WESTMINSTER LONDON 17 August 2021. Friends and supporters stand by Gurkha veterans Dhan Gurung, Pushpa Rana Ghale and Gyanjaj Rai who continue to fast on the 11th day of a hunger strike under blankets opposite Downing Street to demand for equal pensions for Gurkhas who retired before 1997 and are not eligible for a full UK Armed Forces pension. Gurkhas are Nepalese-born soldiers who have served in the British army since 1815,and fought in recent conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and the former Yugoslavia. Credit amer ghazzal/Alamy Live News

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