Tag: State of Emergency
RSF calls on French authorities to guarantee journalist safety in Kanaky New Caledonia
Pacific Media Watch
The Paris-based global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for guaranteed safety for journalists in the French Pacific territory...
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: French politics rocked as leaders plead for end
By Patrick Decloitre
With New Caledonia entering its second week of deadly riots, French authorities have mounted a massive law enforcement operation to regain control...
Flashback: Betrayal of Kanaky decolonisation by Paris risks return to dark days
France has declared a state of emergency for 12 days on the Pacific territory of New Caledonia — New Zealand’s closest neighbour — after...
‘Uphold right to life’ says watchdog in aftermath of deadly PNG unrest
By Caleb Fotheringham
Amnesty International is calling on Papua New Guinea authorities to protect human rights in response to the riots.
Port Moresby is in a...
Lāhainā ‘completely wiped out’ – US declares Maui wildfires disaster as toll tops 53
By Felix Walton
A New Zealander on holiday in Maui says the wildfires devastating the Hawai’ian island are unlike anything he has seen before.
Deadly wildfires...