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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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Indonesia To Resume Executions As It Steps Up 'War On Drugs'
Indonesia said on Thursday it will resume executions of drug traffickers this year, after a brief hiatus since last year's controversial executions of mostly foreign convicts.
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Australian PM Hails 'Great Future' on Indonesia Visit to Fix Ties
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hailed a "great future" for relations between his country and Indonesia during his first trip to the key ally since taking power, seeking to turn the page after a series of crises.
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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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Deal to Target Drug Network, Not The Mule, Saved Filipina's Life
As the clocked ticked on Tuesday towards midnight, the hour when nine drug traffickers were expected to be executed on a high-security prison island in Indonesia, mandarins in the Philippines waited nervously for some word from Jakarta.
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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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Nine Face Midnight Firing Squad in Indonesia, Hopes for Reprieve Gone
Nine drug traffickers held emotional farewell meetings with their families at an Indonesian prison on Tuesday, after Jakarta rejected last-ditch pleas from around the world for clemency and ordered their mass execution to proceed within hours.
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How Indonesia Executes Death Row Inmates
Indonesia is expected to soon execute by firing squad a group of nine convicts, most of them foreigners, for drug offences on the prison island of Nusakambangan in Central Java.
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9 Await Execution in Indonesia, As Foreign Hopes for Reprieve Fade
Nine drug traffickers were being held in isolation cells at an Indonesian maximum security prison today awaiting execution by firing squad, after Indonesian authorities notified them they had no hope of reprieve.
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Convicts in Isolation Cells, Await Execution in Indonesia
Nine drug traffickers were being held in isolation cells at an Indonesian maximum security prison awaiting execution by firing squad, after Indonesian authorities notified them they had no hope of reprieve.
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Australia Pleads for Stay in Executions, Demands Jakarta Probe
Australia made a last-minute plea today for a stay in the imminent execution of two Australian drug traffickers in Indonesia, saying reports that their trial had been tainted by corruption needed to be investigated.
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Australians on Indonesia Death Row Submit Appeal Evidence
Lawyers for two Australian drug smugglers facing execution in Indonesia submitted evidence to a court today as part of the men's latest attempt to avoid the firing squad.
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"Revolted" by Looming Indonesian Executions: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott today said he was "revolted" by the looming execution of two convicted Australian drug traffickers as preparations were under way to move the men to an island where they will be shot.
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Australian PM Tony Abbott Strikes Conciliatory Note Over Indonesia Executions
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott struck a conciliatory tone on Thursday after speaking with Indonesian President Joko Widodo about the looming execution of two convicted Australian drug traffickers.
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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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Indonesia To Resume Executions As It Steps Up 'War On Drugs'
Indonesia said on Thursday it will resume executions of drug traffickers this year, after a brief hiatus since last year's controversial executions of mostly foreign convicts.
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Australian PM Hails 'Great Future' on Indonesia Visit to Fix Ties
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hailed a "great future" for relations between his country and Indonesia during his first trip to the key ally since taking power, seeking to turn the page after a series of crises.
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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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Deal to Target Drug Network, Not The Mule, Saved Filipina's Life
As the clocked ticked on Tuesday towards midnight, the hour when nine drug traffickers were expected to be executed on a high-security prison island in Indonesia, mandarins in the Philippines waited nervously for some word from Jakarta.
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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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Nine Face Midnight Firing Squad in Indonesia, Hopes for Reprieve Gone
Nine drug traffickers held emotional farewell meetings with their families at an Indonesian prison on Tuesday, after Jakarta rejected last-ditch pleas from around the world for clemency and ordered their mass execution to proceed within hours.
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How Indonesia Executes Death Row Inmates
Indonesia is expected to soon execute by firing squad a group of nine convicts, most of them foreigners, for drug offences on the prison island of Nusakambangan in Central Java.
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9 Await Execution in Indonesia, As Foreign Hopes for Reprieve Fade
Nine drug traffickers were being held in isolation cells at an Indonesian maximum security prison today awaiting execution by firing squad, after Indonesian authorities notified them they had no hope of reprieve.
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Convicts in Isolation Cells, Await Execution in Indonesia
Nine drug traffickers were being held in isolation cells at an Indonesian maximum security prison awaiting execution by firing squad, after Indonesian authorities notified them they had no hope of reprieve.
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Australia Pleads for Stay in Executions, Demands Jakarta Probe
Australia made a last-minute plea today for a stay in the imminent execution of two Australian drug traffickers in Indonesia, saying reports that their trial had been tainted by corruption needed to be investigated.
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Australians on Indonesia Death Row Submit Appeal Evidence
Lawyers for two Australian drug smugglers facing execution in Indonesia submitted evidence to a court today as part of the men's latest attempt to avoid the firing squad.
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"Revolted" by Looming Indonesian Executions: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott today said he was "revolted" by the looming execution of two convicted Australian drug traffickers as preparations were under way to move the men to an island where they will be shot.
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Australian PM Tony Abbott Strikes Conciliatory Note Over Indonesia Executions
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott struck a conciliatory tone on Thursday after speaking with Indonesian President Joko Widodo about the looming execution of two convicted Australian drug traffickers.
