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Indonesia rejects international pleas to halt executions
Indonesia rejects appeals from the UN and EU to halt the execution of 14 drug convicts including foreigners as speculation mounts they could face the firing squad in a matter of hours

UN expresses alarm at looming Indonesian executions
UPDATED The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein expresses alarm at the planned executions

72 hours notice: Indonesia to execute foreign drug convicts this week
Nationals from Pakistan India Nigeria and Zimbabwe are expected to be executed alongside Indonesians

New executions looming in Indonesia
President Joko Widodo refuses to back down insisting Indonesia is facing an emergency due to rising narcotics use and that drug traffickers must be harshly punished

Jokowi insists death penalty established law in Indonesia
UPDATED My duty as president of Indonesia is to carry out the law and I’m sure other countries will understand this

Hundreds mourn Australian executed in Indonesia
Under unimaginable circumstances Myuran was making the most potent and powerful anti death penalty images the world has seen in a long long time

They asked for mercy, but there was none
I can never understand why they had to be shot to death especially after they had repented and shown remorse

Fact or fiction? UP deans on Inquirer's Mary Jane Veloso coverage
The PDI s inaccurate and biased reports constitute a breach both of the standards of journalism and the trust of the Filipino people

A lawyer's call for unity: 'Save all Mary Jane Velosos'
Future legal and political campaigns for Filipinos on death row abroad may be modelled or improved upon the SaveMaryJane efforts

Australian police defend alerting Indonesia to 'Bali Nine'
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin said he regrets that Indonesia executed the men but does not believe he owes Chan and Sukumaran s families an apology
The right of Mary Jane Veloso's family to their rage and pain
I urge netizens not just to know the full story first – and the story does not merely begin in the hour leading up to Mary Jane Veloso s suspended execution

Bodies of Australians executed in Indonesia arrive home
Reports say the bodies of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are on the flight which touched down in Sydney early Saturday and also carried their respective relatives
DFA hits Velosos' claims: We helped Mary Jane
We did what we could We were not involved in the creation of the problem Philippine President Benigno Aquino III says

The miracle in Mary Jane Veloso's case
I had always imagined her as a typical blonde or red haired woman Not this To my surprise she also speaks Bahasa Indonesia The warden said she learned it during her 5 years in prison Mary Jane it turned out is the prison’s darling

Indonesia sympathy over executions a good sign for ties: Australia
It s a sign that decent people in Indonesia appreciate the anger that Australians feel at these cruel and unnecessary deaths says Abbott

Mary Jane Veloso's family to Aquino: 'Taumbayan ang tumulong'
UPDATED The Velosos are grateful for the overwhelming public support they received during their ordeal in Indonesia when Mary Jane was scheduled to be executed by firing squad

Mary Jane Veloso, UN for Nepal, Mayweather vs Pacquiao | The wRap
Filipino maid Mary Jane Veloso reunites with her family The UN appeals for aid for Nepal Pacquiao and Mayweather vow to give a fan friendly fight

Aquino: Fast-track case vs Mary Jane's recruiter
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima for her part says the National Bureau of Investigation is also trying to get the statements of the other victims
Indonesia must investigate claims of corruption in execution cases
Doubts about a fair trial abound in most of the cases of those who were executed early Chan and Sukumaran were not the only ones whose trial processes are controversial

Political pressure spurring Indonesian leader's execution drive: analysts
He understands that Indonesians want a firm leader he wants to show that he is a firm president says a political expert

How the viral petition to save Mary Jane Veloso reached Jokowi
The SaveMaryJane campaign proves that even in the darkest of hours it is worth holding on to the tiniest inch of hope because a fight to save a person’s life is always a battle worth fighting for

Briton on Indonesia death row fears execution soon
Sandiford claims she was coerced into trafficking and her family recently launched a fundraising drive to raise the money needed to lodge an appeal

PH mulls new clemency bid for Mary Jane Veloso
Before deciding on this the Philippines awaits the results of the case to be filed against Mary Jane Veloso s alleged illegal recruiter

Mentally ill Brazilian was 'not aware' of imminent execution
Oh Father am I being executed?

Australia calls for regional fight against drug trade after executions
Australia wants to have discussions with Indonesia and other neighbors on the region s efforts to deal with the scourge of drug trafficking in and out of our countries

Nigeria expresses 'deep disappointment' at Indonesia executions
Abuja said President Goodluck Jonathan and Foreign Minister Aminu Wali had made spirited appeals for clemency

Mary Jane Veloso reunites with family
She is reunited with her family briefly a day after she is spared from facing a firing squad

How Indonesian activists helped change Jokowi's mind on Mary Jane
Migrant Care executive director Anis Hidayah shares what went on during that emergency meeting on Mary Jane Veloso

Filipinos worldwide rejoice over Mary Jane's reprieve
The Filipino groups also express their condolences to the families of the 8 others executed for drug convictions

Jokowi on Mary Jane Veloso: I listened to rights groups
President Jokowi did not only consider President Aquino s last minute appeal for Mary Jane Veloso s life but also human rights activists

ASEAN treaty helps save Mary Jane Veloso
Completed in 2004 this Southeast Asian treaty obliges countries to help each other in fighting crimes across their borders

Mulya Lubis: Defender of Chan-Sukumaran and human rights in Indonesia
There would have been no one better than Lubis to defend the young Australians on death row

Mary Jane Veloso's recruiter brought to Camp Crame
UPDATED Maria Kristina Sergio and her live in partner Julius Lacanilao arrive at the PNP headquarters in Quezon City past 5:30 pm

Indonesian stocks plunge after executions
The executions were not foreign investor friendly

Aquino 'broke protocol' to save Mary Jane Veloso
The Philippine government narrates last minute behind the scenes moves to save 30 year old Mary Jane Veloso from Indonesia s death row

How Mary Jane Veloso's sisters learned of her fate
Sisters Darling and Maritess didn t know Mary Jane was still alive until 15 minutes after shots were heard from the execution island

Jokowi: ‘Mary Jane Veloso deserves justice’
Indonesian President Joko Widodo says he ‘listens and pays attention to’ human rights activists and urges them to continue giving inputs in decision making

Mary Jane Veloso back in Yogyakarta prison
Veloso is back at the Wirongunan Penitentiary after an 11th hour reprieve

Indonesia defends executions after convicts die singing
UPDATED Indonesian attorney general: We are fighting a war against horrible drug crimes that threaten our nation s survival

Reprieve allows Mary Jane Veloso to testify
UPDATED The Philippines says the surrender of Maria Kristina Sergio Mary Jane Veloso s alleged illegal recruiter played a big part in Veloso s reprieve

Migrante: Let’s bring Mary Jane Veloso home
UPDATED Migrante International says it already has 3 witnesses against alleged recruiter Maria Kristina Sergio whose surrender prompted the Indonesian government to delay Mary Jane s execution

Australian condemnation after Indonesia execution reports
A top official from Australia s foreign ministry called the death penalty an abuse of state power after the reported execution of two Australian drug convicts in Indonesia

Indonesia executes foreign drug convicts, defying global anger
UPDATED Indonesia on Wednesday executed 7 foreign drug convicts including two Australians by firing squad despite a storm of international anger but a Filipina was spared at the 11th hour

PH on Mary Jane Veloso: 'God answered our prayers'
Mary Jane Veloso s mother Celia says the order to delay her daughter s execution proves that miracles happen

Mary Jane Veloso execution delayed
UPDATED Eight other death row convicts – 7 of them foreigners – were put to death after midnight local time Veloso s execution was delayed due to a last minute plea from the Philippine government

After 5 years, Mary Jane Veloso goes viral
What does it take to to talk about an issue as big as Veloso s? Looming death apparently

Australia, EU, France urge Indonesia to cancel executions – statement
We fully respect the sovereignty of Indonesia But we are against the death penalty in our country and abroad

Death penalties around the world
(UPDATED) Rappler looks at 20 of 58 countries that impose the capital punishment

Indonesia: Mary Jane Veloso to be executed on Wed 1am
4th UPDATE Indonesia s attorney general confirms that executions will begin at 1am on Wednesday midnight in Indonesia Mary Jane Veloso is to be the third in line

Mary Jane’s execution, Petilla’s 2016 plans, Pacquiao in Las Vegas | The wRap
Mary Jane Veloso will be executed Energy Secretary Petilla will run for a legislative post Pacquiao arrives in Las Vegas
