2 men killed in police operation in New Caledonia
Two Kanak people killed by France police operation in New Caledonia
Two people were killed during a French police operation in New Caledonia on Thursday, according to French media. The police operation took place amid unrest between French loyalists and indigenous
2 killed in restive New Caledonia during a French police operation
French media reports say two people have been killed in New Caledonia during a police intervention to apprehend activists, suspected of involvement in deadly unrest over attempts by Paris to amend the French constitution and change voting lists in the French Pacific territory.
French police shoot dead 2 in New Caledonia operation
Thousands of French police have been deployed to the overseas Pacific territory to quell unrest sparked by voting reforms proposed in Paris.
Two Kanaks shot dead by French police in New Caledonia decried as ‘assassinations’
French police shot and killed two men in New Caledonia on Thursday morning, stoking tensions with pro-independence groups days ahead of a public holiday marking France’s annexation of the Pacific archipelago.
French police shoot dead two Kanaks in New Caledonian ‘assassinations’
French police have shot and killed two men in New Caledonia, stoking tensions with pro-independence groups days ahead of a public holiday marking France’s annexation of the Pacific archipelago.
Man Killed During Police Operation In New Caledonia
A man was killed during an operation by French security forces in New Caledonia overnight into Thursday, authorities said, taking the death toll to 12 after four months of unrest in the French Pacific territory.
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France’s Attempt to Give Their Citizens Voting Rights in New Caledonia Undermines Kanak Rights
In New Caledonia, U.N. experts have found France guilty of undermining the rights of Indigenous Kanak people in its plan to expand voter rolls. Earlier this year, a French bill that would allow ...
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New Caledonia separatists name jailed party leader as chief
His appointment on Saturday to lead the Socialist Kanak National Liberation Front (FLNKS) risks complicating efforts to end the crisis, sparked in May by a Paris plan for voting reforms that ...
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Kanak Chapa blacklisted
Excessive food and luxuries are unnecessary, and true peace comes from standing closely with people in need," shared Kanak Chapa. "I was banned for a full seven years due to my political identity.
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New Caledonia separatists name jailed party leader as chief
Christian Tein, who considers himself a "political prisoner", was one of seven pro-independence activists transferred to mainland France in June -- a move that sparked renewed violence that has roiled ...