she went to indonesia, spent three days and flew to indonesia. she didn't know about the drugs. >> reporter: their prayers were heard. two australians, four nigerians and four brazilians faced a different fate. they were shot by a firing squad for drug-related convictions. the united nations urged indonesia to stop the executions, saying their crimes do not warrant capital punishment. the executions went ahead despite allegations of legal flaws and political interference. the government says it will serve as a strong deterrent. the observers say they'll use it to show strength in a sign of weakness. president joko widodo continued the executions. previous governments had an unofficial moratorium. in january, six prisoners - a dutch and brazilian national - dutch and brazilian national - were executed. both countries recalled their ambassadors in response. indonesia is not worried about international repercussions. >>> still to come why the japanese prime minister shinzo abe has been given special treatment during his visit to the u.s. and the new

indonesia has mechanical democracy, indonesia has electoral democracy. but if you take a look into the problems corruptions briberies briberies, vote-buying are quite rampant in indonesia. >> indonesia's a very important country, quarter billion people live there. andreas orsono with human rights watch, pleasure to have you with us. thank you. >>> radiation from fukushima disaster reaches the shore what that could mean for people on the west coast. >> the majority of these children have been living in institutions like this most of their lives. now they find themselves in a tug of war between the two sides in this conflict. conflict. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news, the u.s. and israel in a war of words over the iran nuclear deal. also the children left orphaned from the fighting in eastern ukraine. radiation from the 2011 fukushima nuclear disaster has reached the shores of north america. for the first time, scientists have detected low levels of cesium off the vancouver island.

there are 30 to 50 a day dying in indonesia. if it's the 30 number it's less than what die per capita in the united states. has it gotten worse? >> it is another troubling aspect. the president has said dmeerve indonesia is in the throes of a drug emergency. international law calls for the death penalty only for the most serious of crimes and even worse you have a situation in which indonesia itself has opolicy and brings a lot of diplomatic and financial heft to get the worst form of hypocrisy. >> it's been aggressive in defending its own citizens that face the death penalty elsewhere. this is been a address only for a few years. why all of a sudden this emphasis and especially since it's focused on foreigners? >> the fact is indonesia had a defact to moratorium on the death penalty if these executions go ahead indonesia will have executed 15 people within just the last three months. why, president widodo has made this a signature issue. he's digging in his feet and he seems like he can't back off. because there's popular suppo

in the past indonesia called for leniency for the citizens. the current situation does not threaten to sever diplomatic ties between indonesia and the philippines, many worry in the future indonesia may find themselves with fewer friends to stand with them >>> a south korean appeals court overturned the murder acquittal of the cap feign of the sewol ferry disaster. he was sentenced to life in prison. a lower court cleared him of murder sentencing him to 36 years in gaol for gross negligence. more than 300, mostly students, were killed in the accident. >> now, the capital of bangladesh is about to have its first municipal elections in 10 years. dhaka has been without a mayor since 2011. the problems have been piling up and people want a strong group of leaders to fix them. we have this report. >> reporter: in bangladesh's crowded capital, this is a rare oasis. one of the few places where this man and his friends can take a break from the chaos. but not all is perfect here. something is rotten in the city of dakar. >> it smells awful here me and

we respect indonesia's sovereignty. we protest the manner as a -- reporter: the filipino was spared. officials say they have postponed her execution after a woman turned herself in in the philippines. 14 drug traffickers have now been shot by firing squad since january. the government says more executions will take place. a frenchman has been granted a temporary reprieve, to let the legal appeal run its course. anchor: those executions may have damaged the country's international reputation. it is unlikely to escalate beyond a war of words. >> it was one of his promises, cracking down on the drug trade and he appears to have delivered. 14 drug traffickers have been executed. joko widodo has said about 50 people die each day from drug activities in the city. he said the executions are necessary to tackle the drug emergency. >> we carried out this punishment to save this nation from drugs. we did it to combat drug crimes. reporter: those nations have responded. tony have it said he's recalling the ambassador. he has cauti

some for a very long time like this man who was brought to indonesia 15 years ago. seven years after enduring hardship and abuse at sea he escaped. now he and his friends from myanmar are working illegally in forests. >> i don't know if my mother and father are still alive. all of us want to go home. every day i think about how i can get home. if it was possible to walk from indonesia to myanmar even if there were mountains we would all have done that. even if it would have taken us months. >> the for the first time in 15 years their hope could become reality. even though he and his friends are not part of the rescue operation they hope by registering their names they, too, can leave soon. and the that they'll be able to celebrate their return home just like these rescued men. al jazeera tuol, east indonesia. >> myanmar's opposition leader suu kyi said she's thinking about boycotting this year's presidential election. she has accused its president about not being sincere about reform. >> the playing field is not level, and the administration is engageing in acts dis

in indonesia is no stranger to controversy. in the last couple of years it has faced corruption, security it gains and the deaths of two players who were unable to pay for medical treatment because they had not been paid by their clubs. this is more tit for tat. follow closely. the government tried to block two teams from playing in the top tiered super league because of issues over their ownership. the faa ignored the order and kicked off the season any way. then the police refused match permits for games to take place. the league ground to a halt after two matches. football's governing body fifa warned them to back down, now they've done the opposite and suspended the f.a. they said that the clubs won't cooperate. thousands of football fans and a halved through the streets in protest and could lead to fifa suspending all football activities in the country including those involved in the national team. >> wimbledon has finished its league with total prize won almost $41 million. that's three more than the highest--next highest

her a job in indonesia. she was given the luggage and had no idea she just became a drug mule. the philippine government questions marjean's trial. they say that she should have been given a professional interpreter and not just a student interpreter. the government agreed to review her case but refused to lift her death sentence. still, she has been treated well in prison. it was indonesia who paid for the first visit to see her in 2013, and that indonesia did more for them than their own government. >> our embassy has extended all the appropriate legal assistance to ms. viloso. >> phone calls with her daughter are often difficult. worried that each conversation with her may be their last. it's really hard for parents to accept their children's fate. if they know that their children have not done anything bad i know in my heart she didn't do it. >> her letter in february was an outpouring of love for her family and the apology for not providing a better life for them and an acceptance of what is to come. al

from thailand and today, from indonesia. they have the light on the remote part of indonesia. >> i know this is early in the investigation, but has there been response at all from the corporations two have been buying the seafood from the boats using the sailors as slaves? >> as far as i know. negotiations have been responded and they are very worried. they don't want to be connected to any form of slavery. from what i see on the ground it's a situation that they are experiencing. those that go to the united states. that those situations are unacceptable. they want to stop it and they'll take confirm action against the company. >> this is a tip of the iceberg. there's more people working under these conditions around the region. >> as i understand it many of these sailors have been abandoned by boat captains after there was a moratorium by the indonesian government on foreign fishing five months ago. is there likely to be action taken against the captains of the boats who abandoned them. >> yes, the captains are there now. w

they say it was indonesia that paid for the first visit to see her in 2013 and that indonesia has done more for them than her own government. >> since the beginning of ore arrest, our embassy has expended all necessary and appropriate constitutionular actions. >> if you know that your children haven't done anything bad, then no i don't feel bad. i know in my heart she didn't do it. >> her letter in february was an outpouring of love for her family. an apology for no providing a better life for them. and then acceptance of what's to come. >>> in egypt egypt there's been attack on a police station in the north sinai region. in cairo, three people were killed when a bomb went off. the area is home to a number of embassies and it's not clear who's behind that attack >>> four people have been kimmed and more than 20 have been injured in a suicide attack in northern libya. it happened in the east of the city. the suicide bomber targeted an army checkpoint. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has appeared on u.s. television to again argue that a nuclear deal with iran is bad for ever

indonesia's state administrative court has just rejected the

like this man who was brought to indonesia 15 years ago. seven years after enduring abuse and hardship at sea he escaped. he is now working as illegal logger in the forest. >> i don't know if my mother and father are still alive. all of us want to go home. every day i think about how i can get home. if it was possible to walk from indonesia to myanmar even if there were mountains we would have done this, even if i.t. would take us months. >> reporter: even though he and his frindz are not friends are not part of the rescue operation they hope they can leave soon and that they will be able to celebrate their return home just like these rescued men. step vaessen, al jazeera indonesia. >>> ban on the slaughter of bulls is threatening their livelihood. the state of mae beingsstra banned the killing of bulls for meat and leather. fez jemil reports. >> the leather is made for products in export. the ban on slaughter of bulls has put that at risk. >> translator: the leather in the state was sent for finishing in other parts of the country. then ca

these victims of human trafficking are only a small group of fishermen stuck in indonesia, and while excited to finally go home after four years the fate of the others haks in hangs this the balance. >> so step are some going to face justice for this and others going to get compensation for the ordeal? >> that's a really good questions. you can see them arriving right now they are coming from the vessels that they have been working on for so long, they hardly had any time to sleep. they were telling stories of awful abuse and forced labor. many told me that they wanted to go go home years ago and were not allowed. they have finally been released. the government is looking at the evidence and the justice protests. see what charges can be brought against the this company because if there's evidence of slave riz human trafficking these punishments become pretty harsh. but the company is are partially owned in thailand. denying abuse and forced slavery. it is a problem in thailand, in meen and many, many other countries. the other problem is also, this is only avery small group. we are t

valid in indonesia's case? haslinda: not really right now. investors say property stocks in the country still looking pretty commeap. the only way is up. take a look at what analysts are recommending. they say five property developers in the country, i want to show you this particular graph of how the indonesia property index has done the twice the gains reported by the j.p.i. the benchmark and more gains coming. the markets looking for a 14% increase in the next year because they're trading at a 10% discount compoird to other stocks on the j.p.i. the upside really not bad at all, rish. rishaad: i guess i want to ask who is driving this property boom? is it he will mements -- elements within indonesia or people from abroad too? >> well, both. overseas and local investors. singapore's world fund has been pumping in money. g.i.c. and its partner both invested millions in property projects in indonesia. and indonesia's own state pension agencies have also been buying placing bets on affordable housing. demand from low-income workers is expected

spent three days there and flew to indonesia. she didn't know about the drugs. >> and their prayers were heard. to australians four nigerians and a brazilian they faced a different fate. they were shot by a firing squad for drug-related convictions. the united nations had urged indonesia to stop the execution saying their crimes do in the warrant capital punishment. executions went ahead despite the political interference. the government said that it will serve as a strong deterrent in its war against drugs. observers say that the use of execution shows strength in a time of weakness. president widodo resumed executions after previous presidents called for a moratorium. indonesia said it is not worried about any international repercussions. al jazeera. >> south carolina and japan are having their first talks on shared air quality. they have a growing awareness that the problem may be closer to home. here is harry faucet. so often as to endure periods of pollution, the 23rd of february of this year was something else. the worst ai

indonesia to investigate investigations of abuse of fishermen. a year-long investigation by the associated press has revealed how thousands of for earnser locked up some of them in iron cages. we go to one of the islands named in the report. step, we were talking about this about an hour ago and you were telling me already some action has been taken what's been going on? >> reporter: well, there is great excitement here in the very far east of indonesia. the investigation team from the indonesian government has just announced to this group of people from myanmar the people from myanmar right here and also others from cambodia and some thailand lay owes, can go home. they are going bring them on safety from ghost pwo*ets from the government because they are worried that they are not safe higher anymore. they have been speaking to journalists and also the government team. horrific stories of abuse and also about their working conditions. some of them here have been working for many years on these boats, many long hours days of work and no rest. the

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let's cross to jakarta, indonesia, let's talk to our correspondent there. and alice, just explain to us this court's ruling. is this the last legal hurdle? the last opportunity that these two men have to challenge their conviction? >> well actually this is a challenge on the technicalities of the law. something that a lot of legal experts here and the attorney general's office have always said would not have affected their imminent or upcoming execution anyway. but what the court is essentially saying today is that it doesn't have any authorities to rule on the clemency rejection by the president, because clemency is the prerogative of the president. and the lawyers of the two australias on death row sort of used it as you know, last-ditch appeal, to try to avoid the execution. but at this point, i have to say that with this court position it doesn't mean that andrew chan and myuran sukumaran will be executed imminently and that's because the attorney general has always said that the convicts will be next executed. they will be executed together. and in the

men mostly from myanmar were smuggled to indonesia and forced to work without salary. many say they were abused. the country gave them thai names and documents. indonesian officials are now registering them under their real names and checking their health before handing them over to authorities in myanmar and cambodia. the government in thailand denied the charges. indonesia said it present evidence soon. >> all the evidence will be studied by our judicial team. the minister has put a special team on this case dealing with all the legal facts. this will tell us what criminal acts have been committed. >> these people are annual a small part of the thousands of fishermen still stuck tin indonesia. >> finally, they are free, after such a long time where they want to go home so desperately. they are now finally safe. these are only a few of others still out there and nobody knows where they are. >> many are still working on the boats, others have managed to escape. they survived with the help of local communities in remote parts of the country. some for a very long time, l

all she did was to to malaysia spent three days there, and flew to indonesia. she didn't know about the drugs. >> reporter: and their prayers were heard to australians four nigerians and a brazilian, face a very different fate. they were shot by a firing squad for drug-related convictions. the united nations has urged indonesia to stop the executions saying their crimes do not warrant capital punishment. the executions went ahead. the government says they will serve as a strong deterrent in its war against drugs. but observers say they use the executions to show strength in a time of weakness. the president resumed executions after previous government's maintained an unofficial moratorium. in january 6th prisoners were executed. both countries recalled their ambassadors in response. indonesia says it's not worried about any international repercussions. >>> protesters in mexico have attacked the education department in guerrero state, they threw fire bombs and forced their way into the building. they want the president to step down and they are angry at governme

we'll have the latest on the investigation into a slavery scandal in indonesia. >> in sports, we're in istanbul for reaction to an attack an the turkish leaders. turkish leaders. >> kenya has begun three days of national mourning for the 148 victims of an al shabab attack on a university. outside the nairobi morgue, scenes of despair as families identity relatives killed in the attack. president kenyatta vowed to take harsh measures against those responsible. five suspects have been arrested. four were killed. >> al jazeera's catherine soy joins us now. very somber day of mourning there. >> yes a very somber day indeed. we've been going round the government says it has beefed up security, police officers have been deployed to various public institutions, including churches. we went to one this morning where there were armed guards, people screened who were entering the church. it was a church attacked in 2012 people died. people are still very afraid, saying these attacks are happening too often. since 2013 there have been many attacks here in garissa. people are tired of what they cal

if it was possible to walk from indonesia to myanmar. if there were mountains we would have done that. first time in 15 years it becomes reality. he and his friends are not part of the operation. they hope by registering their names they will leave soon. and that they will be able to celebrate the return home like these rescued men. >>> stay with us here on al jazeera that is still ahead. an anti-islam process that was supposed to be peaceful descends into chaos in australia. plus... >> a state-wide ban on bulls is protecting animals. coming up. why a ban is killing livelihood. >> part of al jazeera america's >> special month long evironmental focus fragile planet >>> welcome back. the top stories on al jazeera. [ gunfire ] >>> the international committee of the red cross want a 24 hour ceasefire in yemen. hospitals in the countries are overwhelmed. saudi arabia have been bombing targets for the past 10 days. students that survive the university attack in kenya have been reunited with their families. the president of kenya vowed retaliat

the future of 50 million indonesia school children are in their hands. al jazeera west java. >> don't forget as always you can find much more on our website at www.aljazeera.com. all the latest on the stop stories. the latest developments in yemen as humanitarian aid trickles in, and the guilty verdict in the the boston bombing trial. that's www.aljazeera.com. >>this week on talk to al jazeera civil rights leader julian bond >> here are these ordinary people innocent people doing nothing at all walking down the street bam, bam, bam these policeman jump up on them beat them, in this horrific way >> as the fiftieth anniversary of the voting rights march from selma to montgomery and bloody sunday, was marked protesters across the country today are calling for and end to what they say is racial discrimination in the us criminal justice system >> i'd have them saying - we're all gonna knock

they're still in indonesia after hours getting a reprieve. she has been transferred back to jakarta jail. postponement 12 hours after cnn philippines confirmed, mary jane's recruiters, sought protection from police, did not surrender and completely deny the story. recruiters are facing charges of illegal recruitment, swindling and trafficking. one fears for her life. citing threats and voeserbal ab. this morning we spoke to a communications chief, the likely scenario, resumption of hearings, when she returns to jakarta. this time she will likely stand as a witness against the drug traffickers. mary jane was destitute. poor. made, domestic helpers in the country don't earn that much. if they work abroad they get well paid. mentality among people like her -- to grasp or to hold on to very tightly to a knife. those word describe precisely what mary jane got herself into. so there was that debate. is she a victim of human trafficking or a drug courier or both she both. she want to qued to go. and she almost paid whiff their lives in the end. plen

all she diz was go to malaysia spent three days there and flew to indonesia. she didn't know about the drugs. >> reporter: and their prayers were heard. to australians four nigerians and brazilian face a very different fate. they were shot by a firing squad for drug-related convictions. the united nations urged indonesia to stop the executions saying their crimes do not warrant capital punishment. the executions went ahead. the government says they will serve as a strong deterrent in its war against drug but observers say they use the executions to show strength at a time of weakness. the president resumed executions after previous governments maintained an unofficial moratoriums. indonesia says it is not worried about any international repercussions. >>> south korea, china and japan are holding their first-ever shared talks on img proving air quality. the pollution from china regularly goes east affecting the other two countries. but in seoul there is a growing awareness that some of the problem is close to home as harry fawcett discovered. >> reporter: seoul

what is drawing property investors to indonesia. will the indian central bank cut interest rates again? we will preview the rate decision right after this. ♪ rishaad: india's reserve bank could cut rates further by the end of 2015 according to our uti guest, ceo of international. thank you for joining us. more rate cuts in the pipeline. if so, when and how much? i think the way the rates are going, they have to go downwards to support india's economy. we expect another 25 to 50 basis points in this financial year, which started on the fifth of april. i think you are planning another by december. the thing is, it is better to travel than to arrive. what will be the implications for the equity market? will we see a strong rally before the cut this year? i think equity markets, which have rallied ahead of themselves on the back of the election, what is going to happen, in the slack season, which is this quarter and the next quarter, until we see corporate earnings approving -- improving, the world will not get a sense that india's gd

watching these verdicts being read throughout in indonesia. we've learned already that andrew chan has lost his appeal. we're waiting to hear the verdict for myuran sukumaran. and we can't assume anything at this point. we're waiting for that verdict and will, of course, bring it to you as soon as we hear it. just repeating, andrew chan has lost his appeal in this. we just heard that from an indonesian court watching this verdict. >> it certainly doesn't look good. you've got president widodo really seeming to want to make a point that drug smuggling won't be tolerate the in this conservative muslim nation. and all three the legal ranglings, they haven't budged. we've seen one having an appeal denied. we'll watch that. >> it president's lawyers themselves, they have argued the court doesn't have jurisdiction, and that this cannot be challenged. so that -- that doesn't look good. we will keep an eye on this. >> facing possible execution by firing squad. we'll bring you updates this hour as we get them. we are learning more about that massacre a

and ureuropean union and france and philippines and indonesia and have fallen on deafs at the palace and the president has said he doesn't want to discuss the executions anymore and during an exclusive interview with al jazeera a few weeks ago he emotionally explained why he thinks drug traffickers have to die. >> translator: what is the impact of the drugs they distribute 4.5 million people have to be rehabilitated because of drug abuse. we want to wipe out drugs completely. don't just look at the fate of those who sell drugs, the fate of victims must also be considered. >> reporter: the president claims that 40-50 indonesia people die everyday due to drug abuse and research provided the figures now say they cannot be verified and, in fact drug abuse reduced in the country and now on the eve of execution new claims emerged that the legal process of the two australians on death row is flawed with rivalry and political interference and amidst that in a country where majority supports it and he says he has to show firmness at all costs. >>> since the vietnam war ended 40 years ago the

we have this update. >> huge excitement here in the far east of indonesia. a team by indonesia government has just announced to all these people here myanmar cambodia, laos that they can go home. they'll bring them to safety. because after they have been speaking to these people they know they're not safe here any more. the stories they're telling are horrific. they're talking about abuse very bad labor conditions. they've been working on these ships for many, many hours. many many days without hardly any rest. hardly any food. and worse hardly any pay. there was no salary. they just got some handouts. they are excited to go home. you can see here this is all where they've been gathering. when they heard they were going home immediately they went to the boat. this is what they've been living off of for the last few years. some of them have been here for ten years five years. they have been wanting to go home all that time. when they were sent to indonesia, they had no idea that they would work here. they were applying for jobs in myanmar. they thought they w

. >> still to come here on al jazeera: indonesia's plans to deter its citizens from joining i.s.i.l. we'll have more on that plus, an erupting volcano disrupts life in chile and over the border too. stay with us. h us. >> al jazeera america brings you a first hand look at the environmental issues, and new understanding of our changing world. >> it's the very beginning >> this was a storm of the decade >>...hurricane... >> we can save species... >> our special month long focus, fragile planet >> welcome back i'm shiulie ghosh. you're with al jazeera. 228 migrants were captured from the mediterranean sea. the captain of the boat that capsized killing 700 was ordered to stay in jail. >>> saudi led coalition air strikes continue to target houthis. >> sa beensabine killed. >>> activists say sites that are home to government troops were hit in el kitifa, yifrut and kara. unclear how much damage has been done. the united nations is inviting the syrian government and opposition groups for talks in geneva next month. but only a slim chance of success. in new york the united nations security c

mary is facing imminent execution in indonesia. she was sentenced to death in 2010 for trying to smuggle more than 2 kilograms of heroin from malaysia. >> translation: i raised my family to be god-fearing people. i taught them to live in simple ways. i told them i brought them up well and lived my life for them. >> reporter: this is where she was born an install farming village in the northern philippines. she's a single mother with two children. her family said all she wanted was a way out of poverty. her recruiter, a family friend paid for her way out. bought her clothes and promised her a job. she insists he had no idea he this become a drug mule. the philippine government questioned the accuracy of the trial. she should have been provided with a professional translator not just a student interpreter. last month the indonesian government refused to review her case or lift the death sentence. they say it was indonesia that paid for the first visit to see her in 2013. indonesia has done more for them than their own government. >>

we have an update. >> excitement here in the far east of indonesia. it seems that the indonesian government announced to all these people from cambodia, thailand and laos that they can go home. the stories they have been telling are horrific. they are talking about abuse about very bad labor conditions. they've been working on these ships for many, many hours for many many days without hardly any rest, food and even worse hardly any pay. there was no salary. they just got some handouts, so now they are really, really excited to go home. when they heard they were going to go home, immediately they went to the boat and this is what they took from the bolt. this is what they've been living off for the last years some have been here for 10 years five years and wanting to go home. when they were sent to indonesia, they had no idea they were going to work here. they were applying for jobs in myanmar. they thought they were going to thailand. they contacted an agent and they were sent here for this fishery company here in indonesia. the government says after

they say it was indonesia that paid for their first visit to see her in 2013 and that indonesia has done more for them than their own government. >> since the beginning of her arrest our 'em bah say in has -- phone calls with her daughter are often difficult. worried that each conversation with her may be the last if the. >> it's really hard for parents to accept their children's fate. if you know that your children haven't done anything bad, then no i don't feel bad. i know in my heart she didn't do it. >> her letter in february was an outpouring of love for her family an apology for not providing a better life for them and then acceptance of what's to come. >>> in egypt, there's been an attack on a police station in the north sinai region. 15 people reportedly killed in the attack. a group affiliated with isil says it's responsible >> in cairo, three people were killed when a bomb went off on a bridge. it's not clear who's behind that attack. >> four people have been killed and more than 20 injured in a suicide attack in northern lib libya. the suicide bomber targeted an army checkpoin

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some like this who were brought to indonesia years ago after enduring abuse. he and friend were working as illegal loggers. >> i don't know if my mother and father are still alive. all of us want to go home. every day i think about how to get home. >> if it was possible to walk from indonesia to myanmar. if there were mountains, we would have done that. even if is took months. >> for the first time. hope becomes reality. he and friends are not part of the provision, they hope by registering names, they too, can leave soon. and that they will be able to celebrate their return home like these rescued men. bangladesh's opposition leader has been granted pail in two corruption cases. she's been allowed to leave her office. it is inaccused of embezzling money. they wanted to lead anti-government rollies on the eve of a dispute election. the chief of staff has been killed in a helicopter crash, six others died newer kuala lumpur including the former ambassador to the united states. the prime minister said the helicopter was returning from a wedding reception for his

in january, six people including five foreigners, were executed for drug offenses in indonesia. they were shocked by firing squad at a prison -- they were shot by firing squad at the prison. the execution date for the pair has not been established, but it is thought it could be as soon as this month. brian: here in europe, greece is continuing to dominate the headlines. athens has been working to allay fears about its solvency, saying that it does indeed have the cash to repay the 450 million euro debt installment coming up on thursday. laila: indeed. the greek finance minister yanis varoufakis, has reassured imf chief christine lagarde that athens will meet its commitments to its lenders. reporter: some members of the greek government had warned athens would not be able to repay its debt to the imf on time, but after an informal meeting with the head of the organization, finance minister yanis varoufakis was confident. yanis varoufakis: the greek government always fulfills its obligation to all its lenders and that is what we will always continue to do. reporter: in february, g

indonesia's president denied all the prisoners appeals for clemency. it is hard to see a scenario where the courts will reverse their decision. and our reporter joins us now live. this appears to be the two remaining members of the bali 9, appears to be their last day. what can you tell us about what is happening now? >> well there is -- a grim sense of impending doom right now as we count down the hours. nine of ten at execution island await their fate. they were given the notice on saturday we believe. nine of the people. that is the 72-hour notice period they have to be given. we also understand from one of lawyers that didn't want to be named. a lot of them have been told today, 2:00 p.m. local time would be their last visit with their loved ones. and so, from here on in, after about 72-hour period. some time this afternoon. we don't have an exact time when the notices were handed out. they could be executed by firing squad. it is not just the bali 9 ring leaders, the australian national whose face the firing squad, it is also a number of mainly fo

some for a very long time, like him who was brought to indonesia 15 years ago. seven years after after enduring hardship and abuse at sea he escaped. now he and his friends free from myanmar are working as illegal loggers in the forest. >> translator: i don't know if my mother and father are still alive. all the of us wanting to home. every day i think about how i can get home. if it was possible to walk from indonesia to me an market, even if there were mountains, we would all have done that. even if would have taken us months. >> reporter: first time in 15 years his hope would become reality. although he and his friends are not part of the government's rescue operation they hope by registering their names they too can leave soon. and that they will be able to celebrate their return home just like these rescued men. step vaessen, al jazerra end near iindonesia. >>> stay with us here in al jazerra, still addison anti-islam frost that was supposed to be peaceful descends in to chaos in australia. >>> and we meet some of nepal's former girl soldiers, finding new w

indonesia government announced hundreds of men forced to catch seafood with little or no pay will be allowed to go home, a year-long investigation by the associated press saying fishermen held against their will on the island and some were kept in cages and we were sent this update. >> reporter: excitement here in the far east of indonesia and seen by the government just announced to all these people from cambodia and tie -- thailand and say they are not safe here and the stories they are telling are horrific and talking about abuse, about very bad labor conditions and working on the ships for many many hours and many days without hardly any rest hardly any food and even worse hardly my pay and there was no salary and got hands out and they are really excited to go home and you can see here this is all what they have been gathering when they heard they were going to go home and went to the boat and this is what they took from the boat and what they have been living on for the last few years and some have been here for five or ten years and wanting to go home for all that time because

al jazeera east indonesia. >> a battle for power in china has taken a dramatic turn. the man who ran the country's powerful internal session has been arrested and charged with bribery, abuse of power and leaking state secrets. zhou yongkang was in the the head of domestic security with files on earn who matters. >> zhou yongkang had files on anyone. before his retirement he had also been a member of the politburo, the a position that in theater made him untouchable. but analysts say zhou's mistake was to try to undermine xi jinping just before he came president two and a half years ago. >> obviously it is a political rival, they're using criminal charges to get rid of him. >> when zhou does make an appearance it will be in a court in a nearby city in a few week's time. it was a scene unthinkable just a few years ago. never before has such a high-ranking official been treated this way. it follows the down fall of bo milai now serving a life sentence for corruption. but the charges against zhou are more serious including leaking of state secrets. >> i think many people

australia has recalled a it's ambassador after two australian citizens were executed in indonesia. four australians brazilian and indonesian were killed by firing squad. australia's foreign minister condemned the execution. >> our concern is that the rehabilitation has not taken into account. it's the fundamental aspect of the prison systems. mr. chan became an ordained christian priest. there sukamara became a renown artist. both were spending their time in jail helping to reform and improve the lives of other prisoners in the indonesian prison system. they were examples of the hope and transfer imaginations that can come about through reflections rebilltation and remorse. as the prime minister said the death at this time senseless and unnecessary. >> the australian prime minister there, and we have more from the island of java. they did not actually care about international repercussions. they weren't worried about that. i guess putting on a brave face. how are they going to react that from australia they have withdrawn its ambassador? they said they don't want foreign interventi