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Gurkha Soldiers Win Rights (10 images)



Actress and Gurkha campaigner Joanna Lumley (C) celebrates winning her campaign for Gurkha soldiers to be allowed to stay in the United Kingdom after four years of service in London on May 21, 2009. Many Gurkha soldiers had been living in severe poverty since leaving the British army, but are now entitled to the same rights as British servicemen. (UPI Photo/Hugo Philpott)
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Actress and Gurkha campaigner Joanna Lumley (C) celebrates winning her campaign for Gurkha soldiers to be allowed to stay in the United Kingdom after four years of service in London on May 21, 2009. Many Gurkha soldiers had been living in severe poverty since leaving the British army, but are now entitled to the same rights as British servicemen. (UPI Photo/Hugo Philpott)
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Actress and Gurkha campaigner Joanna Lumley (C) celebrates her campaign's victory for Gurkha soldiers to be allowed to stay in the United Kingdom after four years of service in London on May 21, 2009. Many Gurkha soldiers had been living in severe poverty since leaving the British army, but are now entitled to the same rights as British servicemen. (UPI Photo/Hugo Philpott)
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An emotional Gurkha soldier sheds a tear after at a celebrating campaign victory on behalf of Gurkha soldiers who will be allowed to stay in the United Kingdom after four years of service in London on May 21, 2009. Many Gurkha soldiers had been living in severe poverty since leaving the British army, but are now entitled to the same rights as British servicemen. (UPI Photo/Hugo Philpott)
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