Chagos Islanders want to return to Diego Garcia TUC May Day March London 2007

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Peter Marshall / Alamy Stock Photo

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5010 x 3354 px | 42.4 x 28.4 cm | 16.7 x 11.2 inches | 300dpi

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1 May 2007

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Clerkenwell Green, London, England, UK

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Chagos Islanders who were evicted when Diego Garcia was leased to the US as a naval base demand to return to their island home. They took part in the May Day march with their own flag, showing the Union Jack, waves of the ocean, a palm tree and the crown.

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