French imperialism murders two activists in Kanaky
Featured image: police attack against national liberation movement activists in Kanaky. Source: Benar News.
The French repressive forces murdered two activists for the independency in Kanaky (known by French imperialism as New Caledonia) between the night of Wednesday, 18th of September, and the dawn of Thursday 19. With these two new murders, since the rebellion started in May, 11 civilians have been murdered by French imperialism. The murders occurred after the attempt by the French repressive forces to detain Kanak activists, accusing them of armed robbery and of encouraging violence during the previous months.
The events occurred at the municipality of Saint Louis, near to the capital, Nouméa, know for being a hotspot of the Kanak national liberation movement. The repressive forces stated they have received more than 300 gunshots with alive ammunition from this area. When the repressive forces arrived to that place and attempted to detain the activists, the masses protested and started a resistance against the French colonial repression. After some hours there was a gunfire which ended with the life of those two activists. The French repressive forces have been blocking the main roads in order to isolate the area and this affected the Kanak workers as they have not been able to travel to other areas to work.
In this same municipality, Saint Louis, the French repressive forces already murdered another national liberation movement activist in July. On this occasion, the Kanak people fiercely protested after the murder, they seized the Catholic church of the area (as the Catholic Church is a representative of the interests of French colonialism since its arrival to the archipelago) and they set fire to it.
Since the rebellion started in May, French imperialism has not ceased in its purpose of repressing the Kanak people, but as we reported, the people has not stopped its struggle. In June there were detentions of several important national liberation movement activists, such as the leader Christian Tein. Those activists were detained and extradited to France. French imperialism, aware of the flame of the rebellion is not extinguished, has sent more reinforcements to the archipelago. High rank officers of the French repressive forces arised their concerns about the surge of new protests and actions on the 24th of September, date in which France occupied Kanaky in 1853. By this continued repression and harassment of the Kanak people, French imperialism is only demonstrating its fear on the anger of the subjugated peoples of its colonies and how powerful the blows are when these peoples rebel.
