Coverage dated December 15, 2024 to December 17, 2024

Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from an Indonesian firing squad seeks clemency

Headline from Local News 8, on the newest of 2 developments

Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino woman who spent years on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking, and who was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, said Wednesday she’s happy to be back in the Philippines but still counting on its president to get out of jail.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from Indonesian firing squad prepares to fly home

    Headline from KEYT Santa Barbara ·

  2. Newest

    Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from an Indonesian firing squad seeks clemency

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

Reports & sources

9 articles, oldest first.

  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from Indonesian firing squad prepares to fly home (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

    Published

    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Associated Press YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015 will return

  2. Digital Journal

    Filipina on Indonesia death row moved before transfer home (opens Digital Journal)

    Published

    Digital Journal's feed description

    A Filipina inmate sentenced to death in Indonesia was moved to capital Jakarta before she is expected to fly home on Wednesday, after the government

  3. Local News 8

    Filipino woman who was on death row in Indonesia will return home after almost 15 years in prison (opens Local News 8)

    Published

    Local News 8's feed description

    Associated Press YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A Filipino woman who was on death row in Indonesia — and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015 — was moved late Sunday to a female prison in Indonesia’s capital, from where she will be flown back to her home country.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Filipina freed from Indonesia death row reunites with family (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    A Filipina who spent nearly 15 years on death row in Indonesia for drug offences was reunited with her family.

  5. Local News 8

    Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from an Indonesian firing squad seeks clemency (opens Local News 8)

    Published

    Local News 8's feed description

    Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino woman who spent years on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking, and who was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, said Wednesday she’s happy to be back in the Philippines but still counting on its president to get out of jail.

  6. CNN

    Filipina spared from execution in Indonesia returns home after 14 years on death row (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    A Filipina woman who had been on death row in Indonesia, and who was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, arrived home early Wednesday after longstanding requests from her home country.

  7. Al Jazeera

    Filipina nearly executed in Indonesia arrives home after 15 years (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Mother of two, who became a poster child for anti-trafficking groups, now awaits potential pardon in a Manila prison.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Filipina goes home after 15 years on death row in Indonesia – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Mary Jane Veloso has repeatedly protested her innocence. Now, she is hopeful for a pardon in her native Philippines.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.