Writing in the Telegraph, ex-attorney general Sir Michael Ellis says PM’s ‘irrational’ decision exposes Government to ...
Mauritius awaits Trump’s approval for UK to hand over archipelago, with Chagossians at odds over what’s in it for them.
Philippe Sands’ comments, accusing the Conservatives of playing into an antisemitic trope, were dismissed as an “absurd smear ...
Chagos islanders still dream of returning home five decades after being expelled by Britain, but with Donald Trump in the ...
Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam is urging U.S. President Donald Trump to review a recent sovereignty deal with ...
Chagossians were already on the islands when the British took over in 1810, brought as slaves by the French in the 18th century. Our ancestors developed a unique culture, language and way of life ...
“[Chagossians] have endured 50 years of exile of suffering… but both the British and the Mauritian government are after their own interests,” he told a meeting of indigenous Chagossians to ...
It’s prompted briefing and counter-briefing from the two sides about what’s actually being promised. And all the while, expelled Chagossians say they are being sidelined. The U.K. agreed last October ...
“We hope to rally Falkland Islanders in solidarity with the exiled Chagossians in their right to self-determination”. CEO Philip Smith said: “This visit is an important milestone for Friends ...
I've worked with this community for 16 years - we owe them. The way this is being done is so unnecessary,' the MP said ...
Decades of diplomatic efforts, after the forced deportation of 2,000 Chagos Islanders more than 50 years ago, seemed to be on ...
If you didn’t read past the headlines, you might come away with the impression that Britain was somehow letting the Chagossians go home. Hence all the talk about giving the archipelago “back”. But, as ...