed the shootings on social media. The attacks were motivated by white nationalist and anti-Muslim beliefs, and the incident was widely condemned as a terrorist attack. A total of 51 people were killed and 50 others were injured.

What did Jacinda Ardern do after the mosque attacks?

New Zealand's government, led by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, responded swiftly to the attacks, implementing a range of measures to support the victims and their families, as well as enacting new gun control laws and increasing resources for counterterrorism efforts.

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Ukrainians In Occupied Territories Are Being Forced To Get Russian Passports

Reports have emerged of children, retirees, and workers being forced by the Russian military and occupying administration to obtain Russian Federation passports, or face prison, beating or loss of public benefits.

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Iryna Gamaliy

It's referred to as: "forced passportization." Reports are accumulating of police and local authorities in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine requiring that locals obtain Russian passports. Now new evidence has emerged that Ukrainians are indeed being coerced into changing their citizenship, or risk retribution from occupying authorities.

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Ever since late September, when President Vladimir Putin announced Russia hadd unilaterally annexed four regions in eastern and southern Ukraine (Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson), Moscow has been seeking ways to legitimize the unrecognized annexation. The spreading of Russian passports is seen as an attempt to demonstrate that there is support among the Ukrainian population to be part of Russia.

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