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Telegraph article brands Chagossians' immigration struggles "new Windrush"

May 7, 2019
2 min

Telegraph article brands Chagossians' immigration struggles "new Windrush"

A substantial and well-illustrated feature in The Telegraph by Joe Wallen on 1st March 2019 highlighted the long-running story of unfair immigration policies towards Chagossians, comparing their plight to the Windrush generation of West Indian immigrants whose shoddy treatment has caused a major scandal for Theresa May’s government. The full article can be read here It focuses in particular on third generation Chagossian youngsters who – under present immigration law – are no

Oliver Bancoult TED Talk on Chagossian deportations

Aug 11, 2018
2 min

Oliver Bancoult TED Talk on Chagossian deportations

For those unfamiliar with TED talks, they are a series of inspirational talks by influential leaders in the fields of Technology, Education and Development, recorded in different venues around the world to local audiences, and made available to millions globally via the internet. Their strapline is ‘ideas worth spreading’. This 14 -minute long TED talk by Olivier Bancoult, the leader of Chagossian group CRG (Chagos Refugees Group), recounts his struggle and the decades of inj

Protest outside High Court of Justice on Tuesday 17 July

Rashida Simpson

Jul 14, 2018
1 min

Protest outside High Court of Justice on Tuesday 17 July

As the government’s hostile environment continues to affect the Windrush generation, many Chagossians have also been on the receiving end of harsh policy surrounding immigration. As more and more Chagossians suffer, the community remain resolute as they continue to fight for their cause. On Tuesday 17 July Dominique Elysee, the son of Chagossians, will have his case taken to the high court after being refused British citizenship. Born in Mauritius in 1968, Dominique falls out

Chagossians protest unfair deportations

May 15, 2017
2 min

Chagossians protest unfair deportations

Chagossians will gather outside the an immigration Tribunal at Taylor House in London tomorrow (Tuesday 16th) in a show of support for Stellio Larosee, a member of the exiled Chagossian community, who is facing deportation from Britain. The protest will take place from 8:30AM to 12 Noon. All supporters of the Chagossian community are urged to join the protest if they can and stand in solidarity with the community as they fight for justice. Full details below. Deportations are

Carta Capital: Brazilian magazine reports on Chagos fight for justice

Stefan Donnelly

Mar 23, 2016
2 min

Carta Capital: Brazilian magazine reports on Chagos fight for justice

Brazilian weekly magazine Carta Capital has picked up the story of the Chagossian people's long fight for justice, in an excellent Spanish language article published this week. Read the original article in full and in Spanish here. You can read an automated translation, meanwhile, via the Google Translate service. Clear distinct memories of the unique life and culture which Chagossians had enjoyed for centuries on the Islands prior to deportation open the report. Speaking to

"It is a now a question of political will" UK Diplomat David Snoxell on hopes Chagossian R

Jan 12, 2016
2 min

"It is a now a question of political will" UK Diplomat David Snoxell on hopes Chagossian R

Writing for Conservative Home (click to read the full article on Conservativehome.com), David Snoxell has called for the UK Government to rectify injustices committed to the Chagos Islanders by successive UK Governments. The co-ordinator of the Chagos Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group and British High Commissioner to Mauritius from 2000-2004, David Snoxell, has urged the UK Government to come to a decision on the resettlement of Chagossians and to “rectify the injustices

Chagos Day: 50th Anniversary of the British Indian Ocean Territory

Nov 10, 2015
2 min

Chagos Day: 50th Anniversary of the British Indian Ocean Territory

This weekend the Chagossian community held a low key ceremoney of remeberance in 'Chagos Day,' timed to conincide with the UK-US agreement to create the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). An infamous condition of the agreement was the forced removal of the native Chagossian people. In a letter to The Times, members of the promenient Chagos Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group wrote to mark the occasion. They highlight the "unique opportunity" next year to "dispose of the