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Mary Jane Veloso walks out of prison after Marcos' absolute pardon

MANILA, Philippines—Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Mary Jane Veloso is finally free after she has been released from the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong Cit...

TIMELINE: Mary Jane Veloso’s case and road to freedom

The pardon granted to Mary Jane Veloso marks the end of a nearly two-decade ordeal that has spanned three presidents and years on death row

How Mary Jane Veloso’s case exposes gaps in Filipino migrant protection

Migrant rights advocates have hailed the release of Filipino trafficking victim Mary Jane Veloso after 16 years in detention as a victorious milestone, but warn that her case expos...

At long last, Mary Jane Veloso back home in Nueva Ecija

The moment that Mary Jane Veloso says she has fervently prayed for finally comes, following 16 long years of imprisonment

‘Mabuting dumaan sa legal’: Mary Jane Veloso gives advice to future OFWs

‘Sana po 'tong pag-share ko po ng aking kaso ay maging inspirasyon po sa iba na para po hindi na po sila matulad sa akin, para wala na pong pangalawang Mary Jane na makakaranas ng...

Philippine President Marcos pardons drug convict Mary Jane Veloso

Mary Jane Veloso’s journey home is a story of grit

Mary Jane Veloso did not lose hope that she would someday be free and reunited with her family, and that homecoming has finally become reality

Filipina Drug Trafficker Walks Free After Receiving Presidential Pardon

Mary Jane Veloso has always maintained her innocence, claiming that a relative tricked into carrying a large shipment of drugs.

Once Sentenced to Death, Mary Jane Veloso Receives Pardon in the Philippines

Mary Jane Veloso was convicted of drug smuggling and nearly killed by a firing squad in Indonesia. On Friday, more than a decade later, she was pardoned in the Philippines.

Philippines weighs pardon for death row inmate repatriated from Indonesia

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr is weighing an absolute pardon for Mary Jane Veloso, a former death row inmate detained since her 2010 conviction for drug trafficking in...

Marcos pardons drug convict Mary Jane Veloso

MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Friday he had granted a pardon to Mary Jane Veloso, who is serving a prison sentence in the Philippines after receiving a ...

#SaveMaryJane: A cause worth fighting for during the glorious days of social media 

(1st UPDATE) In 2015, citizens all over the world campaigned to stop the execution of Mary Jane Veloso — a time when social media was a force for social good

President Marcos Grants Absolute Pardon to Mary Jane Veloso 

President Marcos Confirms Decision to Grant Absolute Pardon to Mary Jane Veloso  President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed an absolute pardon for Mary Jane Veloso after more tha...

[Inside the Newsroom] Mary Jane Veloso made us cry and realize why we want to be journalists

Our reporters followed Mary Jane Veloso for 48 hours — from her release from prison to her homecoming in Nueva Ecija

Bishops welcome Veloso’s absolute pardon, return to family

MANILA — The Catholic bishops’ migrants ministry welcomed the absolute pardon granted to former overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso, ending nearly 15 years of detention in co...

[Inside the Newsroom] Rappler was built for stories like Mary Jane Veloso’s 

Our work will only make a difference if we don’t treat stories as one-offs that we abandon once a new viral obsession grips the country

British mother caught trying to leave Cambodia with 34kg of cannabis faces 20 years in hellhole jail as she insists she...

Tamara Martins, 31, from Croydon, claims she was the victim of a 'set up', after she was approached by a man in a bar who asked her to transport a suitcase full of electronics.

50 Years or KSh50 Million for Woman Found With Marijuana Worth KSh16K

A Kakamega court has sentenced Rachael Akinyi Juma to 50 years in prison or, alternatively, ordered her to pay a fine of KSh 50 million after finding her guilty of trafficking five...

Christa Pike’s botched execution exposes the deep contradictions of a ‘painless’ state‑imposed death

A US woman sentenced to death is now receiving life-saving medical treatment, after surviving a botched execution in Nashville that involved two doses of the drug pentobarbital. Ch...

Brit mum facing 20 years in Cambodia hellhole jail for smuggling drugs insists she was 'set up'

Tamara Martins' brother has said his sister is being held in Cambodia's infamous CC2 prison without proper access to food and clothing after she was framed as a drug mule

In Johor, Indonesian teen charged with trafficking over 25kg of illicit drugs

KLUANG, Sept 25 — A 19-year-old Indonesian male teenager was charged at the Magistrates’ Court here today wi...

Teen Kiwi drug courier caught with 23kg of meth walks free after chance court encounter

A chance encounter in a Canadian courthouse changed the course of a teen Auckland mum’s drug case.

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives execution attempt

Christa Pike, 50, convicted of murder at age 18 Failed clemency bid cited childhood sexual abuse, neglect Pike diagnosed with bipolar, post-traumatic stress disorder Pike heard gas...

SA woman jailed 25 years for trafficking heroin into Nigeria

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had, in August, arraigned Ann before the court where she pleaded guilty to unlawfully importing 5.75 kilogrammes of the heroin into...