{"id":9602,"date":"2024-05-15T18:15:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T18:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=9602"},"modified":"2024-05-15T18:15:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T18:15:36","slug":"france-declares-state-of-emergency-in-new-caledonia-as-protests-rage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=9602","title":{"rendered":"France declares state of emergency in New Caledonia as protests rage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"wsw\">\n<span class=\"dateline\">Paris \u2014\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>France has declared a state of emergency in its overseas Pacific territory of New Caledonia after deadly protests by native-born, pro-independence activists who oppose efforts to expand the voting rights of French residents on the archipelago.<\/p>\n<p>Mainland France is glued to the events thousands of kilometers away \u2014 where fires were still burning Wednesday after two straight days of rioting that killed several people and left hundreds more wounded. Protesters have looted shops and torched cars and buildings, in the worst violence to hit the area in decades.<\/p>\n<p>Police have arrested hundreds, and French authorities extended a nighttime curfew.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wsw__embed\">\n<figure class=\"media-image js-media-expand\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<div class=\"thumb\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Masked residents set up roadblocks to block access and channel pro-independence activists at the entrance to Tuband, in the Motor Pool district of Noumea, New Caledonia, May 15, 2024.\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.voanews.com\/01000000-0aff-0242-b601-08dc75077b73_cx0_cy7_cw100_w250_r1_s.jpg\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ico ico-fullscreen ico--media-expand ico--rounded\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<span class=\"caption\">Masked residents set up roadblocks to block access and channel pro-independence activists at the entrance to Tuband, in the Motor Pool district of Noumea, New Caledonia, May 15, 2024.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sparking the anger is a measure to amend France\u2019s constitution to give voting rights to French residents who have lived in New Caledonia for at least a decade. It passed France\u2019s lower house on Wednesday. Both chambers of parliament still must vote a final time for it to become law.<\/p>\n<p>Pro-independence activists in the Pacific territory, including many indigenous Kanaks, strongly oppose the move, saying it will dilute their voice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel oppressed, we\u2019re angry,\u201d one woman told Caledonia TV. She questioned whether people in France were listening to Kanaks like herself.<\/p>\n<p>But other residents support the constitutional change \u2014 or just want peace to return.<\/p>\n<p>French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has called for dialogue with the territory\u2019s political actors to find a solution on the future of New Caledonia, which was once under French colonial rule. It is now a semi-autonomous territory. 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