Yemen
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- in transition
- CONSTITUTION
- May 16, 1991, amended on September 29, 1994, and in February 2001
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Islamic law, Turkish, English, and local tribal customs
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, consisting of the Shura Council and House of Representatives
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court
RELIGIONS
Muslim majority, Jewish, Christian, and Hindu minorities
From the country
- JANUARY 2, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCE TO SOMALI DRUG DEALER
the Primary Specialized Penal Court in Yemen's Hadramout province
- JANUARY 1, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemen applies the death penalty for a wide range of offences including rape...
Yemen applies the death penalty for a wide range of offences including rape...
- DECEMBER 21, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI AUTHORITIES CALLED UPON TO COMMUTE JUVENILE OFFENDER'S DEATH SENTENCE
Amnesty International called upon the Yemeni authorities to halt the imminent execution of a young man for a crime he is alleged to have committed at the age of 15.
DECEMBER 11, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: MASTERMIND IN ADEN BLAST GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
the Aden Specialized Criminal Court in Yemen sentenced Faris Abdullah Saleh to death
OCTOBER 18, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: AL-QAEDA SUSPECT SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER ATTACKS
An al-Qaeda operative was sentenced to death by a state security court in Sana'a for his
- JULY 24, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY
Judge Murshid Jumaiee of Yemen's Supreme Court confirmed the death penalty of
JULY 11, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: APPEAL COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCES FOR AL-QAIDA MEMBERS OVER ATTACKS
a Yemeni security appeal court upheld death sentences against gang members Rawi Ahmed
JULY 7, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: AL-QAEDA DUO GET DEATH SENTENCE
Presiding judge Muhssein Alwan of the Yemeni state security court sentenced
JULY 5, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPE, MURDER OF GIRL, 4
A Yemeni man was executed by firing squad in prison after being convicted of raping
- JUNE 30, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
in Yemen, the Court of South West Secretariat sentenced Yusuf Nasser...
in Yemen, the Court of South West Secretariat sentenced Yusuf Nasser ...
- JUNE 29, 2010KenyaDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: EIGHT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
a Yemeni court sentenced five Yemeni nationals, a Kenyan, a Somalian and a Tanzanian
- JUNE 26, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: TWO PAKISTANIS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Pakistani nationals Salim Dawod Abdulrahim and Imam Bakhsh Eyepub Yakoub were sentenced to death by a Yemeni court for smuggling 1,695 kg of hashish into Yemen through its coastal territories, official Saba news agency cited the court's verdict as saying.