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The 2006 Nukuʻalofa riots, also known as the 2006 Tongan riots, started on 16 November, in the Tongan capital of Nukuʻalofa. The Legislative Assembly of Tonga was due to adjourn for the year and despite promises of action, had done little to advance democracy in the government .
Nov 20, 2006 · Nuku'alofa remains sealed off by road blocks as a crime scene after eight people died in rioting and as much as 80 per cent of businesses were destroyed. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade...
Nov 17, 2006 · Mr Senituli said up to 90 Australian soldiers and 40 federal police were due to arrive at Nuku-alofa airport today, with 20 New Zealand troops "tasked with securing the airport" expected to...
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Jul 14, 2008 · Tonga's Supreme Court has cleared the number two people's representative of nine charges relating to the riots in Nuku'alofa in November 2006. Eight people died during the riot, which destroyed much of the capital's central business district.
Nov 18, 2006 · 18 Nov 2006. Eight bodies were found in the ruins of two burned-out buildings in the capital Nuku’alofa’s main business district on Friday. Armed police and soldiers sealed off the area that...
Dec 8, 2006 · A Tongan man has told how he was struck on the head several times by armed soldiers in full combat gear afer the Nuku 'Alofa riot last month. The 28-year-old, who did not wish to be named, features in a damning report which alleges youths in Tonga were systematically tortured and abused after the riots.
Apr 3, 2019 · 10:33 am on 3 April 2019. Share this. Tonga's King, Tupou VI, has called for fresh investigations into the deadly 2006 riots in Nuku'alofa. The Nuku'alofa riots in 2006 Photo: John Ewen/ CC-BY-SA-2.5. The King used his speech at the close of parliament last week to make a wide-ranging call for more action from the government.
