REACTIONS TO THE EXECUTIONS OF ANDREW CHAN AND MYURAN SUKUMARAN:
"In the 10 years since they were arrested, they did all they could to make amends, helping many others. They asked for mercy, but there was none." - The Chan and Sukumaran families express their grief and anger at Indonesia's actions.
"I have just lost a courageous brother to a flawed Indonesian legal system. I miss you already RIP my Little Brother." - Michael Chan reacts on Twitter to the devastating news his brother Andrew is dead.
"I am sorry. I failed. I lost." - Chan and Sukumaran's Indonesian lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis.
"It's awful, I know, but the two boys died well. They made their preparations, they were dignified. They're strong against the death penalty, they were supportive of their families." - Chan and Sukumaran's lawyer Peter Morrissey.
"These executions are both cruel and unnecessary. Australia has made the most strenuous possible representations on behalf of these men and we deeply regret that those representations have in no way been heeded." - Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
"They were examples of the hope and transformation that can come about through reflection, rehabilitation and remorse. Their deaths at this time are senseless and unnecessary." - Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.
"The international community must renew its resolve to rid the world of this barbaric practice, and Australia should stand ready to lead this work," Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and shadow foreign affairs minister Tanya Plibersek said.
"The lives of these two Australians have been ended by firing squad at the direction of the Indonesian government. We in Australia must continue to advocate for an end to capital punishment." - Greens Leader Christine Milne.
"We stand in solidarity with the families of all those who were brutally executed in this senseless, tragic and wasteful act of state-sanctioned murder." - Amnesty campaigner and human rights lawyer Diana Sayed.
"What these executions have done is created a whole new group of victims. People around the world are holding them in their hearts. I hope the public outcry over this may be another push towards eliminating execution." - Rose Vines, from the Ministry Against the Death Penalty in the US, offers a message of support for the Chan and Sukumaran families.
"The execution of these eight people for non-violent drug offences will do nothing to reduce the availability of drugs in Indonesia or other countries. All it demonstrates is the savagery of which governments are capable." - Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the New York-based Drug Policy Alliance.
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