New Caledonia unrest: France sends forces to pacific island
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- čas přidán 15. 05. 2024
- A major reinforcement operation is underway to bolster security forces in the French Pacific island territory of New Caledonia. The airlift of police and soldiers follows three nights of protests over electoral reform. Four people have died in the unrest, including a police officer.
Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons reports.
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Freedom for New Caledonia.
From the sea to the sea
3x referendums rejected independence, the citizens didnt want it, now the blacks use violence and ethnic cleansing against whites, ok for you?
If I am a resident caledonian I will also say no, what for? Independent New caledonia will eventually be ruled by corrupt politicians. Better be a French citizen.
No
Yeah the french need to go home.
How is it that France still has acutual colonies in 2024?
Mega corps are doing the same
They're "tHe gOoD gUyS". 🤪
Same like USA colonising Guam, Hawaii or UK colonising Australia, Canada and many more
"Colonialism is bad". The people of Gibraltar don't agree with you. I don't think the Tahitians do either. No one is more dogmatic than a knee-jerk Leftist.
They _won_ WW2 and got to keep some of them, just like the US and the UK.
Free calaedonia .
@donaldjohnson-wn6psyen
@donaldjohnson-wn6psOui
I'll take it.
Love it how everyone comments who has never been to the pacific islands or has ever lived here. Come visit all these islands where I live and many people live, you get free islands that have independence where babies and natives die young. The french provide basic services, roads, hospitals, schools which are as good as in France. On the independent islands babies and natives just die young due to 3rd world medical care and no good schools. So yes by giving freedom you kill the natives, good job you independent idiots.
Caledonia is Scotland. There are talking about New Caledonia
Stop occupation
Love it how everyone comments who has never been to the pacific islands or has ever lived here. Come visit all these islands where I live and many people live, you get free islands that have independence where babies and natives die young. The french provide basic services, roads, hospitals, schools which are as good as in France. On the independent islands babies and natives just die young due to 3rd world medical care and no good schools. So yes by giving freedom you kill the natives, good job you independent idiots.
I agree. The White people should leave, so the natives can get back to starvation and cannibalism which is their natural state. It takes constant supervision and strict discipline from the French to make sure the natives remain civilized.
New Caledonia must be free...
Yes
From what?
@@TDW16 France.
But European joker lecturing human rights other countries 😂😂😂😂. New Caledonia belongs to native people not France.
If the French leave, the hinder move right in! Maybe using some Russian muscle for help!
Get out of their land.
It's not THEIR land
@@TDW16😮 its your land frenchie 😂
Love it how everyone comments who has never been to the pacific islands or has ever lived here. Come visit all these islands where I live and many people live, you get free islands that have independence where babies and natives die young. The french provide basic services, roads, hospitals, schools which are as good as in France. On the independent islands babies and natives just die young due to 3rd world medical care and no good schools. So yes by giving freedom you kill the natives, good job you independent idiots.
This nation rely on France but people are stupid
@@TDW16 look how stupid you are
Western Imperialism alive and well in 2024.
And it’s the whole west again 😂😂
You must have a real low IQ or a horrible understanding of history.
Those people were brought to that island to work on a plantation hundreds of years ago.
You actually think they sailed there and are indigenous? LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
If everyone is as dumb as you , we are in a world of trouble.
Love it how everyone comments who has never been to the pacific islands or has ever lived here. Come visit all these islands where I live and many people live, you get free islands that have independence where babies and natives die young. The french provide basic services, roads, hospitals, schools which are as good as in France. On the independent islands babies and natives just die young due to 3rd world medical care and no good schools. So yes by giving freedom you kill the natives, good job you independent idiots.
They have the bigest meal ticket imaginable.
Russian Imperialism alive and well in 2024.
Free New Caledonia from these brutal colonizers.
The only brutality I'm seeing is from this rabble in Noumea.
The French are just the cash cow. I suggest giving them their independence.
Minus the gravy train of cash from France.
"Brutal colonizers": I don't think you know very much about New Caledonia. If an Iraqi lived in Sweden for 10 years, don't you think he should be allowed to vote? The Kanak look like the racists here.
@@lizzy9975 A Mineral rich Island needs cash from France?
@@peterkilbridge6523Iraq never colonized Sweden. Think before you make a comment.
@@peterkilbridge6523 Well democracy only applies in certain situations apparently Peter.
My suggestion would be if you are a french citizen in New Caledonia but don't have the right to vote, it should also be optional as to whether you pay taxes etc.
You really cannot have one without the other.
Full support for Kanaks and indigenous people of Melanesia in New Caledonia.
Love it how everyone comments who has never been to the pacific islands or has ever lived here. Come visit all these islands where I live and many people live, you get free islands that have independence where babies and natives die young. The french provide basic services, roads, hospitals, schools which are as good as in France. On the independent islands babies and natives just die young due to 3rd world medical care and no good schools. So yes by giving freedom you kill the natives, good job you independent idiots.
Freedom! Say No To Colonialism
How do you consider a PENAL COLONY freedom? That whole island started out as a place for people to die that were against the english or french empire.
Lmao , everyone's version of history is the version they saw on the news by the same people who sold you covid. Pure idiocracy.
Love it how everyone comments who has never been to the pacific islands or has ever lived here. Come visit all these islands where I live and many people live, you get free islands that have independence where babies and natives die young. The french provide basic services, roads, hospitals, schools which are as good as in France. On the independent islands babies and natives just die young due to 3rd world medical care and no good schools. So yes by giving freedom you kill the natives, good job you independent idiots.
Your the idiot here. @LCL253
@@LCL253 These people calling for Freedom have never even heard of New Caledonia before they popped up in the news.
Tell that to the Kanaks who said "yes" to Colonialism in every referendum they've had.
Free Caledonia!!
Welcome the NEW COUNTRY OF New Caledonia. CONGRATULATIONS ON INDEPENDENCE. FREE CALEDONIA.
France has to go.
Western looting of local resources is appalling. Give natives back their nickel resources so residents won't live in poverty.
Look at countries in africa and reread your comment
If you care so much, you can start by boycotting Tesla, Western EV vehicles, and France.
@@Sleepyirishcoffee Look at the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia
@@tftfgubedgukm7911 They were better under rule. Especially the Philippines
It was French expertise, infrastructure and money that that made those nickel resources something of value.
France should just stop the occupation. I can't imagine colonialism in today's century 😢
France hands off
Free new Caledonia 🇳🇨🇦🇿✌️
Hands of Armenian lands
@@Hsbgg Apply to the UN, they will answer you there for the stupidity called the land of Armenia
Love it how everyone comments who has never been to the pacific islands or has ever lived here. Come visit all these islands where I live and many people live, you get free islands that have independence where babies and natives die young. The french provide basic services, roads, hospitals, schools which are as good as in France. On the independent islands babies and natives just die young due to 3rd world medical care and no good schools. So yes by giving freedom you kill the natives, good job you independent idiots.
Free Armenia
@@Mark-xd5up Go meet bagrat
We support the independence of New Caledonia
The same french that are worried to be replaced by other races back in france is doing the same elsewhere
Still a western colonial mindset, we destoy ur countries but we need to keep ours yhe way we want
👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Free Caledolians
Its poor for the people of Caledonia ,but if the country has its own richesses,
The French government and companies do great business and caledonians live poorly and those soil richnesses belong to them
End the occupation.
Love it how everyone comments who has never been to the pacific islands or has ever lived here. Come visit all these islands where I live and many people live, you get free islands that have independence where babies and natives die young. The french provide basic services, roads, hospitals, schools which are as good as in France. On the independent islands babies and natives just die young due to 3rd world medical care and no good schools. So yes by giving freedom you kill the natives, good job you independent idiots.
God bless fearless people of New Caledonia. Azerbaijan is with you🇦🇿
Free Armenia from France
@@lecharognard9489 Exactly. Hopefully we will free Armenia from France
@@kabodra blud didnt understand
Free yourself from turks first you tool
the kanak people have been marginalised to long . it’s their country and was taken by force . they are capable of governing their own land . look at a lot of the pacific that has had their resources stolen and left with a big ugly mess .
Are they capable of preventing china from controlling it though
Love it how everyone comments who has never been to the pacific islands or has ever lived here. Come visit all these islands where I live and many people live, you get free islands that have independence where babies and natives die young. The french provide basic services, roads, hospitals, schools which are as good as in France. On the independent islands babies and natives just die young due to 3rd world medical care and no good schools. So yes by giving freedom you kill the natives, good job you independent idiots.
Reinforcements to reinforce colonialism
Occupiers from France...
France go home
French colonialists
You must have a two digit IQ , that place started as a PENAL COLONY.
That means everyone that was sent there was sent there to die , LOL YOU THINK THE PEOPLE WHO WENT THERE HAD A CHOICE?
You are an utter fool amongst fools.
Love it how everyone comments who has never been to the pacific islands or has ever lived here. Come visit all these islands where I live and many people live, you get free islands that have independence where babies and natives die young. The french provide basic services, roads, hospitals, schools which are as good as in France. On the independent islands babies and natives just die young due to 3rd world medical care and no good schools. So yes by giving freedom you kill the natives, good job you independent idiots.
Biggest Nickle mining in the world 😮
France is a country of thieves...it's their mineral they're trying to loot....
Ya and almost none of the profits benefit New Caledonia.
Stay strong, New Caledonia!!❤💪🙌🙏
Free Palestine, free Caladonia and all countries under colonialism.
Free Anatolia from turks
Free Puerto Rico of American colonialism
Free judea from arabs
Modern day Colonial empire and it is member of G8 😂
Protest protest protest!!!!
wtf are you still doing there, leave that island to those residents.....typical west, im pretty sure theyll blame the russians again lol
Russia still occupies Japanese islands. Sit down.
@@JTMaster
You mean won in WW2.
😂😂😂😂 You was close. Not Russia for once. French's Minister of interior is blaming Azerbaijan which is Russia's partner.
@@JTMaster Relax.Japan still owns Okinawa.
@@JTMaster this island are almost uninhibited
Free new Caledonia this nickel reserves with only 300000 people would make them 1 of the richest countries in the World
New Caledonia❗💙❤️💚
Freedom to the indigenous community of New Caledonia stop the French oppression Azerbaycan is with you
LAND BACK
Free new caledonia
Free new Caledonia
Freedom For New Caledonia
France has no business having colonies in the year 2024.
The one's they did have, like Algeria and French indo China, didn't work out too well.
Let the locals handle their own affairs and get out.
Russia has no business having colonies in the year 2024.
The one's they did have, like Alaska, Poland and the Baltic States, didn't work out too well.
Let the locals handle their own affairs and get out.
@@rawpotatofella9654
Don't forget Ukraine and Central Asia.
France get out
Russia get out
France must leave them alone !!!!
Free the Pacific Islanders and the free the Africans from France. The era of colonisation is over and these people want their Countries back.
Free the Ukrainians and Georgians from Russia. The era of colonisation is over and these people want their Countries back.
@@rawpotatofella9654
If you follow the Circus and vote in Clowns, it just makes you a Puppet.
If New Caledonia was not rich in minerals the French would have gone long ago!
We filipinos kicked the spaniards long time ago...i cant believe in 2024 they are still colonized.
America kicked the Spaniards out
Not before mixing with them
@@patricktalbot8980 americans bought us from the spaniards after we kicked them. Hahaha
@@cetocoquinto4704You kicked them out, because they were super weak in this time and they lost their territories lol
and yet the Americans kicked the Japanese out of Phillipines. something you wouldn't have done alone
Free free free
The world must be free from oppression. 🇵🇸
Yes an oppressed mind is a terrible thing.
I've been to New Caledonia. Its a very sad fact about the marginalized kanaks.
French colony?
Why is there still colonies of Europeans?
Thank you! 💯💯 This is sickening. I’m so sick and tired of these people and their barbarism.
End this colonial system.
Fun fact: in the 1800s, the french exiled hundreds of algerians to New Caledonia
You don't hear any news outlet claiming for New Caledonia independence like they always parrot for Taiwan. Or Hawaii.
Yes kind of silent over there
Independent country becomes a impoverished forgotten about island with a corrupt government and political instability
The irony is that in their quest for independence from France they are doing the most French thing possible.
Omg how obvious
The best irony is you see the French screaming Free Palestine but the French are colonizers themselves.
colonisation is intolerable...
*Sigh. I really wish people would do their research before making stupid comments. Most of the people commenting have probably never even heard of New Caledonia before this.
As an Australian, New Caledonia is one of our Pacific neighbors and we feel very connected to the people there much like if you live in Europe how the French feel connected to their neighboring countries........NEW CALEDONIA is on the other side of the world to France and they need to leave them alone. ......FYI French Territories in Africa still have to pay the French Gov royalties and I bet New Caledonia does too......What a rort........Australia was founded by The British and we still have some of their traditions but we don't need to pay them royalties since becoming out own country.
Australia's head of state is the British monarch, you're not completely independent yet. Remember Gough Whitlam!
Who cares what you think, you're white. Colonizer, give the aboriginal their country back.
Free Aboriginal people
@@markrobinowitz8473
Not to mention the Governor that outranks the prime minister.
New Caledonia is subsidized by france since they are a department.
So much for Democracy,Free the Land of Strength ,Free New Caledonia & Free Melanesia.
Armed businessman graciously spreads democracy.
France talk about DEMOCRATIC VALUES,SO..WHY FRANCE NOT LEAVE CALEDONIA..🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨
I remember in 1998 when Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, the promise was eradication of poverty in less than 10 years. Rich island, poor locals.
Freedom. 1st world country greeds
To be clear, not everyone on the island wants independence. They’ve had 3 referendums on it, though only the first 2 are legitimate. All 3 voted to remain with France, though the first two by a somewhat slim margin.
These recent riots were sparked by a proposal to change a part of the French constitution so that white and Polynesian Frenchmen would have a greater say in N.C. politics. The natives, mainly the pro-independence natives, are very unhappy about this proposal, and have started these riots.
I have no say in this, as I am American. I just pray a peaceful resolution, either for independence or not, is reached.
This is what exactly this people do in an africa as well.
Everywhere France had control of are in chaos
From an American perspective, those look like “mostly peaceful protests”… 😂😂😂
Kind of rich Macron criticizing Putin when they still have their fingers dipped all over the planet.
Yeah kind of hypocritical of the French
France better send forces to pacify THEIR own streets.
There was no dialogue! Hence the Civil unrest by the Native inhabitants being deprived of any consultation by France! If there were no mineral resources ~ Nickel or a demand for it in all Electric Vehicles. France would of permitted there independence similar to Vanuatu which was previously a French Colony.
France really doesn't want to de-colonize does it?
They are trying to Diego Garcia them.
Napoleon : Theres nothing we can do
Free New Caledonia..🇳🇨
from what I learned in high school, "Pacific" starts with a capital letter.
Freedom ✊🏼
Coliniser France, English , Spain and Portugal have to stop.
Leave Africa and Asia Pacific alone.
Love to the revolutionaries of the Islands from your brothers and sisters in Ireland!!
It's about time France 🇫🇷 move out of our land, it's not 19th century, we are in 21st century now. Your time is over.
It will be Haiti 2.0 in No time
That's none of your concern.
Free Caledonia, Free Caledonia
People commenting should probably do some research because they had votes on independence and the People chose to remain. Also the 2 largest parties on the island are both anti independence including one made up mostly of Kanaks.
Actually the pro independence party responsible for the riots is 4th in elections.
You don't know what you are talking about. You should be the one doing some research. I will give you starting point - Year 2021, COVID and how Kanaks mourn. Now go! Research!
France supports Taiwan independence but suppresses new caledonia. Hypocrisy of the west as always.
They have had a total of four independent referendums with all of them aligning with a no vote. Tell me how many referendums has the CCP offered Taiwan.
“Looting and arson”. That’s what it’s all about: grabbing free stuff from stores.
Invaders lack the right to personal property.
Western Union has nothi'n do with the EU...
Colonialism still causing problems. Madness.
So basically France is trying to hold onto the last vestiges of its colonial empire and the locals are getting antsy and causing a deadly and expensive ruckus for both themselves and the French which may or may not result in greater autonomy.
shame French for exploiting the local people....shame
Freedom to the people of new Caledonia
interesting , the people there dont look french
Having lost Africa, France is very worried about losing more neo-colonies.
Free New Caledonia!!
I have ancestors from France and from French Polynesia and sad to see this happening to those in New Caledonia
Support New Caledonia independence from your pacific brotgers Samoa🇼🇸
What has to do france with a island in pacific??? What is the logic, right???? Carol the great was pacific explorer? I thought colonialism was in 19 century not now.
It looks like the military is using directed energy weapons (DEW) on them. The cars would not melt like that in a conventional fire. They have been hit with electromagnetic energy partical beam weapons, AKA DEW.
Ok
No it's (BIC) probaly modified by taking safety off. Be stolen by now... was it dew bro....
Stop the oppression of Kanak's.
Guys say hi to the newest country after South Sudan!
The REAL GREAT REPLACEMENT
No to dictatorship hitting his own people
But they'll lecture and cry about the nazis...
Hate to say it france but your about to find out the hard way again and again