Pitcairn Island

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 i…

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 nati…

The Head Heeb: The Sovereign Democratic Republic of Pitcairn

Commentary on the Pitcairn sex trial and claims arising from it that the island is independent of British rule.