![[COLUMNIST] Death penalty has little to no effect in deterring crime – let’s put an end to it [COLUMNIST] Death penalty has little to no effect in deterring crime – let’s put an end to it](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-01/61674803551_TBpakistan.jpg)
[COLUMNIST] Death penalty has little to no effect in deterring crime – let’s put an end to it
Capital punishments ability and effectiveness in deterring crime have always been under heavy scrutiny and are yet to be ascertained.
Mon Aug 12 2024
![The rise of smart contracts and strategies for mitigating cyber and legal risks The rise of smart contracts and strategies for mitigating cyber and legal risks](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-07/81721991387_TBWEF.jpg)
The rise of smart contracts and strategies for mitigating cyber and legal risks
Smart contracts - self-executing agreements embedded in blockchain - offer the promise of seamless execution without human intervention.
Sat Jul 27 2024
![Bella abuse: Siti Bainun withdraws appeal on stay of execution against jail sentence Bella abuse: Siti Bainun withdraws appeal on stay of execution against jail sentence](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-05/41714639500_TBBAINUN.jpg)
Bella abuse: Siti Bainun withdraws appeal on stay of execution against jail sentence
Rumah Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali will now file a new application for a stay of execution before Judge Noorin.
Mon May 20 2024
![Alabama executes prisoner with new nitrogen asphyxiation method Alabama executes prisoner with new nitrogen asphyxiation method](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-01/61706246574_TBKennethEugenej.jpg)
Alabama executes prisoner with new nitrogen asphyxiation method
Kenneth Smith, convicted of a 1988 murder-for-hire was a rare prisoner who had already survived one execution attempt.
Fri Jan 26 2024
![UN experts sound alarm over planned first US execution by nitrogen gas UN experts sound alarm over planned first US execution by nitrogen gas](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-09/51664184363_UnitedNations.jpg)
UN experts sound alarm over planned first US execution by nitrogen gas
United Nations said the untested method may subject him to "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or even torture."
Thu Jan 04 2024
![Iran executes four accused of sabotage, links to Israel's Mossad Iran executes four accused of sabotage, links to Israel's Mossad](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-12/51703838469_Iran.jpg)
Iran executes four accused of sabotage, links to Israel's Mossad
Iran has accused Israel of carrying out several attacks on facilities linked to its nuclear programme and of killing its nuclear scientists over the past years.
Fri Dec 29 2023
![Chronology of Syed Saddiq's Armada funds case Chronology of Syed Saddiq's Armada funds case](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-11/71699512013_TBsyedsaddiqj.jpg)
Chronology of Syed Saddiq's Armada funds case
The court allowed Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman's application for a stay of execution pending the filing of an appeal at Court of Appeal.
Thu Nov 09 2023
![Kuwait executes man over role in 2015 mosque suicide bombing Kuwait executes man over role in 2015 mosque suicide bombing](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2018-02/61519733100_Noose.jpg)
Kuwait executes man over role in 2015 mosque suicide bombing
The man was convicted over involvement in a suicide attack that killed 27 worshippers in a mosque in 2015, prosecutors said.
Thu Jul 27 2023
![China executes kindergarten teacher for poisoning preschoolers China executes kindergarten teacher for poisoning preschoolers](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-02/51677229362_Chinaflag.jpg)
China executes kindergarten teacher for poisoning preschoolers
The teacher was executed this week after killing one child and injuring 24 others by poisoning their porridge with sodium nitrite.
Fri Jul 14 2023
![Amnesty report: Number of executions worldwide rose 53 per cent in 2022 Amnesty report: Number of executions worldwide rose 53 per cent in 2022](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-05/71684207954_amnesty.jpg)
Amnesty report: Number of executions worldwide rose 53 per cent in 2022
The number was likely higher, it noted, as thousands of executions in China "are being kept under wraps."
Tue May 16 2023
![Court dismisses stay of jail sentence, Siti Bainun sent to Kajang Prison Court dismisses stay of jail sentence, Siti Bainun sent to Kajang Prison](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-05/51683102901_SitiBainundidapat.jpg)
Court dismisses stay of jail sentence, Siti Bainun sent to Kajang Prison
The judge said there are no special and exceptional circumstances for the court to allow a stay of the execution of the prison sentence.
Wed May 03 2023
![Iran executes British-Iranian national despite UK, US pleas - Report Iran executes British-Iranian national despite UK, US pleas - Report](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-01/71673681126_IRAN.jpg)
Iran executes British-Iranian national despite UK, US pleas - Report
Iran sentences the former Iranian deputy defence minister to death on charges of spying for Britain.
Sat Jan 14 2023
![Iran sentences three more protesters to death amid international criticism Iran sentences three more protesters to death amid international criticism](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-01/51673314507_IRAN.jpg)
Iran sentences three more protesters to death amid international criticism
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei signalled the state has no intention of softening its position.
Tue Jan 10 2023
![Former N Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho likely executed last year: Report Former N Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho likely executed last year: Report](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-03/61616714398_NorthKorea.jpg)
Former N Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho likely executed last year: Report
Four or five officials from North Korea's foreign ministry appear to have been executed successively around the time of Ri's death.
Wed Jan 04 2023
![US set to execute first openly transgender woman US set to execute first openly transgender woman](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-01/61672719225_AmberMcLaughlin.jpg)
US set to execute first openly transgender woman
Amber McLaughlin is scheduled to die by lethal injection in the state of Missouri unless she receives a pardon.
Tue Jan 03 2023