1. Andrew Russell is a National Online Journalist with Global News. He got his start in journalism in 2013 with an internship at Global after completing degrees at the University of Toronto and Humber College’s graduate journalism program. He worked for both globalnews.ca and Global Toronto tackling stories on politics, problems in the prison system, issues around accessing mental healthcare and breaking news.
He enjoys long-form storytelling and digging deep into issues that affect Canadians across the country. He joined Global’s investigative unit in January 2017 and is currently based in Toronto.
2. The following are excerpts from Andrew Russell's March 15, 2019 news report headlined "U.S. Muslim group urges Trump to condemn New Zealand mosque shootings as ‘white supremacist terrorist attacks’".
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on President Donald Trump to condemn the mosque shootings in New Zealand that killed 49 people as “white supremacist terrorist attacks.”
“You should condemn this, not only as a hate crime but as a white supremacist terrorist attack,” Nihad Award, executive director of CAIR, told reporters in Washington, D.C. “During your presidency and during your election campaign, Islamaphobia took a sharp rise, and attacks on innocent Muslims, innocent immigrants and mosques have skyrocketed.”....
The alleged gunman behind at least one of the mosque shootings left a 74-page manifesto that he posted on social media under the name Brenton Tarrant, identifying himself as a 28-year-old Australian and white supremacist who was out to target Muslims.
The alleged gunman’s manifesto praised Trump as “a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose.”
“Your policies matter. They impact the lives of innocent people at home and globally,” Award said, speaking to Trump. “We hold you responsible for this growing anti-Muslim sentiment in the country and in Europe.”....
Abbas Barzegar, CAIR research director, said that anti-immigrant rhetoric from politicians like Trump can fuel fascist ideology and lead to violence.
“When you hear the words ‘invading immigrants,’ which we’ve heard in this administration, and we’ve seen people send stunt shows and circus shows of sending the military down to the border to do what? Nothing, except send the message that immigrants are the enemy,” he said. “This is about an ideology that we should all recognize by now… These are fascists and we have to recognize it.”.....
In both Canada and the U.S., statistics show that police reported hate crimes targeting Muslims have increased dramatically in recent years.
Trump, who campaigned on a ban on all Muslims entering the U.S., has drawn criticism for failing to condemn white supremacy and related violence. In the days following a deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 he equated white supremacists with counter-protesters and said “both sides” were to blame.... (End excerpts)
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/5061186/...tings-as-white-supremacist-terrorist-attacks/
He enjoys long-form storytelling and digging deep into issues that affect Canadians across the country. He joined Global’s investigative unit in January 2017 and is currently based in Toronto.
2. The following are excerpts from Andrew Russell's March 15, 2019 news report headlined "U.S. Muslim group urges Trump to condemn New Zealand mosque shootings as ‘white supremacist terrorist attacks’".
(Begin excerpts)
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on President Donald Trump to condemn the mosque shootings in New Zealand that killed 49 people as “white supremacist terrorist attacks.”
“You should condemn this, not only as a hate crime but as a white supremacist terrorist attack,” Nihad Award, executive director of CAIR, told reporters in Washington, D.C. “During your presidency and during your election campaign, Islamaphobia took a sharp rise, and attacks on innocent Muslims, innocent immigrants and mosques have skyrocketed.”....
The alleged gunman behind at least one of the mosque shootings left a 74-page manifesto that he posted on social media under the name Brenton Tarrant, identifying himself as a 28-year-old Australian and white supremacist who was out to target Muslims.
The alleged gunman’s manifesto praised Trump as “a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose.”
“Your policies matter. They impact the lives of innocent people at home and globally,” Award said, speaking to Trump. “We hold you responsible for this growing anti-Muslim sentiment in the country and in Europe.”....
Abbas Barzegar, CAIR research director, said that anti-immigrant rhetoric from politicians like Trump can fuel fascist ideology and lead to violence.
“When you hear the words ‘invading immigrants,’ which we’ve heard in this administration, and we’ve seen people send stunt shows and circus shows of sending the military down to the border to do what? Nothing, except send the message that immigrants are the enemy,” he said. “This is about an ideology that we should all recognize by now… These are fascists and we have to recognize it.”.....
In both Canada and the U.S., statistics show that police reported hate crimes targeting Muslims have increased dramatically in recent years.
Trump, who campaigned on a ban on all Muslims entering the U.S., has drawn criticism for failing to condemn white supremacy and related violence. In the days following a deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 he equated white supremacists with counter-protesters and said “both sides” were to blame.... (End excerpts)
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/5061186/...tings-as-white-supremacist-terrorist-attacks/
