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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 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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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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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 Executes 8 Convicts, Filipina Spared: Local Media
Indonesia, on early Wednesday, executed seven foreign drug convicts including two Australians by firing squad but a Filipina was spared at the 11th hour, local reports said.
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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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Australia Seeks Indonesia Prisoner Swap as Executions Loom
Australia's foreign minister said on Thursday she had proposed a prisoner swap with her Indonesian counterpart in an 11th hour effort to save the lives of two Australian drug smugglers expected to face a firing squad within days.
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Philippine Woman Faces Death in Indonesia for Drugs
The Philippines is trying to prevent the execution of a female citizen, who faces death by firing squad in Indonesia for drug smuggling, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
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Philippine Woman Faces Death in Indonesia for Drugs Smuggling
The Philippines is trying to prevent the execution of a female citizen, who faces death by firing squad in Indonesia for drug smuggling, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
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Fury as Indonesia Executes Foreigners by Firing Squad
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors from Indonesia and expressed fury Sunday after Jakarta defied their pleas and executed two of their citizens along with four other other drug offenders by firing squad.
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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 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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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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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 Executes 8 Convicts, Filipina Spared: Local Media
Indonesia, on early Wednesday, executed seven foreign drug convicts including two Australians by firing squad but a Filipina was spared at the 11th hour, local reports said.
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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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Australia Seeks Indonesia Prisoner Swap as Executions Loom
Australia's foreign minister said on Thursday she had proposed a prisoner swap with her Indonesian counterpart in an 11th hour effort to save the lives of two Australian drug smugglers expected to face a firing squad within days.
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Philippine Woman Faces Death in Indonesia for Drugs
The Philippines is trying to prevent the execution of a female citizen, who faces death by firing squad in Indonesia for drug smuggling, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
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Philippine Woman Faces Death in Indonesia for Drugs Smuggling
The Philippines is trying to prevent the execution of a female citizen, who faces death by firing squad in Indonesia for drug smuggling, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
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Fury as Indonesia Executes Foreigners by Firing Squad
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors from Indonesia and expressed fury Sunday after Jakarta defied their pleas and executed two of their citizens along with four other other drug offenders by firing squad.
