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The Baku initiative?

Is Azerbaijan connected to the riots that broke out on the other side of the world, in the French territory of New Caledonia? And if so, why?

In May, riots broke out in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia - a group of islands in the South Pacific. Protesters were calling for independence from the European nation that has ruled the archipelago for more than a century and a half. Amid the violence came an unusual claim - that Azerbaijan, a seemingly disconnected nation thousands of miles from both Paris and the Pacific Ocean - was stoking the violence online. 麻豆社 Trending asks if there is any truth to the claim. And if so, what might Azerbaijan be hoping to achieve?
Reporter / Producer: Sam Judah
Editor: Flora Carmichael

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The opening sequence contains excerpts from news reports by PBS in the US, and ABC News (Australia).
President Aliyev鈥檚 speech is an excerpt from a video produced by the Shusha Global Media Forum, Azerbaijan.

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