Saturday, March 7, 2015

AP - Top International News: Indonesia executions show hurdles of death penalty diplomacy

SYDNEY (AP) -- Inside a remote island prison in Indonesia, two Australians facing death by firing squad await word of their fate. To some, they are ruthless drug smugglers who deserve to die. To others, rehabilitated do-gooders who deserve to live. The question of which characterization is correct has threatened ties between two once-close countries, both convinced they are right....



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This article by originally appeared on Leftcom on March 07, 2015 at 10:52AM

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