A group of asylum seekers on an isolated British island territory have told UN investigators they feel unsafe and forgotten, as they reported sexual assaults and harassment of children, as well as ...

Britain took control of the Chagos Islands, of which Diego Garcia is part, from its then colony, Mauritius, in 1965 and went on to evict its population of more than 1,000 people to make way for ...

Diego Garcia is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), one of the U.K.’s 14 overseas territories, final remnants of the British Empire.

A US Air Force B-1B Lancer taking off from Diego Garcia as part of Operation Enduring Freedom during October 2001 [Photo: enior Airman Rebeca M. Luquin, U.S. Air Force] Tessa Gregory, a lawyer at ...

To insulate Diego Garcia from passing into the hands of a non-aligned government, London detached the Chagos from Mauritius’ colonial administration and created a new entity known as the British ...

Diego Garcia is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), one of the U.K.’s 14 overseas territories, final remnants of the British Empire.

Diego Garcia is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), one of the U.K.’s 14 overseas territories, final remnants of the British Empire.