Kanaky New Caledonia: French authorities must uphold ...
May 17, 2024 · In protest at the constitutional change, violent unrest erupted in the capital Nouméa leaving at least 5 people dead so far – three Indigenous Kanaky and two police officers. French president Emmanuel Macron declared a State of Emergency in …
'Intolerable': State of emergency in New Caledonia as ...
May 16, 2024 · Three Indigenous Kanak people and a police officer have been killed in violence that erupted on Monday night and has continued despite an overnight curfew. Hundreds have been injured.
Why this French island in the Pacific is roiled by violence ...
May 15, 2024 · The violence is the latest outburst of political tensions that have simmered for years and pitted the island’s largely pro-independence indigenous Kanak communities — who have long chafed against...
Four dead in New Caledonia riots, France declares state of ...
May 15, 2024 · France declared a state of emergency on the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Wednesday after three young indigenous Kanak and a police official were killed in riots over electoral reform.
Why an approved constitutional amendment in New ...
May 19, 2024 · At least six people are dead as a result of protests in New Caledonia, after Paris approved a constitutional amendment that some fear will dilute the voting power of the Indigenous Kanak.
New Caledonia Indigenous independence leader transferred to …
Jun 24, 2024 · New Caledonia’s public prosecutor says a pro-independence leader in the French Pacific territory has been transferred to a jail in mainland France to await trial for his alleged role in a recent deadly unrest.
Three killed in riots after France backs New Caledonia vote ...
May 15, 2024 · Critics say the move would marginalise the Indigenous Kanak people, who make up about 40 percent of the population, by allowing more recent European arrivals to vote. France says the rules must...
Colonial past haunts latest New Caledonia crisis - France 24
May 16, 2024 · French troops mount a deadly response to a major Kanak revolt against land dispossession. In all, 200 Europeans and at least 600 insurgents were killed, some tribes were wiped off the map and ...
New Caledonia independence group demands ... - Associated Press News
Jun 24, 2024 · A pro-independence movement in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is demanding the “release and immediate return” of the Indigenous Kanak leader who was flown more than 10,000 miles to mainland France for pretrial detention.
Violence rages in New Caledonia as France rushes emergency ...
May 17, 2024 · Violence raged across New Caledonia for the third consecutive day on Thursday, hours after France imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory, boosting security forces’ powers to quell deadly unrest in the archipelago where some residents have long sought to break free from France. Read More. |.