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Legal consequences of the separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965 (Request for Advisory Opinion)

1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-45300739
2. https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/180912074522547.html
3. https://mg.co.za/article/2018-09-05-us-urges-top-un-court-to-stay-out-of-chagos-islands-row
4. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-backs-mauritius-claim-on-chagos-archipelago-at-international-court-of-justice/articleshow/65694774.cms

More Coverage; 

1. https://qz.com/africa/1396835/chagos-islands-fight-shows-the-toxic-legacy-of-british-colonialism-in-africa/amp/
2. https://www.lexpress.mu/article/338847/chagossiens-posent-toujours-questions-quant-leur-retour-sur-larchipel
3. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/03/mauritius-disputes-uk-acquisition-chagos-islands-international/
4. http://www.5plus.mu/actualite/les-chagossiens-un-peuple-des-aspirations-et-des-voix-contraires
5. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/mauritius-challenges-britain-claim-chagos-islands-icj-180903142332744.html
6. https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mauritius-britain-worldcourt/world-court-weighs-britains-claim-to-chagos-islands-idUKKCN1LJ0XQ
7. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/03/mauritius-takes-uk-to-court-over-chagos-islands-sovereignty
8. http://en.rfi.fr/africa/20180907-chagos-islands-sovereignty-case-end-end-british-colonial-rule-africa
9. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/03/reuters-america-update-1-world-court-weighs-britains-claim-to-chagos-islands.html
10. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-45300739
11. https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/180912074522547.html
12. https://mg.co.za/article/2018-09-05-us-urges-top-un-court-to-stay-out-of-chagos-islands-row
13. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-backs-mauritius-claim-on-chagos-archipelago-at-international-court-of-justice/articleshow/65694774.cms
14. https://mg.co.za/article/2018-09-05-us-urges-top-un-court-to-stay-out-of-chagos-islands-row

Trafalgar Square 20th July 2018

1. https://www.lexpress.mu/article/336475/chagos-islanders-movement-accuse-grande-bretagne-et-etats-unis-nettoyage-ethnique
2. https://www.alamy.com/trafalgar-square-london-uk-21st-july-2018-people-from-the-chagos-islands-occupy-trafalgar-square-for-five-days-to-highlight-that-they-cannot-return-to-their-homeland-credit-matthew-chattlealamy-live-news-image212829372.html
3. https://www.chagossupport.org.uk/single-post/2018/07/21/Chagossians-occupy-Trafalgar-Square
4. http://www.thenational.scot/news/16368808.chagos-islanders-exiled-by-uk-government-begin-london-occupation/

2018

1. Politics Home – Henry Smith MP: We must right the wrongs committed by the UK against the Chagos Islanders
2. The Guardian – Britain’s shameful treatment of Chagos islanders must end
3. The Times – We want a home, say evicted Chagos Islanders
4. BuzzFeed – Their Home Was Turned Into A US Base. Now These Families Just Want To Stay Together
5. Crawley News24 – Crawley MP Henry Smith introduces Chagos Islands British Citizenship Bill to Parliament