Published 26 days ago

France imposes curfew in New Caledonia after unrest by people who have long sought independence

The French territory in the Indo-Pacific imposed a 12-hour curfew, mobilized security forces, and closed the airport in Noumea.
Public gatherings and alcohol sales were banned, schools were closed, and 36 arrests were made following unrest over voting system changes.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

The Guardian

New Caledonia: curfew imposed as violence spreads before French debate – video

New Caledonia has imposed a curfew and banned public gatherings in the capital, Nouméa, after a day of protests against plans to expand the territory's voter roll to include more French citizens. The protests, which have been simmering for weeks, were organised by the pro-independence field action coordination committee (CCAT) in response to plans by France to expand voter eligibility in local elections to include French nationals who have live…

26 days ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

NDTV

1 Dead, Hundreds Injured As Riots Sweep New Caledonia

One person was killed, hundreds more were injured, shops were looted and public buildings torched during a second night of rioting in New Caledonia, authorities said Wednesday, as anger over constitutional reforms from Paris boiled over. What began as pro-independence demonstrations have spiralled into three days of the worst violence seen on the French Pacific archipelago since the 1980s. Despite heavily armed security forces fanning out across…

25 days ago·New Delhi, India

Read Full Article

Associated Press News

Curfew is imposed in New Caledonia after unrest wracks the French territory in the south Pacific

Authorities in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia announced a two-day curfew and banned gatherings on Tuesday after violent unrest on the archipelago with decades of tensions between indigenous Kanaks seeking independence and colonizers’ descendants who want to remain part of France.

26 days ago·United States

Read Full Article

abc News

Curfew is imposed in New Caledonia after unrest wracks French island territory in south Pacific

Authorities in the French Pacific island territory of New Caledonia have announced an overnight curfew and banned gatherings after violent unrest erupted in the capital of Noumea

26 days ago·United States

Read Full Article

The Star Kuala Lumpur

New Caledonia deploys more police as 'streets on fire' over voting reform

WELLINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) -Authorities in the French-ruled Pacific island of New Caledonia sent more police onto the streets, shut the international airport and imposed a curfew in the capital after protests over the territory's voting system turned violent. Read full story

26 days ago·Malaysia

Read Full Article