The execution of two Australians for drug smuggling in Indonesia has refocused a spotlight on how the nation co-operates with countries using the death penalty.

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Bali Nine return reshines light on ending death penalty

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These low-level young drug “mules,” mostly from working-class backgrounds, paid a heavy price after being deliberately handed over by the Australian Federal Police to the Indonesian authorities in 2005.

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International Committee of the Fourth International

United States

Australian government strikes deal with Indonesia to release “Bali Nine” survivors

Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan were executed in Indonesia for a plot to import heroin. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) By Dominic Giannini in Canberra Australia is being urged to look inward and close gaps resulting in people facing the death penalty overseas as it remains staunchly against capital punishment. It’s also being asked to take a leading role in pushing to scrap the death penalty in Asia and the Pacific following a renewed foc…

[Opinion] Bali Nine return reshines light on ending death penalty

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