New Caledonia

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Kaotiske scener i New Caledonia: Frankrig sætter øen i undtagelsestilstand

Frankrig - Fransk Polynesien - Militærindsats - New Caledonia - Præsident Macron - Stillehavsforum - Undtagelsestilstand - Valgregler - Voldelige Uroligheder

Uroen raser i den franske Stillehavsterritorium New Caledonia, som Frankrig har sat i undtagelsestilstand. Læs om de seneste begivenheder her!

På den franske Stillehavsø New Caledonia er der opstået kaotiske scener, hvor folk protesterer imod en reform, der vil give stemmeret til et stigende antal ikke-indfødte. Frankrig har reageret ved at indføre undtagelsestilstand efter fire personer blev dræbt under urolighederne. Der er blevet foretaget flere anholdelser, og den franske militær er blevet sendt til øen for at beskytte havne og lufthavne. Uroen begyndte på grund af planlagte valgreformer, der har udløst voldsomme optøjer.

Situationen eskalerede yderligere med fem mistænkte placeret i husarrest for at genoprette roen. Frankrig håber at kunne genskabe roen på New Caledonia inden for få timer ved at sende forstærkninger til øen. De voldelige uroligheder har resulteret i fem dødsfald, herunder to politibetjente. Udover at beskytte offentlige faciliteter kæmper politi og sikkerhedsstyrker mod plyndring, hærværk og anden vold. Den eskalerende situation truer med at udvikle sig yderligere, med nabolande der opfordrer til dialog og ro på øen. Situationen er stadig overophedet, mens Frankrig forsøger at genoprette orden i det franske Stillehavsområde.

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France imposes a state of emergency in New Caledonia as unrest ... (NPR)

People in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia are protesting a reform that would give voting rights to an increasing number of non-Indigenous ...

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State of emergency takes effect in New Caledonia after four killed in ... (Aljazeera.com)

Authorities in France-governed territory say five suspects are under house arrest as they move to try and restore calm.

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Hundreds arrested in New Caledonia amid state of emergency (FRANCE 24)

Armed forces were protecting New Caledonia's two airports and port after a third night of violent riots that have killed five people, the Pacific Island's ...

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France hopes to restore calm in New Caledonia in coming hours ... (Reuters)

France sends in reinforcements · Declared state of emergency · Rioting triggered by electoral reform · Pacific neighbours call for calm, dialogue.

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France imposes emergency in Pacific territory of New Caledonia as ... (The Associated Press)

French military forces were being deployed to protect ports and airports, to free up police and security forces battling looting, arson and other violence, ...

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Four dead in New Caledonia riots as France declares state of ... (NBC News)

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 ...

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Violence rages in New Caledonia as France rushes emergency ... (ABC News)

Violence has raged across New Caledonia for the third consecutive day, hours after France imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory.

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How New Caledonia erupted into riots (Voice of America)

Five people are dead, including two police officers. A state of emergency has been declared and the French military is being deployed to restore order and ...

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France accuses Azerbaijan of fomenting deadly riots in overseas ... (POLITICO.eu)

State of emergency has been declared in the Pacific Ocean archipelago after four people were killed in the worsening violence.

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New Caledonia: French troops deployed over riots (BBC News)

The French government has said it will deploy troops to secure ports and the main airport in the Pacific territory of New Caledonia as unrest continues.

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France imposes a state of emergency in New Caledonia as unrest ... (Wisconsin Public Radio News)

PARIS — Deadly violence continued for a third night in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia over a proposed change to France's Constitution that ...

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Why are protests against France raging in New Caledonia? (Aljazeera.com)

Violent protests against new voting rules imposed by France, along with looting and arson attacks, have rocked the French Pacific Islands territory of New ...

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France declares state of emergency in New Caledonia amidst riots ... (JURIST)

Presently, voting rights are limited to the indigenous Kanak population, as well as those who were born before 1988 and had their domicile in New Caledonia ...

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France rushes emergency police reinforcements to New Caledonia (FRANCE 24)

France on Thursday announced it would send additional security forces to New Caledonia after imposing a state of emergency following three nights of clashes ...

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New Caledonia says situation 'calmer' after state of emergency ... (Aljazeera.com)

Some 1000 security personnel have arrived from France to address the worst unrest in the territory since the 1980s.

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'Massive' French police deployment arrives to secure New Caledonia (Reuters)

French police reinforcements have started arriving in New Caledonia as part of a massive operation to regain control of the capital Noumea, the top French ...

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Crisis in New Caledonia - Devpolicy Blog from the Development ... (devpolicy.org)

Australia and the broader membership of the Pacific Islands Forum must act, or expect worse trouble, says Nic Maclellan.

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Nickel, guns and foreign powers: How France's New Caledonia ... (POLITICO.eu)

Violent protests have erupted in France's South Pacific archipelago as decades-old tensions come to a head.

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Violence rages in New Caledonia as France rushes emergency ... (The Associated Press)

Violence is raging across New Caledonia for the third consecutive day. France has imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory.

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France Rushes Reinforcements to Riot-Stricken New Caledonia (The Wall Street Journal)

Unrest in the territory could derail President Macron's efforts to restore French influence in the Indo-Pacific.

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New Caledonia riots: parts of territory 'out of state control', French ... (The Guardian)

Days of unrest in the French Pacific territory – sparked by a plan to change voting rules – have left five dead.

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French security forces impose 'calmer' situation in New Caledonia ... (FRANCE 24)

Hundreds of military and armed police reinforcements deployed Friday to the riot-scarred streets of France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia, ...

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