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#ChagosIslands

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Nonilex

The injunction came in response to a claim by 2 Chagossian women representing the islands’ original residents, who were evicted decades ago to make way for the American base. Bernadette Dugasse & Bertrice Pompe, both British citizens, fear it will become even harder to return once #Mauritius takes control of the #ChagosIslands.

After the injunction was lifted, Pompe said…,“We do not want to hand over our rights to Mauritius. We are not Mauritians.”

#geopolitics#law
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Nonilex

The #UK has agreed to hand #Mauritius the Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a strategically important naval & bomber base on the largest of the #ChagosIslands, Diego Garcia. The UK would then lease back the base for at least 99 years.

A judge had granted an injunction in the early hours of Thurs, blocking the British govt from taking any “conclusive or legally binding step” to hand the islands to a foreign govt.

#geopolitics#law
Nonilex

#UK signs agreement to hand #sovereignty of the disputed #ChagosIslands to #Mauritius

#KeirStarmer says he has signed an agreement handing over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

The archipelago in the Indian Ocean is home to a strategically important naval & bomber base on the largest of the islands, Diego Garcia.

#Starmer says the agreement secures the future of a base that is “right at the foundation of our safety & security at home.”

#geopolitics
apnews.com/article/chagos-isla

ZNet (unofficial)

Nigel Farage and the Tories are throwing a fit over #Britain “losing sovereignty” over the #ChagosIslands, but the real scandal is that they’re still holding onto a military base on stolen land.

Despite international rulings that say the #UK has no right to control the islands, the government’s making shady deals to keep the base running and prevent the Chagossians from returning to their land.

znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-c

kriykat

The Chagos Islands Were Never Britain’s to Give Away
consortiumnews.com/2025/02/13/
Mark Curtis says Nigel Farage and the Conservatives are having a meltdown about Britain “giving up sovereignty” of illegally occupied land. By Mark Curtis Declassified UK Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy will this weekend in Munich meet his new U.S.…
#Politics #AmericanEmpire #CivilRights #Commentary #IndigenousPeople #Legal #Militarism #TrumpAdministration #U.s. #U.s.StateDepartment #UnitedKingdon #UnitedNations #ChagosIslands #DiegoGarcia #ForeignSecretaryDavidLammy #MarkCurtis #Mauritius #Neocolonialism #NigelFarage #U.s.SecretaryOfStateMarcoRubio

Consortium News · The Chagos Islands Were Never Britain’s to Give AwayMark Curtis says Nigel Farage and the Conservatives are having a meltdown about Britain "giving up sovereignty" of illegally occupied land. By Mark Curtis Declassified UK Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy will  this weekend in Munich meet his new U.S. counterpart, Marco Rubio, to res
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