Yes and No. In effect on Monday a group of Chagos Islands indigenous people landed ... claimed it by planting and flying a Mauritius flag and reading a presidential message. The British government ...

After all, the Chagos Islands were more than 1300 miles away ... They waved British Indian Ocean Territory flags, proclaimed their loyalty to the Crown and demanded to be heard.

He called for a referendum of all Chagos Islanders who are dispersed ... advocate for the Chagossians to return to the islands under a British flag. The government spokesperson said Chagossians ...