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
- DECEMBER 26, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: IRANIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG CHARGES
Iranian man Mumtaz Sultan Amiri was sentenced to death by Judge Redhwan Al Namer of the Yemeni State Security Court for bringing drugs from Iran to Yemen by the Hudhramout east coast.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: TEENAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER
A teenager who raped and killed a girl child was sentenced to death by a Taiz Primary Court and also fined
- OCTOBER 31, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN SENTENCES 8 MORE SHIAS TO DEATH
a Yemeni court sentenced eight more Shia fighters to death for resisting a government offensive north of the country's capital in 2008.
OCTOBER 27, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: DEATH SENTENCES FOR FIGHTERS
a Yemini court sentenced four al-Houthi rebel fighters to death for their role in clashes against the military at
- OCTOBER 20, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI REBELS GET DEATH PENALTY
ten Shia rebels were sentenced to death in Yemen for involvement in clashes with the army.
OCTOBER 19, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: DEATH SENTENCES IN SHABWA BUS DRIVER MURDER
in the Nusab area in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa, the Primary Court sentenced two men to
- OCTOBER 16, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: STATE SECURITY COURT GIVES DEATH PENALTY TO TWO REBELS
Yemen’s state security court sentenced two al Houthi militants to death.
- OCTOBER 11, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: 2 MEN APPEAL CONVICTIONS AS IRANIAN SPIES
the appeals of two Yemeni nationals convicted in October 2008 of spying for Iran are to be heard October 12, records show.
OCTOBER 6, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST PAKISTANI UPHELD
the Sana'a Appeal Court in Yemen upheld a death sentence against a Pakistani and jailed five others for 25
- OCTOBER 3, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: TWO PAKISTANIS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
a Yemeni court sentenced two Pakistani fishermen to death and jailed two others for 25 years after
- JULY 27, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: PROTESTS OVER DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST OPPOSITIONISTS
hundreds of citizens protested in front of the Yemeni parliament, condemning death sentences against opposition leaders in the Haja governorate.
- JULY 13, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: SIX SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPATE OF ATTACKS
A Yemeni court sentenced six suspected Al-Qaeda militants to death for a spate of