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Government & Politics
Terror laws designed to stop Kiwis joining Isis results in eight passports cancelled or suspended
(NZ Herald) Terror laws created to block Kiwis leaving to fight for Islamic State have resulted in eight people having New Zealand passports torn up. The Countering Terrorist Fighters Legislation Act, passed in December 2014, amended three existing laws to bolster New […]
Legal
IS fanatic Bourhan Hraichie’s non-parole period shortened on appeal The grim details of a prison attack carried out by an Islamic State-inspired religious fanatic have been laid bare as he appealed to have his sentence cut.
(NCA NewsWire) An Islamic State-inspired fanatic known for cruel attacks on fellow inmates has had his sentence cut after a court was found to have made errors when sentencing him. But Bourhan Hraichie, 25, whose crimes include carving an IS slogan into […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Risk assessment was ‘box ticking’
(BBC) Risk assessments carried out by the Manchester Arena operators were “flawed” and “pretty much box ticking,” an inquiry has heard. Miriam Stone, SMG’s head of events, told the inquiry into the attack there was no specific assessment done for the Ariana […]