| 1. | Descendants of Mutineers Seek Independence | | | The descendants of a group of daring 18th Century mutineers made legal history last week, telling a New Zealand court that their ancestors' rebellion amounted to a declaration of independence. The claim was made by lawyers representing seven men from the remote Pacific island of Pitcairn.
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| 3. | Pitcairn was never British, rape case court told | | | Pitcairn, the South Pacific home of the descendants of the Bounty mutineers, has never been British territory and is instead the world's smallest and most isolated independent nation, a court was told. Reported in the Daily Telegraph.
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