Übersetzung Auszug: "Die Pazifische Konferenz der Kirchen (PCC) hat die Vereinten Nationen aufgefordert, eine unparteiische und kompetente Dialogmission zur Beobachtung der Situation in Neukaledonien zu leiten. In einer Erklärung vom Freitag erklärte sie, dass sie "in tiefer Solidarität mit unseren Schwestern und Brüdern in Kanaky" stehe und dass die Gewalt aus Frustration und Schmerz geboren sei. …More
Übersetzung Auszug: "Die Pazifische Konferenz der Kirchen (PCC) hat die Vereinten Nationen aufgefordert, eine unparteiische und kompetente Dialogmission zur Beobachtung der Situation in Neukaledonien zu leiten.
In einer Erklärung vom Freitag erklärte sie, dass sie "in tiefer Solidarität mit unseren Schwestern und Brüdern in Kanaky" stehe und dass die Gewalt aus Frustration und Schmerz geboren sei.
Nach 20 Jahren einvernehmlicher Verhandlung sei der Abbruch des Dialogs zwischen der französischen Regierung und den Unabhängigkeitskämpfern und dem Volk der Kanaken nun Realität.
Die PCC ruft zu Gebet, Solidarität und Mitgefühl auf und erklärt, dass jedes menschliche Leben wertvoll und heilig ist, unabhängig von der politischen Meinung oder der ethnischen Herkunft.
"Während wir beten und zur Beendigung der Gewalt auf allen Seiten aufrufen, sind wir uns auch der Realität bewusst, die wir nicht nur in den letzten Tagen, sondern in den Monaten, seit die Faust der französischen Regierung begonnen hat, fester auf die Kehle des Kanak-Volkes zu drücken, das weiterhin aus tiefstem Herzen nach seiner eigenen Erfahrung von Freiheit, Gleichheit und Brüderlichkeit schreit, erlebt haben."
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'It's a revolution here, using Tiktok' - Pro-independence activist on New Caledonia unrest
A large plume of black smoke in New Caledonia during civil unrest. Photo: Twitter / @ncla1ere A member of the …
A member of the pro-indepdendence Kanak group says the unrest in New Caledonia is a "revolt", as the death toll rises to five, with a gendarme being accidently shot. Pro-independence Kanaks were on the streets in the capital Nouméa on Friday morning, continuing their protests against French constitutional amendments which started on Monday. On Wednesday, the French National Assembly voted 351 in …More
A member of the pro-indepdendence Kanak group says the unrest in New Caledonia is a "revolt", as the death toll rises to five, with a gendarme being accidently shot. Pro-independence Kanaks were on the streets in the capital Nouméa on Friday morning, continuing their protests against French constitutional amendments which started on Monday. On Wednesday, the French National Assembly voted 351 in favour (mostly right-wing parties) and 153 against (mostly left-wing parties) the proposed constitutional amendments that would open the electoral roll and allow those who have been residing in New Caledonia for an uninterrupted ten years to vote in local elections. A member of the indigenous group, who did not want to be named, told RNZ Pacific during a march that they would continue to rebel. "We are calling for revolt, a revolution. It's a revolution here, using Tiktok," he said. "We are calling for calm and will try to maintain the situation with blockades."
At the entrance to the "sensitive" district of Montravel, activists are manning a roadblock. Here's an activist who "shares the struggle but not the rioters' methods". Along with Kaméré and Vallée-du-Tir, this is one of the three "most sensitive" areas in Nouméa. At Montravel, at the northern roundabout on the way to the Le Froid factory, a handful of demonstrators are manning the roadblock towards …More
At the entrance to the "sensitive" district of Montravel, activists are manning a roadblock. Here's an activist who "shares the struggle but not the rioters' methods".
Along with Kaméré and Vallée-du-Tir, this is one of the three "most sensitive" areas in Nouméa. At Montravel, at the northern roundabout on the way to the Le Froid factory, a handful of demonstrators are manning the roadblock towards this district.
One of them, Jean, is happy to answer questions from the press, and says it loud and clear: "Here, we also need to be talked about. We're not like the rioters and we're not armed. We've just got trinkets."
For this activist, his action is rather comparable to that of the yellow waistcoats in France. "We have the same struggle but we don't endorse the method of the rioters who burnt all those shops to get their message across," insists this father of one. Among the people who have mobilised, there aren't just violent people, as people are led to believe. We're young dads. We want to be reunited with our children and our partners. We don't want this situation to go on for weeks. But to do that, we have to say no to the thawing of the electoral body and accept it.
Nevertheless, the fear is also palpable among these activists. "The high commissioner scares us when he says he's going to go up a notch to take over this district. And we also fear the formation of these militias, which are armed." À Montravel, "on ne veut pas que cette situation dure encore des semaines"
