Britain’s ownership of Chagos Islands challenged as Mauritius plants flag
2 years, 10 months ago

Britain’s ownership of Chagos Islands challenged as Mauritius plants flag

The Telegraph  

Mauritius has formally challenged Britain’s ownership of the Chagos archipelago after Jagdish Koonjul, the Mauritian ambassador to the UN, raised the country's flag over the atoll of Peros Banhos. Mauritian officials sang the nation's national anthem and raised the flag at a ceremony at 10.30am local time, according to the Guardian. The United Kingdom separated them from Mauritius in 1965 and leased the islands to the United States to set up the Diego Garcia military base, forcefully deporting its 2,000 inhabitants and dumping them in Mauritius and the Seychelles. In 2019, the International Court of Justice in the Hague ruled unanimously that the UK should cede the islands to Mauritius and the resolution was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.

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Fears Starmer deal won’t stop China building rival military base on Chagos Islands
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5 days, 11 hours ago

Fears Starmer deal won’t stop China building rival military base on Chagos Islands

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Keir Starmer’s proposed deal with Mauritius to hand over the Chagos …

Mauritius wants to rethink a deal with the UK over remote islands housing a key US base
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5 days, 14 hours ago

Mauritius wants to rethink a deal with the UK over remote islands housing a key US base

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The British government said Wednesday …

Prime minister of Mauritius reopens talks with UK over Chagos Islands deal
6 days, 5 hours ago

Prime minister of Mauritius reopens talks with UK over Chagos Islands deal

Al Jazeera  

A historic deal for the United Kingdom to hand over control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been put into question after the African island country’s new prime minister issued “counterproposals”. The British government still plans to hand over control of the chain of 60-some islands to Mauritius under the condition that a strategic joint UK-US military base on …

UK unlawfully detained migrants on Indian Ocean island, judge rules
6 days, 15 hours ago

UK unlawfully detained migrants on Indian Ocean island, judge rules

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A group of more than 60 asylum seekers were unlawfully …

Britain 'warned of Russian meddling in Chagos deal' as Putin officials 'whipped up support to return islands to Mauritius in bid to undermine the UK'
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Britain 'warned of Russian meddling in Chagos deal' as Putin officials 'whipped up support to return islands to Mauritius in bid to undermine the UK'

Daily Mail  

Britain was warned of Russian attempts to garner support among Mauritian politicians for a claim over the Chagos Islands, it has been revealed. According to a source close to the discussions, government ministers were told Vladimir Putin's officials attempted to 'undermine UK interests' by encouraging Mauritian claims to the Chagos Islands. The deal would see the UK give up its …

PRITI PATEL: Why one of the worst deals in history is quickly unravelling
3 weeks, 4 days ago

PRITI PATEL: Why one of the worst deals in history is quickly unravelling

Daily Mail  

Labour's botched plans to hand over the sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius is unravelling. Keir Starmer and David Lammy are prepared to give away the Chagos Islands, then use taxpayers' money to pay for the privilege, which would be one of the worst deals in history We need the Chagos Islands to stay under British sovereignty, …

Chagos islanders displaced for a US military base protest a deal on their future made without them
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Chagos islanders displaced for a US military base protest a deal on their future made without them

Associated Press  

LONDON — Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a U.S. military base half a century ago protested outside the U.K. Parliament on Monday against a deal they say has decided their homeland’s fate without them. The British government announced last week that it is handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius under …

Returning the Chagos Islands will right a historic wrong
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Returning the Chagos Islands will right a historic wrong

The Independent  

The UK government’s decision to relinquish sovereignty of the Chagos Islands after more than half a century of campaigning begins to right one of the outstanding British colonial wrongs. Alex Orr Edinburgh Conservatives all at sea over Chagos The furore within Conservative ranks over the government’s decision to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is surely misplaced. Claire McNabb Co. …

Why is the UK handing the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why is the UK handing the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius?

Al Jazeera  

An agreement between the UK and Mauritian governments could see thousands of exiled Chagossians resettled again. As part of an agreement on Thursday, the governments of the UK and Mauritius jointly announced that full sovereignty of the Chagos, a remote group of more than 60 islands, would again belong to Mauritius in exchange for guarantees that a United States military …

Politics latest news: Starmer told to make ‘guarantee’ over British overseas territories
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Politics latest news: Starmer told to make ‘guarantee’ over British overseas territories

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer must “immediately guarantee” that the Government will not hand over any other British overseas territories, a Reform UK MP has said. He wrote on X: “Starmer must immediately guarantee that Labour will not surrender any other British overseas territories. The Prime Minister was asked to guarantee that under Labour no other British overseas territories will be signed …

U.K. to restore sovereignty of Chagos islands to Mauritius
2 months, 2 weeks ago

U.K. to restore sovereignty of Chagos islands to Mauritius

The Hindu  

The United Kingdom and Mauritius have reached a historic political agreement to secure the strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base on Diego Garcia and towards restoring Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos archipelago. “It sees Mauritius assume sovereignty over British Indian Ocean Territory, with the U.K. authorised to exercise the sovereign rights of Mauritius on Diego Garcia.” The political agreement is subject …

UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base on Diego Garcia stays
2 months, 2 weeks ago

UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base on Diego Garcia stays

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base. The Chagos Islands, which conjure up images of paradise with their lush vegetation and long stretches of white …

Starmer hands Chagos Islands back to Mauritius
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Starmer hands Chagos Islands back to Mauritius

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer has given up the Chagos Islands, handing the Indian Ocean territory to Mauritius. The islands include Diego Garcia, which hosts a strategically important US-UK military base. A joint statement by the Prime Minister and Pravind Jugnauth, his Mauritian counterpart, said: “Under the terms of this treaty the United Kingdom will agree that Mauritius is sovereign over the …

U.K. gives sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius. A key U.S. base remains
2 months, 3 weeks ago

U.K. gives sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius. A key U.S. base remains

LA Times  

The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base. World & Nation Britain Illegally Expelled Chagos Islanders for U.S. Base, Court Rules The British government illegally expelled nearly 2,000 …

Blair's former chief of staff put in charge of talks over the future of strategically important Chagos Islands
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Blair's former chief of staff put in charge of talks over the future of strategically important Chagos Islands

Daily Mail  

A new Labour grandee was yesterday put in charge of talks over the future of the UK-owned Chagos Islands. Jonathan Powell, who served as chief of staff to Tony Blair in No 10, was appointed as Sir Keir Starmer's Special Envoy for negotiations with Mauritius 'on the exercise of sovereignty' over the British Indian Ocean Territory. Mr Powell's experience in …

Labour opens door to handing Chagos Islands back to Mauritius
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour opens door to handing Chagos Islands back to Mauritius

The Telegraph  

Labour has opened the door to handing the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius. Plans to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius were set to be dropped last year amid opposition from Grant Shapps, then the defence secretary, and concerns about Mauritius’s alliance with China. Baroness Chapman, a Foreign Office minister, said: “The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary met the Mauritian …

Former head of the Navy warns handing over the Chagos Islands to China ally Mauritius would be a 'colossal mistake'
1 year, 1 month ago

Former head of the Navy warns handing over the Chagos Islands to China ally Mauritius would be a 'colossal mistake'

Daily Mail  

The former head of the Navy has warned surrendering the Chagos Islands to an ally of China is a 'colossal mistake'. Admiral Lord West added his voice to concerns that it would endanger the UK's strategic interests to cede the territory to Mauritius. Admiral Lord West has warned surrendering the Chagos Islands to an ally of China is a 'colossal …

Human Rights Watch condemns UK, US actions on Chagos Islands
1 year, 10 months ago

Human Rights Watch condemns UK, US actions on Chagos Islands

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain and the United States committed crimes against humanity when they forced the people of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to leave their homes five decades ago to make way for a U.S. Navy base, a rights group charged Wednesday, calling on the two governments to let the Chagossians return. Human Rights Watch also said Britain …

Human Rights Watch condemns UK, US actions on Chagos Islands
1 year, 10 months ago

Human Rights Watch condemns UK, US actions on Chagos Islands

The Independent  

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Will Britain give citizenship rights to all Chagos islanders?
3 years, 2 months ago

Will Britain give citizenship rights to all Chagos islanders?

Al Jazeera  

Britain expelled people from their homes at the height of the Cold War to make way for a US base. “Chagos islanders are unable to pass on their British overseas territory citizenship to their children as their children are not born there. “She’s getting old and it’s not easy for her to work hard all the time, doing overtime to …

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