New Caledonia Protest Leader Arrested Amid Ongoing Unrest

Christian Tein and others detained for alleged roles in deadly riots over voting reforms in French Pacific territory.

Police arrested Christian Tein and 10 others for organized crime offenses related to recent violent protests.
Protests erupted after France approved reforms allowing long-term French residents to vote, opposed by indigenous Kanaks.
Nine people, including two police officers, died during the unrest, prompting a heavy French police and military response.
The arrests occurred as Tein prepared for a press conference; police also searched the headquarters of the Caledonian Union.
French President Macron suspended the voting reform, but pro-independence groups demand its complete withdrawal.