Plight of the Unpeople: Mauritius makes claim to Chagos islands

2009-01-22

Mauritius makes claim to Chagos islands

APA-Port Louis (Mauritius) Mauritius would like Britain to recognise the sovereignty of Mauritius on all the 65 islands of Chagos archipelago, ...

Unfortunately, the African Press Agency has begun a new policy of charging 3 euros for articles over 24 hours old. As a result of this policy and since, as a non-profit organization with a budget of exactly $0, we are unwilling to pay this exorbitant fee, "Plight of the Unpeople" is unable to post the rest of this article. Please click here to contact the African Press Agency directly to let them know how you feel about their new policy that restricts the already nearly non-existent flow of news about the Chagossian people who have been illegally expelled from their homeland.

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Vietnamese

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America

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Chagossians

"First, they tried to shoot the dogs. Next, they tried to poison them with strychnine. When both failed as efficient killing methods, British government agents and U.S. Navy personnel used raw meat to lure the pets into a sealed shed. Locking them inside, they gassed the howling animals with exhaust piped in from U.S. military vehicles. Then, setting coconut husks ablaze, they burned the dogs’ carcasses as their owners were left to watch and ponder their own fate." - David Vine writing about the ethnic cleansing of Diego Garcia