A Filipino activist lights a candle around a banner (not pictured) appealing to halt the planned execution of Filipino death row prisoner Mary Jane Veloso, during a rally outside the Indonesian Embassy. Despite a wave of global indignation, led by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, appealing to stop the execution of ten drug convicts in Indonesia, Indonesian authorities are adamant in pushing through the execution. On Sunday, the family and legal counsel of Mary Jane Veloso had been informed of the execution date for the Filipino maid, which is set on Tuesday, April 28. The Filipino
A Filipino activist lights a candle around a banner (not pictured) appealing to halt the planned execution of Filipino death row prisoner Mary Jane Veloso, during a rally outside the Indonesian Embassy. Despite a wave of global indignation, led by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, appealing to stop the execution of ten drug convicts in Indonesia, Indonesian authorities are adamant in pushing through the execution. On Sunday, the family and legal counsel of Mary Jane Veloso had been informed of the execution date for the Filipino maid, which is set on Tuesday, April 28. The Filipino text at the left placard reads, "Jobs in the Philippines, not outside the country!" (Photo by Richard James Mendoza / Pacific Press)
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