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Taking back the Chagos Islands from the British: 'they uprooted us from our beautiful life'
More than 50 years after they were forcibly removed from their homes, the former residents of Britain’s last colony in Africa are challenging the UK’s claim to the archipelago.
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After a five-day journey across the ocean, which they returned from this week, a small delegation of Chagos Islanders made an emotional return to their homeland. They were there to symbolically lay claim to the islands for Mauritius, in hopes of eventually resettling there. Olivier Bancoult was just four years old when his family was deported to Mauritius from the Chagos Islands. We follow his journey
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published: 26 Feb 2022
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UK to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius in historic deal | BBC News
The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century.
The deal – reached after years of negotiations - will see the UK hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a historic move.
This includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, used by the US government as a military base for its navy ships and long-range bomber aircraft.
The announcement, made in a joint statement by the British and Mauritian Prime Ministers on Thursday, ends decades of often fractious negotiations between the two countries over the islands.
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published: 03 Oct 2024
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Why the UK is Keeping the Chagos Islands (for now)
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After agreeing a new deal with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands, it appears Starmer has u-turned and deferred proceedings until after Trump takes office. So in this video, we'll explain the history behind this deal and it seems to have now collapsed.
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published: 16 Jan 2025
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Why the UK is Giving Up the Chagos Islands
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On Thursday, the UK agreed a deal with Mauritius that will see it give up control of its last African colony, the Chagos Islands (with one notable exception). So in this video, we'll explain the colonial history of these islands and what's in this deal.
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published: 05 Oct 2024
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How The U.S. Stole This Paradise Island
The story of what happened to the Chagossians still isn’t widely known. But it’s one filled with lies, conspiracy and a violent plan by the U.S. and UK to remove them from their homeland for a military base.
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published: 05 Jul 2023
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Britain to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius ending years of dispute | DW News
Britain has announced that it will give up its last colony in Africa. You may never have heard of the Chagos islands, but the archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean has massive strategic importance and has been at the center of a diplomatic dispute for decades. Now, Britain has agreed to hand sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius. But Diego Garcia - home to a military base used by the UK and US – will remain in British and American hands for the next 99 years.
The Chagos Islands have been at the heart of what Britain has called the British Indian Ocean Territory since 1965, when they were detached from Mauritius, as the former British colony gained independence. In the early 1970s, Britain evicted almost 2,000 residents to make way for an airbase on the largest island – Diego Ga...
published: 03 Oct 2024
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Boris BLASTS Starmer over Chagos Islands: "TOTAL NONSENSE!"
Boris Johnson has weighed in on Labour's surrender of the Chagos Islands, branding the move "total nonsense".
Speaking to GB News, Johnson slammed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, claiming the Labour Government are "trying to look like the good guys".
Watch the full interview with the former PM on The Camilla Tominey Show, Sunday October 6 from 9:30am - only on GB News.
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published: 04 Oct 2024
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Coral Reefs of the Chagos Islands: A Wilderness Preserved | Documentary
In The Chagos Islands - Hope for Coral Reefs?, we journey to the heart of the Indian Ocean, over 1,500 kilometers from the nearest continent, to explore an untouched and mysterious paradise—the Chagos Islands. This pristine archipelago of 60 islands, one of the last true wildernesses on Earth, is home to the world’s largest marine national park, strictly protected and teeming with life.
For the first time, a scientific expedition has been granted access to this politically contested territory. Amid the escalating crisis of climate change, where coral reefs globally are under threat, researchers venture into this marine sanctuary to uncover how coral communities thrive with minimal human interference.
Join internationally renowned scientists on a captivating journey into the unknown, as t...
published: 27 Dec 2024
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The UK's Weird Territorial Dispute With Mauritius Explained
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In 1965, Britain quietly created its last colony - the British Indian Ocean Territory - a handful of islands in the Indian Ocean which were previously under the administration of Mauritius. In the 80s, Mauritius started trying to reassert its sovereignty over the islands, and while the government seemed to be keen initially, that seem to have changed. In this video, we take a look at the islands, why the UK owns them, and why the government decided to U-turn.
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published: 08 Dec 2023
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UK to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius after decades long dispute
Now Britain has agreed to give up sovereignty over a group of remote islands described as its last African colony - after a dispute stretching back for fifty years.
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In return, the Chagos islands deal will guarantee the long term future of a strategic military base, used by the UK and the United States.
The government hailed what it called the historic agreement with Mauritius, and said it would "address wrongs of the past".
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published: 03 Oct 2024
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Taking back the Chagos Islands from the British: 'they uprooted us from our beautiful life'
More than 50 years after they were forcibly removed from their homes, the former residents of Britain’s last colony in Africa are challenging the UK’s claim to ...
More than 50 years after they were forcibly removed from their homes, the former residents of Britain’s last colony in Africa are challenging the UK’s claim to the archipelago.
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After a five-day journey across the ocean, which they returned from this week, a small delegation of Chagos Islanders made an emotional return to their homeland. They were there to symbolically lay claim to the islands for Mauritius, in hopes of eventually resettling there. Olivier Bancoult was just four years old when his family was deported to Mauritius from the Chagos Islands. We follow his journey
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More than 50 years after they were forcibly removed from their homes, the former residents of Britain’s last colony in Africa are challenging the UK’s claim to the archipelago.
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After a five-day journey across the ocean, which they returned from this week, a small delegation of Chagos Islanders made an emotional return to their homeland. They were there to symbolically lay claim to the islands for Mauritius, in hopes of eventually resettling there. Olivier Bancoult was just four years old when his family was deported to Mauritius from the Chagos Islands. We follow his journey
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- published: 26 Feb 2022
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UK to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius in historic deal | BBC News
The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century.
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The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century.
The deal – reached after years of negotiations - will see the UK hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a historic move.
This includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, used by the US government as a military base for its navy ships and long-range bomber aircraft.
The announcement, made in a joint statement by the British and Mauritian Prime Ministers on Thursday, ends decades of often fractious negotiations between the two countries over the islands.
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The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century.
The deal – reached after years of negotiations - will see the UK hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a historic move.
This includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, used by the US government as a military base for its navy ships and long-range bomber aircraft.
The announcement, made in a joint statement by the British and Mauritian Prime Ministers on Thursday, ends decades of often fractious negotiations between the two countries over the islands.
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- published: 03 Oct 2024
- views: 361327
9:07
Why the UK is Keeping the Chagos Islands (for now)
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After agreeing a new deal with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands, it appears Starmer has u-turned and deferred proceedings until after Trump takes office. So in this video, we'll explain the history behind this deal and it seems to have now collapsed.
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13 - https://www.ft.com/content/f4d70560-5ae6-4450-8e2d-dab5bb1b3487
14 - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-14/uk-closes-in-on-chagos-deal-with-7-years-of-payments-up-front?srnd=homepage-uk
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16 - https://policyexchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Averting-a-Strategic-Misstep_.pdf
https://wn.com/Why_The_UK_Is_Keeping_The_Chagos_Islands_(For_Now)
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13 - https://www.ft.com/content/f4d70560-5ae6-4450-8e2d-dab5bb1b3487
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16 - https://policyexchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Averting-a-Strategic-Misstep_.pdf
- published: 16 Jan 2025
- views: 162120
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Why the UK is Giving Up the Chagos Islands
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On Thursday, the UK agreed a deal with Mauritius that will see it give up control of its last African colony, the Chagos Islands (with one notable exception). So in this video, we'll explain the colonial history of these islands and what's in this deal.
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12 - https://x.com/cliveabaldwin/status/1841838451940786223
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On Thursday, the UK agreed a deal with Mauritius that will see it give up control of its last African colony, the Chagos Islands (with one notable exception). So in this video, we'll explain the colonial history of these islands and what's in this deal.
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2 - https://www.icj-cij.org/public/files/case-related/169/169-20190225-ADV-01-00-EN.pdf
3 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Garcia
4 - https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/02/15/thats-when-nightmare-started/uk-and-us-forced-displacement-chagossians-and
5 - https://media.defense.gov/2020/Jun/08/2002311975/-1/-1/1/HARRIS.PDF
6 - https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/30/diego-garcia-us-uk-chagos-military-base/
7 - https://press.un.org/en/2019/ga12146.doc.htm
8 - https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2022-11-03/debates/22110340000007/ChagosArchipelago
9 - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-between-uk-and-mauritius-3-october-2024
10 - https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/10/03/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-occasion-of-an-agreement-between-the-republic-of-mauritius-and-the-united-kingdom-on-the-status-of-the-chagos-archipelago/
11 - https://x.com/ChagossianVoic2/status/1841802273950752769
12 - https://x.com/cliveabaldwin/status/1841838451940786223
- published: 05 Oct 2024
- views: 280066
11:36
How The U.S. Stole This Paradise Island
The story of what happened to the Chagossians still isn’t widely known. But it’s one filled with lies, conspiracy and a violent plan by the U.S. and UK to remov...
The story of what happened to the Chagossians still isn’t widely known. But it’s one filled with lies, conspiracy and a violent plan by the U.S. and UK to remove them from their homeland for a military base.
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- published: 05 Jul 2023
- views: 77708
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Britain to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius ending years of dispute | DW News
Britain has announced that it will give up its last colony in Africa. You may never have heard of the Chagos islands, but the archipelago in the middle of the I...
Britain has announced that it will give up its last colony in Africa. You may never have heard of the Chagos islands, but the archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean has massive strategic importance and has been at the center of a diplomatic dispute for decades. Now, Britain has agreed to hand sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius. But Diego Garcia - home to a military base used by the UK and US – will remain in British and American hands for the next 99 years.
The Chagos Islands have been at the heart of what Britain has called the British Indian Ocean Territory since 1965, when they were detached from Mauritius, as the former British colony gained independence. In the early 1970s, Britain evicted almost 2,000 residents to make way for an airbase on the largest island – Diego Garcia – which it leased to the United States in 1966.
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Britain has announced that it will give up its last colony in Africa. You may never have heard of the Chagos islands, but the archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean has massive strategic importance and has been at the center of a diplomatic dispute for decades. Now, Britain has agreed to hand sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius. But Diego Garcia - home to a military base used by the UK and US – will remain in British and American hands for the next 99 years.
The Chagos Islands have been at the heart of what Britain has called the British Indian Ocean Territory since 1965, when they were detached from Mauritius, as the former British colony gained independence. In the early 1970s, Britain evicted almost 2,000 residents to make way for an airbase on the largest island – Diego Garcia – which it leased to the United States in 1966.
00:00 UK returns Chagos Islands to Mauritius
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- published: 03 Oct 2024
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Boris BLASTS Starmer over Chagos Islands: "TOTAL NONSENSE!"
Boris Johnson has weighed in on Labour's surrender of the Chagos Islands, branding the move "total nonsense".
Speaking to GB News, Johnson slammed Prime Minist...
Boris Johnson has weighed in on Labour's surrender of the Chagos Islands, branding the move "total nonsense".
Speaking to GB News, Johnson slammed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, claiming the Labour Government are "trying to look like the good guys".
Watch the full interview with the former PM on The Camilla Tominey Show, Sunday October 6 from 9:30am - only on GB News.
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Boris Johnson has weighed in on Labour's surrender of the Chagos Islands, branding the move "total nonsense".
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- published: 04 Oct 2024
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Coral Reefs of the Chagos Islands: A Wilderness Preserved | Documentary
In The Chagos Islands - Hope for Coral Reefs?, we journey to the heart of the Indian Ocean, over 1,500 kilometers from the nearest continent, to explore an unto...
In The Chagos Islands - Hope for Coral Reefs?, we journey to the heart of the Indian Ocean, over 1,500 kilometers from the nearest continent, to explore an untouched and mysterious paradise—the Chagos Islands. This pristine archipelago of 60 islands, one of the last true wildernesses on Earth, is home to the world’s largest marine national park, strictly protected and teeming with life.
For the first time, a scientific expedition has been granted access to this politically contested territory. Amid the escalating crisis of climate change, where coral reefs globally are under threat, researchers venture into this marine sanctuary to uncover how coral communities thrive with minimal human interference.
Join internationally renowned scientists on a captivating journey into the unknown, as they explore a lost world and reveal astonishing discoveries about one of the planet’s most pristine ecosystems. Filmed in stunning 4K, this documentary captures the beauty, mystery, and critical significance of the Chagos Archipelago in the fight to understand and protect our oceans.
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In The Chagos Islands - Hope for Coral Reefs?, we journey to the heart of the Indian Ocean, over 1,500 kilometers from the nearest continent, to explore an untouched and mysterious paradise—the Chagos Islands. This pristine archipelago of 60 islands, one of the last true wildernesses on Earth, is home to the world’s largest marine national park, strictly protected and teeming with life.
For the first time, a scientific expedition has been granted access to this politically contested territory. Amid the escalating crisis of climate change, where coral reefs globally are under threat, researchers venture into this marine sanctuary to uncover how coral communities thrive with minimal human interference.
Join internationally renowned scientists on a captivating journey into the unknown, as they explore a lost world and reveal astonishing discoveries about one of the planet’s most pristine ecosystems. Filmed in stunning 4K, this documentary captures the beauty, mystery, and critical significance of the Chagos Archipelago in the fight to understand and protect our oceans.
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- published: 27 Dec 2024
- views: 148832
9:47
The UK's Weird Territorial Dispute With Mauritius Explained
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In 1965, Britain quietly created its last colony - the British Indian Ocean Territory - a handful of islands in the Indian Ocean which were previously under the administration of Mauritius. In the 80s, Mauritius started trying to reassert its sovereignty over the islands, and while the government seemed to be keen initially, that seem to have changed. In this video, we take a look at the islands, why the UK owns them, and why the government decided to U-turn.
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1 - https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/02/15/thats-when-nightmare-started/uk-and-us-forced-displacement-chagossians-and#_ftn1
2 - https://media.defense.gov/2020/Jun/08/2002311975/-1/-1/1/HARRIS.PDF
3 - https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/U.S.-should-accept-that-its-Indian-Ocean-base-belongs-to-Africa
4 - https://veteranlife.com/military-history/diego-garcia/
5 - https://www.icj-cij.org/public/files/case-related/169/169-20190225-ADV-01-00-EN.pdf
6 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Garcia
7 - https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/02/15/thats-when-nightmare-started/uk-and-us-forced-displacement-chagossians-and
8 - https://www.icj-cij.org/public/files/case-related/169/169-20190225-ADV-01-00-EN.pdf
9 - https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2003/2222.html
10 - https://media.defense.gov/2020/Jun/08/2002311975/-1/-1/1/HARRIS.PDF
11 - https://media.defense.gov/2020/Jun/08/2002311975/-1/-1/1/HARRIS.PDF
12 - https://www.icj-cij.org/public/files/case-related/169/169-20190225-ADV-01-00-EN.pdf
13 - https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/02/15/thats-when-nightmare-started/uk-and-us-forced-displacement-chagossians-and#_ftn1
14 - https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/02/15/thats-when-nightmare-started/uk-and-us-forced-displacement-chagossians-and#_ftn1
15 - https://inkstickmedia.com/the-us-base-at-diego-garcia-holds-a-dirty-secret/
16 - https://veteranlife.com/military-history/diego-garcia/
17 - https://www.britannica.com/place/Diego-Garcia-island-Indian-Ocean
18 - https://veteranlife.com/military-history/diego-garcia/
19 - https://www.icj-cij.org/public/files/case-related/169/169-20190225-ADV-01-00-EN.pdf
20 - https://press.un.org/en/2019/ga12146.doc.htm
21 - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/01/corbyn-condemns-mays-defiance-of-chagos-islands-ruling
22 - https://warontherocks.com/2021/07/overcoming-the-diego-garcia-stalemate/
23 - https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Interview/Mauritius-makes-play-for-future-with-US-base-on-Diego-Garcia
24 - https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/02/15/thats-when-nightmare-started/uk-and-us-forced-displacement-chagossians-and#_ftn1
25 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-and-borders-bill-chagossian-nationality-factsheet/nationality-and-borders-bill-chagossian-nationality-factsheet
26 - https://policyexchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Sovereignty-and-Security-in-the-Indian-Ocean.pdf
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In 1965, Britain quietly created its last colony - the British Indian Ocean Territory - a handful of islands in the Indian Ocean which were previously under the administration of Mauritius. In the 80s, Mauritius started trying to reassert its sovereignty over the islands, and while the government seemed to be keen initially, that seem to have changed. In this video, we take a look at the islands, why the UK owns them, and why the government decided to U-turn.
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Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
1 - https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/02/15/thats-when-nightmare-started/uk-and-us-forced-displacement-chagossians-and#_ftn1
2 - https://media.defense.gov/2020/Jun/08/2002311975/-1/-1/1/HARRIS.PDF
3 - https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/U.S.-should-accept-that-its-Indian-Ocean-base-belongs-to-Africa
4 - https://veteranlife.com/military-history/diego-garcia/
5 - https://www.icj-cij.org/public/files/case-related/169/169-20190225-ADV-01-00-EN.pdf
6 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Garcia
7 - https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/02/15/thats-when-nightmare-started/uk-and-us-forced-displacement-chagossians-and
8 - https://www.icj-cij.org/public/files/case-related/169/169-20190225-ADV-01-00-EN.pdf
9 - https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2003/2222.html
10 - https://media.defense.gov/2020/Jun/08/2002311975/-1/-1/1/HARRIS.PDF
11 - https://media.defense.gov/2020/Jun/08/2002311975/-1/-1/1/HARRIS.PDF
12 - https://www.icj-cij.org/public/files/case-related/169/169-20190225-ADV-01-00-EN.pdf
13 - https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/02/15/thats-when-nightmare-started/uk-and-us-forced-displacement-chagossians-and#_ftn1
14 - https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/02/15/thats-when-nightmare-started/uk-and-us-forced-displacement-chagossians-and#_ftn1
15 - https://inkstickmedia.com/the-us-base-at-diego-garcia-holds-a-dirty-secret/
16 - https://veteranlife.com/military-history/diego-garcia/
17 - https://www.britannica.com/place/Diego-Garcia-island-Indian-Ocean
18 - https://veteranlife.com/military-history/diego-garcia/
19 - https://www.icj-cij.org/public/files/case-related/169/169-20190225-ADV-01-00-EN.pdf
20 - https://press.un.org/en/2019/ga12146.doc.htm
21 - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/01/corbyn-condemns-mays-defiance-of-chagos-islands-ruling
22 - https://warontherocks.com/2021/07/overcoming-the-diego-garcia-stalemate/
23 - https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Interview/Mauritius-makes-play-for-future-with-US-base-on-Diego-Garcia
24 - https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/02/15/thats-when-nightmare-started/uk-and-us-forced-displacement-chagossians-and#_ftn1
25 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-and-borders-bill-chagossian-nationality-factsheet/nationality-and-borders-bill-chagossian-nationality-factsheet
26 - https://policyexchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Sovereignty-and-Security-in-the-Indian-Ocean.pdf
00:00 - Introduction
01:21 - Historical Context
04:58 - Why Sunak Considered Giving Them Back
07:46 - Sponsored Content
- published: 08 Dec 2023
- views: 123283
8:27
UK to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius after decades long dispute
Now Britain has agreed to give up sovereignty over a group of remote islands described as its last African colony - after a dispute stretching back for fifty ye...
Now Britain has agreed to give up sovereignty over a group of remote islands described as its last African colony - after a dispute stretching back for fifty years.
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In return, the Chagos islands deal will guarantee the long term future of a strategic military base, used by the UK and the United States.
The government hailed what it called the historic agreement with Mauritius, and said it would "address wrongs of the past".
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Now Britain has agreed to give up sovereignty over a group of remote islands described as its last African colony - after a dispute stretching back for fifty years.
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In return, the Chagos islands deal will guarantee the long term future of a strategic military base, used by the UK and the United States.
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- published: 03 Oct 2024
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