New Zealand evacuates citizens amid continuing unrest on New Caledonia
the number one objective here is you got new zealanders who are in a situation of danger and our job was to ensure we did our utmost with the greatest speed possible to get them out and I’m confident we can at the end of this exercise demonstrate that all
Torched out cars were seen in New Caledonia’s capital, Nouméa, amid growing unrest and demands for decolonisation of the Pacific island.
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Protests and clashes with police started when the French parliament passed a bill expanding voting rights for its citizens residing on the island which France has ruled since the mid-19th century. The Indigenous Kanak people fear the bill will dilute their political influence and separatists believe it will thwart independence aspirations.
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16 comments
poor old macaroni the W.E.F. napoleon is flailing on multiple fronts 😂
Too dumb to just steal the vehicles
New Caledonia doing what Scotland wouldnt in 2014, ironically.
Northern Ireland… still the oldest imperial colony. To Resist, is to be Human.❤,🇮🇪.
Brics responsible in retaliation to Frances presence in Ukraine fighting Russia
Democracies have more colonies than dictators
Foreign legion job
Colonial French have to go
The French are out of order.
The fact colonialism is irrelevant today. No more hypocrite
Nouméa is such a nice place, sorry, was, the french should have got out decades ago but they just won’t let go.
We need to stop the chemical warfare the British government is doing to the public in form of geo-engineering don't say I did tell you all if you get sick from it
So….. in any modern western country this would look just like 'ethnic violence' due to rampant Immigration…but i suppose only Non white people can be Indigenous i suppose
Azarbajan 🤮🤮🤮🤮
No more colonialism
Hopefully Caledonia with get their country back. 🖐️❤