What’s happening in New Caledonia?

Clash Report
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What’s happening in New Caledonia?

— France has been sending thousands of illegal immigrants to New Caledonia to assimilate the native Kanaky.

— France is changing the election law to make the Kanaky minorities in their own land.

— The decision to change the election law caused a big stir in the island. More than 10 people are killed and over 200 are injured in the riots.

— France is attempting to cover up the crimes they have commited against the people of New Caledonia and now blaming Azerbaijan.

What's happening in New Caledonia?

— France has been sending thousands of illegal immigrants to New Caledonia to assimilate the native Kanaky.

— France is changing the election law to make the Kanaky minorities in their own land.

— The decision to change the election law… pic.twitter.com/svk2VIUJzr

— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 16, 2024

Clash Report
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French special forces GIGN and RAID heading to New Caledonia.

A military contingent of 500 French, including special forces, is expected.

GIGN: Elite tactical unit of the French National Gendarmerie.

RAID: Elite tactical unit of the French National Police.

The French authorities in New Caledonia use all means available to restore order.

The population wants independence from France. pic.twitter.com/ThCezjawOi

— Alternative News (@AlternatNews) May 16, 2024

Aussie Cossack
@aussiecossack
🚨🇫🇷One of the last remaining French pacific territories New Caledonia resembles a war zone right now.

The French Government is using it’s army to quash indigenous locals who are rising up against the colonisers.

Authorities also decided to ban video app TikTok, which the government during a bout of riots on France’s mainland last summer said helped rioters organise and amplified the chaos, attracting troublemakers to the streets.

France exploits the mineral-rich island, which lies in the southwest Pacific, some 1,500 km (930 miles) east of Australia.

France annexed the island in 1853 and gave the colony the status of overseas territory in 1946. It has long been rocked by pro-independence movements.

New Caledonia is the world’s No. 3 nickel miner but profits go back to France leaving, one in five locals living under the poverty threshold.

Streets of New Caledonia following anti-colonialism protests against France. pic.twitter.com/8FoJNUntd0

— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 16, 2024

Lord Bebo
@MyLordBebo
🇳🇨🇫🇷 France deployed the army to (its colony) New Caledonia amid protests for self determination!

Protests began Monday in response to the tabling of a vote 10,000 miles away in the French parliament proposing changes to New Caledonia’s constitution that would give greater voting rights to French residents living on the islands. On Tuesday, legislators voted overwhelmingly in favor of the change.

“The Kanak people are objecting to [the vote in France] not just because it’s been decided in Paris without them but also they feel that they want it to be part of a negotiation … which would include another self determination vote and a range of other things.”

Aussie Cossack
@aussiecossack
🚨🇦🇿🇫🇷France officially accuses Azerbaijan of masterminding the New Caledonia independence uprising in Australia’s backyard.

🇦🇺Why is the Albanese Government not standing up for the exploited indigenous local population of New Caledonia? What happened to all that crap about the voice
@AlboMP
?

Firstpost
@firstpost
#VantageOnFirstpost: France has imposed a state of emergency in its overseas territory of New Caledonia in the South Pacific. Paris has also decided to ban TikTok on the island, with officials saying the app is being used by rioters to amplify the violence.

Though the European Union is often quick to criticise other countries for shutting down internet and social media, Brussels is surprisingly silent on France’s move. What explains this double standard?
@Palkisu
tells you.