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Mary Monson obituary
Defence lawyer renowned for her sympathetic handling of criminal cases involving poor, juvenile and immigrant clients

Owen Bowcott

14, Apr, 2022 @4:11 PM

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Mauritius challenges UK rights over Indian Ocean domain name
Right to license .io address being challenged on grounds Britain no longer has legitimate claim to Chagos Islands

Owen Bowcott

21, Mar, 2022 @11:54 AM

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Mauritius asks Google to label Chagos Islands as part of its territory
Row breaks out over Google Maps definition as UK insists it still maintains sovereignty

Owen Bowcott and Bruno Rinvolucri

21, Feb, 2022 @5:24 PM

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Chagossian exiles celebrate emotional return as UK tries to justify control
World sympathy and legal balance shifting to Mauritian claim to islands

Owen Bowcott and Bruno Rinvolucri in the Indian ocean

20, Feb, 2022 @9:41 AM

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Mauritius formally challenges Britain’s ownership of Chagos Islands
Mauritian ambassador to UN raises country’s flag above atoll of Peros Banhos

Owen Bowcott and Bruno Rinvolucri in Peros Banhos

14, Feb, 2022 @1:00 PM

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Mauritius measures reef hoping to lay claim on Chagos Islands
Dispute over archipelago in Indian Ocean involves neighbouring Maldives and UK historical claim

Owen Bowcott and Bruno Rinvolucri in the Chagos Islands

13, Feb, 2022 @10:45 AM

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Exiled Chagos Islanders return without UK officials for first time
Fifty years since they were deported to Mauritius by the UK, Chagossians are still fighting for their homeland

Owen Bowcott and Bruno Rinvolucri on the Chagos Islands

12, Feb, 2022 @5:46 PM

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Exiled Chagos Islanders bask in return ‘as pilgrims to abandoned place’
Fifty years after the UK forcibly deported them, five Chagossians have visited the disputed archipelago with Mauritius’s help

Owen Bowcott & Bruno Rinvolucri on the Chagos Islands

12, Feb, 2022 @5:13 PM

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‘I will be free’: excitement grows as cruise ship nears Chagos Islands
Exiles intend to plant Mauritian flag on land UK claims as part of British Indian Ocean Territory

Owen Bowcott and Bruno Rinvolucri in the Indian Ocean

11, Feb, 2022 @5:39 PM

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Mauritius warns UK firm over ‘Nemo’ coins in Chagos Islands dispute
Surrey-based Pobjoy Mint accused of violating international law by producing fish-decorated currency

Owen Bowcott and Bruno Rinvolucri in the Indian Ocean

10, Feb, 2022 @3:01 PM

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‘Life was lovely’: Chagossian women head home 50 years after forced exile
Women on Mauritian-chartered vessel bound for Chagos Islands recall how life there was ‘paradise’

Owen Bowcott and Bruno Rinvolucri in the Indian Ocean

09, Feb, 2022 @3:12 PM

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Exiled Chagos Islanders return without British supervision for first time
Survey ship will gather evidence in dispute over demarcating seabed between Mauritius and Maldives

Owen Bowcott and Bruno Rinvolucri in the Indian Ocean

08, Feb, 2022 @3:26 PM

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