The vote on the Pacific island territory comes as France’s president has prioritized shoring up the country’s international profile, seeing its military as a bulwark against China.
Tag: Secession and Independence Movements
Fury in Kashmir After Deadly Police Raid at Shopping Complex
Saying that the men killed in a gun battle were separatist militants or “terrorist supporters,” security forces initially refused to return the bodies to their families, but later relented and gave back two.
Hong Kong’s National Security Law Explained
Tony Chung, a 20-year-old student activist, is the youngest to be sent to prison under the harsh and expansive new security law passed in 2020.
With New Conviction, Hong Kong Uses Security Law to Clamp Down on Speech
An activist, Ma Chun-man, was convicted of inciting secession after, he said, he chanted slogans to test the limits of the law.
Barbados Elects Its First Head of State, Replacing Queen Elizabeth
The country’s Parliament chose Sandra Mason, the governor general, to assume the symbolic title, a decisive move to distance itself from Barbados’s colonial past.
Carles Puigdemont, Catalan Separatist, Dodges Spain’s Bid to Prosecute Him
After briefly holding Carles Puigdemont on a Spanish arrest warrant, Italian authorities released him, and he left the country on Monday.
Italy Frees Catalan Separatist Leader From Jail. Here’s How the Case Has Gone.
Carles Puigdemont, a former leader of Catalonia, faces trial in Spain and was detained briefly in Italy. It is not clear if he will appear when the court considers whether to return him to Spain.
Will Italy Hand a Wanted Catalan Separatist Leader to Spain?
Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Spain’s Catalonia region, was freed after a brief arrest in Italy. But he must remain in the country until authorities decide whether to send him back to Spain for trial.
Catalan Separatist Leader, Carles Puigdemont, Arrested in Italy
The arrest of Mr. Puigdemont, on the island of Sardinia, came on a warrant issued by Spain’s Supreme Court on charges of sedition.
In Catalonia Secession Talks, 2 Leaders in Spain Try to Bridge Divide
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain met with the leader of Catalonia in an attempt to resolve the fate of the region.