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VPN usage soars in Mauritius amid pre-election social media shutdown

Proton VPN recorded a 16000% spike in usage so far, as citizens look for ways to work around restrictions. Digital rights experts urge authorities to end the ban.

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Mauritius Bans Social Media Ahead Of Parliamentary Elections

Mauritius government bans social media ahead of elections due to leaked wiretapping scandal, citing national security concerns.

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Mauritius suspends access to social media ahead of parliamentary elections

The government of Mauritius on Friday banned access to social media websites ahead of parliamentary elections later this month

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No 10 hits back at claim Falklands ‘will become Argentine’ in wake of Chagos row

Argentine president Javier Milei said Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has shown the path for Argentina to claim sovereignty over the Falkland Islands

The Independent UK

Revealed: Farage-inspired bid to persuade Trump to veto Starmer’s Chagos Islands deal

Exclusive: Donald Trump has received legal advice on Starmer’s decision to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius requested after Nigel Farage raised concerns about the deal directly with his team

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage: British High Commission ‘bugged’ by government of Mauritius

The Government announced its decision to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius earlier this month.

Evening Standard

MPs demand answers over fears UK officials’ phones hacked during Chagos negotiations

It comes after The Independent revealed that the British high commissioner was hit in huge leak of purported phone conversations between high-profile Mauritian figures

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Fears British High Commission phones were hacked during Chagos Islands talks

Exclusive: British high commissioner hit in huge leak of purported phone conversations between high-profile Mauritian figures

The Independent UK

Handover of Chagos Islands to Mauritius 'not an outright win'

The United Kingdom's recent decision to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a former British colony, was a breakthrough, says Mauritian former foreign minister Jean-Claude de l'Estrac. But it isn't an unmitigated victory, he tells RFI, because the UK has been granted a long-term lease to maintain a military…

Radio France Internationale

Geoffrey Cox missed winter fuel votes while working abroad in second job

Lib Dems say ‘public deserve better’ after Tory MP and lawyer spent several days working in Mauritius in September

The Guardian - UK

Chagos Islands: how to ensure their coral reefs aren’t damaged as they return to Mauritius

The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the largely uninhabited Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The islands have been known as the British Indian Ocean Territory since being administratively detached in 1965 from what was then the colony of Mauritius. Except for the US military base on Diego Garcia at…

The Conversation

Chagos Islands: UK offers to move migrants stranded on secretive island to Romania

Government offers migrants on Diego Garcia - part of the Chagos Islands - move to Romania in long-running asylum claims

Evening Standard

Chagos Islanders Protest UK-Mauritius Deal Over Homeland Fate

Chagos Islanders protest UK's decision to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, retaining US military base on Diego Garcia.

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Chagos Islands returned to Mauritius, but tensions over evictions persist

After decades of legal battles, Britain has agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a former colony. The remote Indian Ocean archipelago will continue to host a US military base, but Chagossians exiled to make way for the base in the 1960s and 70s are questioning whether the deal…

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The Guardian - UK

Suddenly, all MPs know where the Chagos Islands are and what’s best for them

Many who last week couldn’t have got within 500 miles of Mauritius on a map now can’t bear it taking the archipelago

The Guardian - UK

Lammy defends Chagos deal, saying it saves important UK-US military base

Foreign secretary says status quo not sustainable as Tory MPs accuse Labour of giving away key asset

The Conversation

Chagos islands: what the UK-Mauritius agreement means for displaced Chagossians

After years of negotiations and legal pressure, the UK and the Republic of Mauritius have agreed that Mauritius is sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson says ‘terrible’ Chagos Islands deal makes UK look ‘pathetic’

The former prime minister said the deal, which saw Britain hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, is a ‘terrible, terrible idea geo-strategically’

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Chagos Diaspora Angry At Lack Of Input On Islands' Fate

Raymonde Desiree was 25 when she was forced to leave her native Chagos Islands as Britain emptied the Indian Ocean archipelago of its inhabitants to make way for a strategic military base.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer defends UK ceding control of Chagos Islands amid Tory criticism

PM says deal has secured future of US-UK military base as Conservative leadership hopefuls play blame game

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Britain ceding the Chagos Islands: a welcome step towards justice

Editorial: Transferring sovereignty to Mauritius paves the way for some to return, but islanders need a voice, reparations and rights in the UK

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer urged to give 'betrayed' Chagos Islanders right to self-determination

THE UK Government has been told it must give the people of its last colony in Africa the right to self determination as furious islanders tell of…

The Guardian - UK

Returning the Chagos Islands has righted a longstanding injustice

Letters: A truly successful country can never rise in the future if it remains shackled by injustices from the past, writes former British high commissioner to Mauritius Jonathan Drew

The Conversation

Freedom for Chagos Islands: UK’s deal with Mauritius will be a win for all

Britain is close to resolving its territorial dispute with Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago, located in the central Indian Ocean.

The Conversation

UK hands Chagos Islands to Mauritius, marking the end of a longstanding sovereignty dispute

The UK government has announced that it will transfer sovereignty of a remote cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. The final treaty outlining the transfer of the Chagos Islands, where there is a significant US military base, is expected to be announced in the coming months.

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