First, they prevented any Chagossians who had left on vacation or for medical treatment from returning home. Next, they cut ...

The Government’s controversial deal to relinquish sovereignty of the Chagos Islands could limit the United States’ ability to intervene in the Iran and Israel conflict.Under the terms of the ...

Until recently, that ban also applied to the other Chagos Islands from which the indigenous Chagossian people were ... leader of the Chagos Refugees Group U.K. Branch, told me.

These actions and words have been severely undermined and ring hollow in the face of Britain’s continued support for Israel’s ...

Two Chagossian women tried to block the UK-Mauritius deal at the UK High Court A UN panel has urged the UK to renegotiate a deal returning the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, saying it "fails to ...

A UN panel has urged the UK to renegotiate a deal handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, saying it "fails to guarantee" the rights of the Chagossian people. The deal, signed last month ...

June 17, 2025 at 7:41pm BST. John Healey has robustly defended the UK’s Chagos Islands deal, insisting the agreement needed to be struck to defend Britain’s interests as he appeared at a ...

John Healey has robustly defended the UK’s Chagos Islands deal, insisting the agreement needed to be struck to defend Britain’s interests as he appeared at a military conference.

The Chagos Islands, an archipelago of 58 islands in the Indian Ocean about halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia, were given to Britain by France in 1814 during the Napoleonic Wars.

John Healey has robustly defended the UK’s Chagos Islands deal, insisting the agreement needed to be struck to defend Britain’s interests as he appeared at a military conference.