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Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Téin to remain in mainland French jail
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
Pro-independence Kanak leader Christian Téin will remain in a mainland French jail for the time being,...
Kanak leader Christian Tein’s jailing in France overturned in new legal...
Asia Pacific Report
France's Supreme Court has overturned a judgment imprisoning pretrial in mainland France Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Tein, who is widely regarded as...
From Kanaky to Palestine, how Paris is weaponising deportations from Pacific
In the West Bank, one in three Palestinians has experienced one or more incarcerations during their life since 1967, or 35 percent of the...
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Shock over pro-independence leader charges, transfer to...
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
A group of pro-independence leaders charged with allegedly organising protests that turned into violent unrest in...
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Pro-independence militant leaders arrested
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia's security forces have arrested eight people believed to be involved in the organisation of...
French police raid pro-independence Kanak party HQ, arrest eight in crackdown
Asia Pacific Report
French police and gendarmes force were deployed around the political headquarters of the pro-independence Caledonian Union in Kanaky New Caledonia's Nouméa suburb...
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: FLNKS congress postponed due to splits
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
The national congress of New Caledonia's pro-independence platform, the FLNKS, was postponed at the weekend due...
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Macron lifts state of emergency ‘for time...
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the 12-day state of emergency imposed in New Caledonia on...
Open letter from Kanaky: Things are really bad, we need to...
Asia Pacific Report
By a Kanak from Aotearoa New Zealand in Kanaky New Caledonia
I've been trying to feel cool and nice on this beautiful sunny...
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Macron ends day of political talks with...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French President Emmanuel Macron has ended a meeting-packed whirlwind day in New Caledonia with...
Pacific civil society groups condemn ‘heavy-handed’ French crackdown over Kanaky unrest
Asia Pacific Report
Pacific civil society and solidarity groups today stepped up their pressure on the French government, accusing it of a "heavy-handed" crackdown on...
Kanaky in flames: Five takeaways from the New Caledonia independence riots
ANALYSIS: By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report
Jean-Marie Tjibaou, a revered Kanak visionary, was inspirational to indigenous Pacific political activists across Oceania, just...
Tourists trapped by New Caledonia unrest feel ‘abandoned’ by NZ
By Lauren Crimp , RNZ News reporter
New Zealanders stuck among riots and civil unrest in New Caledonia's capital say they feel abandoned by their...
Botched prison mutiny, protests ahead of New Caledonia constitution vote
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia has gone through yet another day of tense political protests and a failed prison...
Noumea faces more protests over New Caledonia voting rules change
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
Demonstrations have been held in New Caledonia -- with more protests expected -- from both pro-...
Pro-independence protesters, French police clash in New Caledonia
By Patrick Decloitre, correspondent French Pacific desk
Pro-independence militants and protesters clashed with police in downtown Nouméa this week as New Caledonia hosts three French...