Tag: New Caledonia
Release of two separatists accused of playing a role in the riots
The Noumea Court of Appeal has rejected the requests for release of five independence activists accused of playing a role in the recent riots on the archipelago, including the leader…
legislative elections under close surveillance in a still tense context
After more than a month and a half of violence, New Caledonia is also preparing to vote for the legislative elections on Sunday. Police and gendarmerie will be heavily mobilized…
two separatists imprisoned in Nouméa amid renewed violence
While New Caledonia is experiencing renewed tension since pro-independence figures were transferred over the weekend to mainland France to be incarcerated, the courts decided this Tuesday, June 25, to imprison…
New Caledonia plunges back into violence after the transfers of activists to the mainland
End of the lull in New Caledonia, because for 48 hours the blockades and clashes between separatists and the police have resumed on the French archipelago in the Pacific. In…
a night marked by numerous fires and clashes
Several buildings, including a municipal police station and a town hall, were set on fire during the night of Sunday June 23 to Monday June 24, marked by numerous clashes…
an independence leader placed in preventive detention in mainland France
Several Caledonian independence activists, including the head of the CCAT independence cell Christian Tein, suspected of having orchestrated the riots, will be placed in pre-trial detention in mainland France, their…
eight people arrested including the leader of the movement behind the uprising
Eight people were arrested this Wednesday morning, including Christian Tein, the leader of the movement behind the uprising against the reform of the electoral body, the CCAT, the prosecution confirmed…
very relative return to normal, access to the international airport disrupted
From this Monday, June 17, gradual return to normal life in New Caledonia, with lighter measures: adjustment of the curfew which will start at 8 p.m. instead of 6 p.m.,…
“gradual return to normal life” with a reopening of the airport
Reopening during the day of Nouméa international airport and schools, permission to leave until 8 p.m.… Monday June 17, New Caledonia should begin a “gradual return to normal life” after…
the difficult organization of the European elections
The European elections take place this Sunday June 9 in France. For New Caledonia, it is a delicate vote to organize, more than two weeks after the violence which ignited…