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Diego Garcia is an island of the British Indian Ocean Territory, a disputed overseas territory of the United Kingdom also claimed by Mauritius. It is a militarised atoll just south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean, and the largest of the 60 small islands of the Chagos Archipelago.
Jun 10, 2023 · Three of the Tamils who arrived on Diego Garcia are currently in Rwanda receiving medical treatment after being evacuated from the island following self-harm and suicide attempts.
5 days ago · Diego Garcia, coral atoll, largest and southernmost member of the Chagos Archipelago, in the central Indian Ocean. Administratively, it was a dependency of Mauritius for most of its history, but since 1965 it has been part of the British Indian Ocean Territory. Learn more about Diego Garcia here.
The UK took control of the Chagos Islands, of which Diego Garcia is part, from its then colony, Mauritius, in 1965. It went on to evict its population of more than 1,000 people to make way for the ...
Feb 17, 2024 · The 61 people currently in the island camp are mostly Sri Lankan Tamils and the first of them landed on Diego Garcia in October 2021 after their boat ran into trouble while trying to sail to...
May 30, 2024 · Situated along major international trade routes between Asia and Africa, Diego Garcia is the largest and southernmost of around 60 islands in the Chagos Archipelago, about 300 miles south of...
5 days ago · Migrants, Sri Lanka, Asia. Diego Garcia is the largest island of the British Indian Ocean Territory Credit: iStockphoto. A British judge has been barred by the US from hearing a migrant claim on ...
6 days ago · The US has blocked a British judge from holding a hearing on the British-held island of Diego Garcia to determine whether a group of asylum seekers is being unlawfully detained there.. Around 60 Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers have been confined to a fenced camp the size of a football pitch on Diego Garcia for nearly three years after fleeing Sri Lanka and India by boat.
Jan 28, 2021 · The maritime law tribunal of the United Nations has ruled that Britain has no sovereignty over the Chagos Islands. It criticised London for its failure to hand the territory back to Mauritius.
The first group of Tamils landed on Diego Garcia in October 2021 after their boat ran into trouble while trying to sail to Canada, according to migrants and officials. The island is located...
