Owen Bowcott
@obowco.bsky.social
Journalist. Former legal affairs and Ireland correspondent for The Guardian.
Curious about the international controversy over the future of the Chagos Islands, the US military base on Diego Garcia and the forcibly exiled Chagossian people?
Chagossians, lawyers, diplomats and academics will discuss online the islands' complex past and politically-sensitive future.
Chagossians, lawyers, diplomats and academics will discuss online the islands' complex past and politically-sensitive future.
February 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Curious about the international controversy over the future of the Chagos Islands, the US military base on Diego Garcia and the forcibly exiled Chagossian people?
Chagossians, lawyers, diplomats and academics will discuss online the islands' complex past and politically-sensitive future.
Chagossians, lawyers, diplomats and academics will discuss online the islands' complex past and politically-sensitive future.
Essential background on Chagos Islands dispute, exposing a past of slavery, mass expulsions and super-power politics in the Indian Ocean. Contributions from exiled islanders, lawyers, politicians and academics. My chapter on 2022 voyage to the archipelago and flag-raising battle over sovereignty.
January 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Essential background on Chagos Islands dispute, exposing a past of slavery, mass expulsions and super-power politics in the Indian Ocean. Contributions from exiled islanders, lawyers, politicians and academics. My chapter on 2022 voyage to the archipelago and flag-raising battle over sovereignty.