'I told them my name was Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. It was only a joke. But it cost me my freedom....'
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There is corruption at every level in India, according to Alexia Stewart, who has been released from prison in Goa, India, after serving 19 months on false drugs charges. She and her boyfriend Gary Carter were arrested in Mar 1998 and charged with possessing 165g of cannabis. They were convicted on Dec 31, 1998, and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. It was ruled on appeal that they had been framed by the police officers who arrested them. She believes that she would not feel safe coming to India again.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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Clinton sees plight of abandoned quake victims
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Former President Bill Clinton has visited survivors of the earthquake in Gujarat, India. Multinational agencies have been very active in the region, but there is no indication that the Indian government has started rehabilitation efforts.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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'I was trapped for five days with nothing to drink but the name of God.'
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The earthquake that hit western Gujarat, India, on Jan 26, 2000, killed at least 20,000 people. The final death toll may reach 100,000, with 200,000 injured.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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