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Christian Téin Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Téin pre-trial conditions have been further eased and he will be allowed to return to New Caledonia, a Paris court has ruled. Téin, 57, and other pro-independence leaders were flown to mainland France following their arrest in Nouméa in June 2024. They were allegedly suspected of playing a key role in the riots that broke out mid-May 2024…

The main pro-independence coalition in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia has rejected a Paris-brokered deal to establish the Pacific archipelago as a new state. France last month announced a sweeping, hard-fought agreement aimed at granting more autonomy to New Caledonia, but stopping short of the independence sought by many indigenous Kanaks. The accord proposes the creation of a…

🐚 The Saltwater Series ~ Stories from the Pacific

“Shining light on the silenced stories of the Kanak people and the Pacific”

⋆₊𓇼࿐𖦹˖ ࣪⭑ Kanak Rising- What’s Happening in New Caledonia Today?⋆｡˚⋆ Part 2: Nouméa Accord and Referendums

The Nouméa Accord was a notable step toward self-determination. One of its key elements was that only residents who had lived in New Caledonia before 1998 could vote in local elections. This measure was intended to ensure that Indigenous Kanak voices were protected, given that decades of French migration had already made them a minority in their own land.

As part of the accord, three referendums were held in 2018, 2020, and 2021 asking voters whether New Caledonia should become independent from France.

In all three referendums, the majority voted to remain part of France, but the outcomes were deeply contested.

The 2021 referendum was boycotted by many Kanak groups, who argued that the vote was held during the COVID-19 pandemic, preventing fair participation.