2024 New Caledonia unrest
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2024 New Caledonia unrest
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In May 2024, protests and riots broke out in New Caledonia, a sui generis collectivity of overseas France in the Pacific Ocean. The violent protests have led to ten deaths, the declaration of a state of emergency on 16 May, deployment of the French army, and the block of the social network TikTok. Violence broke out following a controversial voting reform aiming to change existing conditions which prevent up to one-fifth of the population from voting in provincial elections. Following the Nouméa
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Ongoing civil Unrest in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_Caledonia_unrest
date created:
2024-05-14T23:14:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T23:04:46Z
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