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Violence erupted in New Caledonia in response to the constitutional bill amendment proposed in France’s National Assembly. Screenshot from YouTube video of Al Jazeera English, fair use. Protests turned into riots in New Caledonia as pro-independence youth activists clashed with the police in response to a proposed constitutional reform in the French National Assembly which would allow residents who have lived there for 10 years to vote in local elections. Activists say the move further dilutes Indigenous peoples’ power on the island and will ensure New Caledonia remains an “overseas territory”…

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