Stealing a Nation

Stealing a Nation

"Stealing a Nation" is a documentary by journalist filmmaker John Pilger about the expulsion of Chagos Islanders. They were forcibly removed by the British government between 1967 and 1973 to Mauritius, 1,000 miles away, so that the island could be used as an American airbase.

In March 2005, 'Stealing a Nation' was awarded Britain's most prestigous documentary prize - the Royal Television Society AwardIt was the recipient of the Royal Television Society's Best British Documentary award in 2004.

References

*cite book | author=Pilger, John | title=Freedom Next Time | publisher=Bantam Press | Year=2006 | id=ISBN 0593055527 Chapter 1: Stealing a Nation pp19 - 60

External links

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* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3667764379758632511 John Pilger: Stealing a Nation] - 2004 documentary and "Guardian" article [http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1317945,00.html] on the British forcible deportation of Diego Garcians to make way for a U.S./UK military base.

* John Pilger's Website is http://www.johnpilger.com/


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