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Chagos Islanders demand the right to return to their archipelago, from where they were forcibly removed in the 1960s and ’70s to make way for an American airbase.

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Chagos Islands dispute: UN votes against British control

Kevin Hughes - May 23, 2019

The 193 member states of the UN on Wednesday voted for the UK to hand over control of the Chagos islands to Mauritius "as soon as possible".

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