zero again washed by the atlantic ascension island is a distant remnant of the british empire is still home to hundreds of people though the population has severely reduced over the past decade so let's take a look at this tiny dot is ascension island it's situated roughly midway between the horn of south america and africa it may be small but for the islanders the problem it represents is huge because residents and human rights activists accuse the british government of squeezing the life of the volcanic island and the reason america wants to expand a military base there artie's or smith investigates. tiny island in the mid atlantic major volcanic rock uncovered in pitch. but the eight hundred people. but now the story of. the big another diego garcia the british and indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived there for generations islanders accuse the british government of. rooting families who've been there for more than a century ten years ago with all the difference britain was promising democratic institutions for t

as one of the last outposts of the british empire ascension island in the south atlantic is still said to be suffering from the effects of colonialism the u.k. stands accused of a victim families that have lived there for over a century let's take a look now ascension island is a tiny spot on the world map right here it's home to barely a thousand people many of whom may now have to leave reportedly to make way for an american military base the islanders who are mainly british citizens will not be allowed to stay after retirement or if they're unemployed at eighteen the case bears similarities to the expulsion of inhabitants from jay go garcia part of britain's indian ocean territory the island was forcefully depopulated in the one nine hundred seventy s. also to make way for a military base those living on ascension island now say that similar to diego garcia london is squeezing the life out of their home or a smith reports the tiny island in the mid atlantic made a volcanic rock couldn't covered in pigeon guano but to eight hundred people it's hope but now the story of ascension isla

s ascension island it's coming right up. this point being an expensive car saloon. likes the new fashion show. also designer bags and shoes in the best shop windows. luxury is the school. this is the last car. on our cheap. talk i'm back here watching our t.v. live from our studios in moscow i'm lindsey friends thank you for joining me in the u.k. fifty thousand people staged one of the biggest protests in manchester's ever seem to coincide with the first day of the annual conservative party conference protesters are furious with cuts to social spending and health services brought in by the coalition government that's being led by the conservatives we talked to one of the protesters to ask what precisely got the marchers so fired up. this government is in fact in real trouble of course it's been very much to do with the national health service today that actually that it's facing twenty billion of of can't spar twenty fifteen it's old but it's also shown that crystallized to so many issues of where the government's on popular for all the way from mass surveillance t

ascension island that's up next. sympathize with the pseudo uprising but we do not train. we do not smuggle weapons or send. we do not do any of these things. it's a. pleasure to have you with us here on our t.v. today i roll researcher. welcome back you're watching r t live from moscow i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me in the u.k. fifty thousand people staged one of the biggest protests manchester has ever seen to coincide with the first day of the annual conservative party conference protesters are furious with cuts to social spending and health services brought in by the coalition government that's led by the conservatives we talked to one of the protesters to ask what precisely got the marchers so fired up. this government is in fact in real trouble of course it's been very much to do with the national health service today that actually that it's facing twenty billion of of can't spar twenty fifteen it's old but it's also shown that crystallized to so many issues where the government's unpopular for all the way from mass surveillance to threaten action in syria

s ascension island are faced with losing their homes all because of the u.s. air force. sympathize with the syrian uprising but we do not train and we do not smuggle weapons or send them. we do not do any of these things. on your comment. alex it's a. pleasure to have you with us here on our kids today on rollers you should. welcome back you're watching r.t. live from moscow i'm in de france thanks for joining me in the u.k. fifty thousand people stage one of the biggest protests manchester's ever seem to coincide with the first day of the annual conservative party conference protesters are furious with cuts to social spending and health services brought in by the coalition government which is led by the conservatives we talked to one of the protesters to ask what precisely got the marchers so fired up. this government is in fact in real trouble of course it's been very much to do with the national health service today that actually that it's facing twenty billion of of cuts by twenty fifteen it's all but it's also shown that crystallized to so many issues of where the g

now is one of the last outposts of the british empire ascension island in the south atlantic is still said to be suffering the effects of colonialism the u.k. stands. cuse the victim families that have lived there for over a century just take a look ascension island is a tiny spot on the world map it's home to bury a thousand people many of whom now have to leave reporters to make way for the american military base where the islanders who were mainly british citizens will not be allowed to stay after retirement or if the one employed at eighteen well ok space similarities to the explosion of inhabitants from diego garcia part of britain's indian ocean territory this island was forcibly depopulated in one nine hundred seventy s. also to make way for a military base. living on ascension island and say that similar to this island here in the squeezing the life out of the home laura smith reports the tiny island in the mid atlantic made of volcanic rock and covered in pigeon but the eight hundred people. but now the story of attention island has all the hallmarks of being another diego ga

one of the last outposts of the british empire ascension island in the south atlantic is still said to be suffering the effects of colonialism the u.k. stands accused of a victim families that have lived there for over a century this take a look now recession island is a tiny spot there on the map if we expanded a bit here we can see the island it's barely a home to a thousand people many of whom may now have to leave reportedly to make way for an american military base when islanders who are mainly british citizens will not be allowed to stay after retirement or if they're unemployed at eighteen and the case similarities the expulsion of inhabitants from the garcia part of a britain's indian ocean territory on this island was forcefully depopulated in one nine hundred seventy is also to make way for a military base for those living on ascension island now say that similar to diego garcia london the squeezing the life out of their home will smith reports. it's a tiny island in the mid atlantic major volcanic rock and covered in pitch and water no but to eight hundred people it's home b

hundred people it's home but now the story of ascension island has all the hallmarks of being another diego garcia the british owned indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived there for generations. good memories. it's not for them. you know when you see them you got this because they are enjoying the. islanders accuse the british government of. operating families who have been there for more than a century ten years ago it all so different person was promising democratic institutions for the islands a legal right to live and to own property it wanted a viable community that but today the population is already decreased by a quarter with communities replaced by contract workers retired or unemployed people over eighteen have to leave and the similarities with diego garcia and the dominant feature on the island is you guessed it an american base heavily used during president obama's recent trip to africa there are also satellites and submarine tracking stations and one of those now infamous listening posts run by g c h q

now tiny remnants of the british empire in the middle of the atlantic ascension island used to be home to barely a thousand people but even their dwindling numbers are now in jeopardy let's take a look what is on the map pops up just second this remote there is ascension island sixteen hundred kilometers from africa twenty two hundred kilometers from brazil as it stands historically has been a safe haven for mariners but it's now being dominated by a u.s. military base and some of the residents on that island a crying out for help because of it is laura smith reports. the tiny island in the mid atlantic major volcanic rock and covered in pitch and water no but to eight hundred people. but now the story of ascension island has all the hallmarks of big the diego garcia the british and indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived there for generations islanders accuse the british governments of. operating families who've been there for more than a century ten years ago when all the difference britain was promising democratic

people it's home but now the story of ascension island. the big and the diego garcia the british and indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived through generations islanders accuse the governments of. families who've been there for more than a century ten years ago when all the difference person was promising democratic institutions for the islands a legal right to live and to own property it wanted a viable community that but today the population is already decreased by a war with communities replaced by contract work because retired or unemployed people eighteen have to leave and the similarities with diego garcia and the dominant feature on the island is you guessed it an american base heavily used during president obama's recent trip to africa there are also satellites and submarine tracking stations and one of the now infamous listening posts run by. the british government now conveniently insists ascension has no indigenous population and many residents believe they in

attorney remnants of the british empire in the middle of the atlantic ascension island used to be home to barely a thousand people but even they do in league numbers are now in jeopardy this remote dot is ascension islands coming on the screen there they're. sixteen hundred kilometers from africa twenty two hundred kilometers from brazil to the store a clear is a safe haven for mariners these days though it's dominated by u.s. military base and some residents are crying out for help because of it is the risk myth picks up the story. the tiny islands in the mid atlantic major volcanic rock couldn't cover i didn't know but to eight hundred people. but now the story of ascension island whole marks the beginning of the diego garcia the british and indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived through generations islanders accuse the british government of. rooting families who've been there for more than a century ten years ago when all the difference person was promised democratic institutions for the islands a legal right to l

but now the story of ascension island hole marks the beginning of the diego garcia the british owned indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived through generations islanders accuse the governments of. reaching families who've been there for more than a century ten years ago an old so difference person was promised democratic institutions for the islands a legal right to live and to own property it wanted a viable community that but today the populations already decreased by. with communities replaced by contract work has retired or on employed people eighteen had to leave and the similarities with. the dominant feature on the island is you guessed it an american base heavily used during president obama's recent trip to africa there are also satellites and submarine tracking stations and one of those now infamous listening posts run by g c h q the british government now conveniently insists ascension has no indigenous population and many residents believe they intend to evacuate the island completely and abandon it to t

as one of the last outposts of the british empire ascension island in the south atlantic is still said to be suffering from the effects of colonialism the u.k. stands accused of a victim families that have lived there for over a century let's take a look now ascension island is a tiny spot on the world map right here it's home to barely a thousand people many of whom may now have to leave reportedly to make way for an american military base the islanders who are mainly british citizens will not be allowed to stay after retirement or if they're unemployed at eighteen the case bears similarities to the expulsion of inhabitants from jay go garcia part of britain's indian ocean territory the island was forcefully.

but now the story of ascension island has all the hallmarks of being another diego garcia the british owned indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived through generations islanders accuse the british government of. operating families who've been there for more than a century ten years ago with all the difference britain was promising democratic institutions for the island a legal right to live and to own property it wanted a viable community but today the population's already decreased by. with communities replaced by contract workers were tired or unemployed people eighteen had to leave and the similarities with diego garcia and the dominant feature on the island is you guessed it an american base heavily used during president obama's recent trip to africa there are also satellites and submarine tracking stations and one of the now infamous listening posts run by. the british government now conveniently insists ascension has no indigenous population and many residents believe they intend to evacuate the island complete

but now the story of ascension island has all the hallmarks of being another diego garcia the british owned indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived through generations islanders accuse the governments of. families who have been there for more than a century ten years ago when all the difference person was promising democratic institutions for the island's a legal right to live and to own property it wanted a viable community that but today the population is already decreased by a war with communities replaced by contract work because we're tired or unemployed people eighteen have to leave and the similarities with diego garcia and the dominant feature on the island is you guessed it an american base heavily used during president obama's recent trip to africa there are also satellites and submarine tracking stations and one of those now infamous listening posts run by g c h q the british government now conveniently insists ascension has no indigenous population and many residents believe they intend to evacuate the is

but now the story of ascension island. the big another diego garcia the british and indian ocean islands whose inhabitants will leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived through generations islanders accuse the governments of. families who've been there for more than a century ten years ago and older so difference person was promising democratic institutions for the island's a legal right to live and to own property it wanted a viable community but today the population's already decreased by a war with communities replaced by contract work because we're tired or unemployed people eighteen to leave and the similarities with. the dominant feature on the island is you guessed it an american base heavily used during president obama's recent trip to africa there are also satellites and submarine tracking stations and one of those now infamous listening posts run by g c h q the british government now conveniently insists ascension has no indigenous population and many residents believe they intend to evacuate the is

welcome back now as one of the last outposts of the british empire ascension island in the south atlantic is still said to be suffering the effects of colonialism u.k. stands accused of a victim families of lived it for over a century let's take a look and ascension islands a tiny spot on the world but here it is now and it's home to many a thousand people many of whom may now have to leave reportedly to make way for an american military base. where many british citizens will not be allowed to stay after retirement or if they're unemployed eighteen the case best similarity is the expulsion of inhabitants from diego garcia island part of britain's indian ocean territory we are and was forcefully depopulated in the one nine hundred seventy s. also to make way for a military base while living on ascension on and now say that similar to diego garcia nothing to squeeze in the life out of their homes or smith reports the tiny island in the mid atlantic made of volcanic rock and covered in pigeon guano but to eight hundred people. but now the story of attention island has all the hallmarks of be

hello again i washed by the atlantic ascension island is a distant friend of the british empire still home to hundreds of people though the population has severely reduced over the past decade so let's take a look this tiny dot is the island which is situated roughly midway between the horn of south america and africa and human rights activists accuse the british government of squeezing the life of the volcanic island up rating families that have lived there for almost a century the reason america wants to expand a military base there your smith investigates. it's a tiny island in the mid atlantic made of volcanic rock and covered in pitch and guano but to eight hundred people it's home but now the story of ascension island has all the hallmarks of being another diego garcia the british owned indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived there for generations islanders accuse the british government of. operating families who've been there for more than a century ten years ago it all looks so different person was promising

but now the story of ascension island has all the hallmarks of being another diego garcia the british owned indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived through generations. good memories. it's not for them. you know when you see them you got this anger because they are enjoying the. islanders accuse the british government of seeing a. greeting families who've been there for more than a century ten years ago it all look so different person was promising democratic institutions for the island a legal right to live and to own property it wanted a viable community that but today the population's already decreased by a quarter with communities replaced by contract workers retired or unemployed people eighteen had to leave and the similarities with diego garcia don't and the dominant feature on the island is you guessed it an american base heavily used during president obama's recent trip to africa there are also satellites and submarine tracking stations and one of those now infamous listening posts run by g c h q the british

welcome back and i watched by the atlantic ascension island is a distant remnant of the british empire still home to hundreds of people though the population has severely reduced over the past decade so let's take a look at this this tiny dot is essential and it's situated roughly midway between the horn of south america and africa and it might be small but for the islanders the problem it represents is huge for residents and human rights activists accuse the british government of squeezing the life out of a volcanic island the reason america wants to expand a military base there artie's or smith investigates. it's a tiny island in the mid atlantic made of volcanic rock and covered in pitch no but to eight hundred people. but now the story of ascension island has all the hallmarks of big enough the diego garcia the british owned indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived there for generations islanders accuse the british government of. families who've been there for more than a century ten years ago when all the differen

but now the story of ascension island has all the hallmarks of being another diego garcia the british and indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived through generations islanders accuse the british government of. operating families who have been there for more than a century ten years ago it all so different person was promised a democratic institutions for the islands a legal right to live and to own property it wanted a viable community that but today the population's already decreased by. community is replaced by contract work because we're tired all unemployed people eighteen have to leave and the similarities with diego garcia dates and the dominant feature on the island is you guessed it an american base heavily used during president obama's recent trip to africa there are also satellites and submarine tracking stations and one of the now infamous listening posts run by g c h q the british government now conveniently insists ascension has no indigenous population and many residents believe they intend to evacuate

now again a tiny remnant of the british empire in the middle of the atlantic the ascension island used to be home to barely a thousand people believe in their dwindling numbers are in jeopardy these days this remote dot is ascension island it's sixteen hundred kilometers from africa and twenty two hundred kilometers from brazil historically a safe haven for mariners as it was it's now being dominated by u.s. military base and some residents are crying out for help because of it what is there a smith report. it's a tiny island in the mid atlantic made of volcanic rock and covered in pitch and water no but to eight hundred people. but now the story of a tension island has all the hallmarks of big enough the diego garcia the british and indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived through generations islanders accuse the british government of. rooting families who've been there for more than a century ten years ago it all so different person was promised democratic institutions for the island a legal right to live and to own

also to make way for a military base those living on ascension island say that's similar to diego garcia london is squeezing the life out of the homes were smith reports the tiny island in the mid atlantic made of volcanic rock and covered in paint. but the eight hundred people. but now the story of attention island has all the hallmarks of being another diego garcia the british indian ocean island whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base by having lived with generation. good memories. it's not for them. you know when you see them you got this because they are enjoying the. islanders accuse the british government of. operating families who have been there for more than a century ten years ago it all so different person was promising democratic institutions for the island a legal right to live and to own property it wanted a viable community that but today the populations already decreased by a quarter with communities replaced by contract workers were tired or unemployed people over eighteen had to leave and the similarities with diego garcia and the dominant fe

hello again washed by the atlantic ascension island is a distant remnant the british empire is still home to hundreds of people though the population has severely reduced over the past decade let's take a look at this tiny dot is the island which is situated roughly midway between the horn of south america and africa residents and human rights activists accuse the british government of squeezing the life out of the volcanic island operating family to have lived there for almost a century the reason america wants to expand a military base their parties nor smith investigates. it's a tiny island in the mid atlantic made of volcanic rock and covered in pigeon guano but to eight hundred people it's home but now the story of ascension island has all the hallmarks of being another diego garcia the british owned indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived through generations islanders accuse the british government of. operating families who've been there for more than a century ten years ago it all so different person was prom

now let's go to another story now as one of the last outposts of the british empire ascension island in the south atlantic is still said to be suffering the effects of colonialism u.k. stands accused of evicting families that have lived for over a century worse take a look no dissension olens a tiny spot on the world map it's home to bury a thousand people many of whom may now have to leave reportedly to make way for an american military base for the on the who are mainly british citizens will not be allowed to stay after retirement if they're unemployed and eighteen because similarities the explosive inhabitants from diego garcia part of britain's indian ocean territory on the island was forced for the depopulated the nineteen seventies also to make way for a military base and those living on ascension island now say that similar to diego garcia london is squeezing the life out of their home will smith reports the tiny island in the mid atlantic made of volcanic rock and covered in paint. but the eight hundred people. but now the story of attention island has all the hallmarks of be

the most remote outposts ascension island in the south atlantic the parent way to make way to the u.s. million u.s. military base but have a look closer look at where we're talking about it's actually this tiny spot on the map right there well over a thousand kilometers from anywhere but it's home to just under one thousand people whose community has thrived for more than a century now they say they're being forcibly cast out for smith reports on how to trick the u.k. is pulled off before the tiny island in the mid atlantic made of volcanic rock and covered in pigeon guano but to eight hundred people it's hope but now the story of attention island has all the hallmarks of big another diego garcia the british owned indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base by having lived there for generations. good memories. it's not for them. you know when you see them you got this because they are enjoying the. islanders accuse the british government of seeing ascension operating families who have been there for more than a century ten years ago it all s

but now the story of ascension island has all the hallmarks of being another diego garcia the british owned indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived through generations islanders accuse the british government of. breaching families who've been there for more than a century ten years ago when all the difference britain was promising democratic institutions for the island's a legal right to live and to own property it wanted a viable community that but today the population's already decreased by a quarter with communities replaced by contract work because retired or unemployed people eighteen to leave and the similarities with. the dominant feature on the island is you guessed it an american base heavily used during president obama's recent trip to africa there are also satellites and submarine tracking stations and one of those now infamous listening posts run by g c h q the british government now conveniently insists ascension has no indigenous population and many residents believe they intend to evacuate the island c

as one of the last outposts of the british empire ascension island in the south atlantic is too said to be suffering the effects of colonialism u.k. stands accused of the victim families that have lived there for over a century let's take a look now. a tiny spot on the world map it's home to bury a thousand people to expand it to see the island many of whom now have to leave pointedly to make way for an american military base where they are and many british citizens will not be allowed to stay off retirement or if they're unemployed at eighteen in case the similarity is the expulsion of inhabitants from garcia part of britain's indian ocean territory where the island was forcibly depopulated in the one nine hundred seventy s. also to make way for a military base where those living on ascension that similar to diego garcia london is squeezing the life out of their homes smith reports. the tiny island in the mid atlantic made of volcanic rock and covered in pigeon guano but the eight hundred people. but now the story of attention island has all the hallmarks of being another diego garc

but now the story of ascension island has all the hallmarks of being another diego garcia the british owned indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived through generations islanders accuse the governments of. operating families who have been there for more than a century ten years ago when all the difference person was promising democratic institutions for the islands a legal right to live and to own property it wanted a viable community that but today the populations already decreased by. with communities replaced by contract work has retired or unemployed people eighteen to leave and the similarities with. the dominant feature on the island is you guessed it an american base heavily president obama's recent trip to africa there are also satellites and submarine tracking stations and one of those now infamous listening posts run by g c h q the british government now conveniently insists ascension has no indigenous population and many residents believe they intend to evacuate the island completely and abandon it to the a

the british empire ascension island in the south atlantic is still said to be suffering the effects of colonialism well the u.k. stands accused of victim families that have lived there for over a century well let's now take a look the central island is a tiny spot on the map and it's home to barely a thousand people many of whom may now have to leave reportedly to make way for an american military base the islanders who are mainly british citizens will not be allowed to stay after retirement or if they're unemployed at eighteen the case bears similarities to the expulsion of inhabitants from diego garcia part of britain's indian ocean territory the island was forcibly depopulation in the nineteen seventies also to make way for a military base while those living on essential island now say that similar to see a london is squeezing the life out of their home for smith has more the tiny island in the mid atlantic made of volcanic rock and covered in pigeon guano but the eight hundred people it's hope but now the story of a fetish an island has all the whole mark the big no the diego garci

my washboard the atlantic ascension island is a distant remnant of the british empire still home to hundreds of people though the population i severely reduced over the past decade so let's take a look at this tiny dot is the island which is situated roughly midway between the horn of south america and africa residents and human rights activists accuse the british government of squeezing the life out of the volcanic island routing families that have lived there for almost a century the reason america wants to expand a military base there r.t.s. or smith investigates. it's a tiny island in the middle atlantic made of volcanic rock and covered in pitch. but to eight hundred people. but now the story of a. hole marks the beginning of the diego garcia the british owned indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived through generations islanders accuse the british government of. operating families who've been there for more than a century ten years ago an old. person was promised democratic institutions for the island's a legal right t

s ascension island say the american air force is pushing them out. we'll have more in about fifteen minutes but first the latest from the business world in venture capital with my colleague catapulting . recently the ministry of internal affairs of russia declared that they're going to address to increase operations in and around the moscow subway system with a major emphasis on illegal immigration there's an odd paradox when people talk about dealing with illegal immigration in terms of what the police should do people want the police to deal with it but any means of trying to actually do anything are generally taboo any form of asking people to see ideas viewed as an invasion of privacy or racial profiling well i don't know how exactly anyone can prove they are or aren't a citizen without id and if you're looking for people who are forward and thus different then how can you go about looking for illegals without looking for people who are different i.e. profiling if you were looking for a criminal of slavic origin in uganda with the police be wrong

found david lindsay's family comes from the island and he says it's outrageous that british citizens depend on the us military ambitions. most people on ascension out of the sage of indian origin in my family seven years ago i was born there there is a very very strong sense that ascension of his being one might almost say starve to death there is a precarious character of political representation there is the absence of property rights are due to very much probably roads and it is a serious question to be asked about why on british territory british citizens living there these are all british passport holders of why these peoples are being treated like this for the sake of a station a base which is almost certain you might know more of the details of this in fact it gauged in the activities that have been such a huge global story in terms of spying on pretty much everyone but that is happening on british north american british population there is being mistreated. look at some other stories from around the world more deadly terrorism in pakistan special are seen this time a car bomb

has no indigenous population and many residents believe they intend to evacuate the island completely and abandon it to the americans far from the dreams of a permanent home they had a decade ago. be reduced to paul in the special relationship. but david lindsay's family comes from the island he says it's outrageous that british citizens depend on the u.s. military ambitions most people are essentially out of the state of indian origin and my family certainly is that i was born there there is a very very strong sense that essential knowledge is being but one might almost say starve to death and if there is a precarious character of political representation there is the absence of guaranteed property rights or indeed a very much probably rights and it is a serious question to be asked about why on british territory british citizens living there these are all british passport holders of why these peoples are being treated like this for the sake of a station a base which is almost certain you might know more of the details of this involved in gauged in the activities that have been such