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GORO, New Caledonia — On the south side of Grand Terre, the largest and principal island of New Caledonia in the south Pacific, mountains rise like a spine out of a vast, turquoise lagoon that forms part of the longest continuous barrier reef in the world. Although a French overseas territory, New Caledonia—located approximately 1,470 kilometers (900 miles) […]
Charges have been laid against six Kanak leaders in connection with last December's violence at the Vale nickel plant in New Caledonia. The sale of the Vale nickel plant led to days of unrest in New Caledonia last December. Photo: Théo Rouby / Hans Lucas The leaders of the Rheebu Nuu group and the indigenous Kanak umbrella organisation, which were opposed to Vale's original sale plan, were charged after being held and interrogated for 96 hours as investigators tried to establish their roles in organising the unrest. Their organisations held repeated demonstrations against the sale last yea...