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Indonesia Executes 4, But Spares Gurdip Singh Who Called Wife Today
Indonesia on Friday executed four drug convicts, three of them foreigners, an official said, drawing swift condemnation as Jakarta pushes on with its tough campaign of capital punishment.
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Indonesia Executes Foreign Convicts Despite Protests
Indonesia Friday executed four drug convicts, three of them foreigners, by firing squad, an official said, drawing swift condemnation as Jakarta pushes on with its tough campaign of capital punishment.
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Counting On Sushma Swaraj, Says Family Of Punjab Man Who Faces Execution
A man from Punjab is among 14 people who are to be executed within hours, unless Indonesia changes its mind. Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj phoned his family this evening to reassure them that she is doing her best to save Gurdip Singh, 48, who belongs to Jalandhar.
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Indonesia Rejects International Pleas To Halt Execution
Indonesia today rejected appeals from the UN and EU to halt the execution of 14 drug convicts including foreigners, as speculation mounted they could face the firing squad in a matter of hours.
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Pak Urges Indonesia To Delay Execution Of Man Convicted Of Drug Smuggling
Pakistan on Monday urged the Indonesian government to stay the execution of one of its nationals convicted of smuggling drugs, citing concerns that his 2005 trial had been unfair.
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New Executions Looming In Indonesia
More drug convicts could imminently face the firing squad in Indonesia, after authorities said on Monday they were ready to carry out a new round of executions after a hiatus.
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Philippine Woman Will Not Be In Indonesia's Next Round Of Executions
A woman from the Philippines convicted in Indonesia for drug smuggling and sentenced to death will not be among the first round of executions carried out when capital punishment is resumed after a lull, the attorney general said today.
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Indonesia Set To Resume Executions: Police
Indonesia is preparing for a new round of executions, police said Wednesday, around a year after Jakarta sparked global outrage by putting seven foreign drug convicts to death by firing squad.
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Frenchman Loses Indonesia Execution Appeal, Lawyers Vow Fight
A French drug convict lost an appeal against his death sentence today, but his lawyers vowed to fight on and prevent another foreigner from facing the firing squad in Indonesia after a series of executions that generated an international uproar.
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Indonesian Leader Joko Widodo Insists Death Penalty 'Positive' for Country
Indonesian President Joko Widodo insisted Saturday that the death penalty was "positive" for his country after the execution of seven foreign drug convicts by firing squad last month sparked international outrage.
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Bodies of Australians Executed in Indonesia Arrive Home: Reports
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he was confident Australia could restore its relationship with Indonesia despite anger over the execution of two drug convicts, whose bodies reportedly returned home today.
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Australia Seeks Swift Repair to Jakarta Ties After Executions
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said today it would be best to restore Australia's relationship with Indonesia "as quickly as possible" as the bodies of two drug traffickers executed two days before were set to return home.
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Brazilian Executed in Indonesia Unaware What was Happening Until End: Witness
A Brazilian man executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder did not understand what was happening to him until his final moments, a priest assigned as his spiritual adviser told Australia's ABC radio today.
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Executions in Indonesia Spark International Outrage
Indonesia faced a storm of international protest today for putting seven foreign drug convicts before a firing squad, but Filipinos rejoiced after a compatriot was spared at the last minute.
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Indonesia Convicts Sang Praise to God Before Execution
As they walked to face the firing squad on an Indonesian prison island, eight condemned drug traffickers defiantly sang praise to God, witnesses said, while in a town across the water a group of tearful supporters was also uniting in song.
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Indonesia Executes 4, But Spares Gurdip Singh Who Called Wife Today
Indonesia on Friday executed four drug convicts, three of them foreigners, an official said, drawing swift condemnation as Jakarta pushes on with its tough campaign of capital punishment.
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Indonesia Executes Foreign Convicts Despite Protests
Indonesia Friday executed four drug convicts, three of them foreigners, by firing squad, an official said, drawing swift condemnation as Jakarta pushes on with its tough campaign of capital punishment.
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Counting On Sushma Swaraj, Says Family Of Punjab Man Who Faces Execution
A man from Punjab is among 14 people who are to be executed within hours, unless Indonesia changes its mind. Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj phoned his family this evening to reassure them that she is doing her best to save Gurdip Singh, 48, who belongs to Jalandhar.
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Indonesia Rejects International Pleas To Halt Execution
Indonesia today rejected appeals from the UN and EU to halt the execution of 14 drug convicts including foreigners, as speculation mounted they could face the firing squad in a matter of hours.
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Pak Urges Indonesia To Delay Execution Of Man Convicted Of Drug Smuggling
Pakistan on Monday urged the Indonesian government to stay the execution of one of its nationals convicted of smuggling drugs, citing concerns that his 2005 trial had been unfair.
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New Executions Looming In Indonesia
More drug convicts could imminently face the firing squad in Indonesia, after authorities said on Monday they were ready to carry out a new round of executions after a hiatus.
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Philippine Woman Will Not Be In Indonesia's Next Round Of Executions
A woman from the Philippines convicted in Indonesia for drug smuggling and sentenced to death will not be among the first round of executions carried out when capital punishment is resumed after a lull, the attorney general said today.
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Indonesia Set To Resume Executions: Police
Indonesia is preparing for a new round of executions, police said Wednesday, around a year after Jakarta sparked global outrage by putting seven foreign drug convicts to death by firing squad.
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Frenchman Loses Indonesia Execution Appeal, Lawyers Vow Fight
A French drug convict lost an appeal against his death sentence today, but his lawyers vowed to fight on and prevent another foreigner from facing the firing squad in Indonesia after a series of executions that generated an international uproar.
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Indonesian Leader Joko Widodo Insists Death Penalty 'Positive' for Country
Indonesian President Joko Widodo insisted Saturday that the death penalty was "positive" for his country after the execution of seven foreign drug convicts by firing squad last month sparked international outrage.
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Bodies of Australians Executed in Indonesia Arrive Home: Reports
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he was confident Australia could restore its relationship with Indonesia despite anger over the execution of two drug convicts, whose bodies reportedly returned home today.
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Australia Seeks Swift Repair to Jakarta Ties After Executions
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said today it would be best to restore Australia's relationship with Indonesia "as quickly as possible" as the bodies of two drug traffickers executed two days before were set to return home.
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Brazilian Executed in Indonesia Unaware What was Happening Until End: Witness
A Brazilian man executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder did not understand what was happening to him until his final moments, a priest assigned as his spiritual adviser told Australia's ABC radio today.
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Executions in Indonesia Spark International Outrage
Indonesia faced a storm of international protest today for putting seven foreign drug convicts before a firing squad, but Filipinos rejoiced after a compatriot was spared at the last minute.
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Indonesia Convicts Sang Praise to God Before Execution
As they walked to face the firing squad on an Indonesian prison island, eight condemned drug traffickers defiantly sang praise to God, witnesses said, while in a town across the water a group of tearful supporters was also uniting in song.
