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
JULY 7, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: THREE MORE REBELS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Yemeni court sentenced three rebels from a Shi'ite Muslim sect to death after
JULY 6, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: SEVEN MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Yemen’s penal court chaired by Judge Mohsen Mohammed Alwan issued death penalties against seven defendants of the so called “subversive gang”, an affiliate of the Houthis in Bani Hushaish District, some 30 kilometres north of the capital Sana’a.
JULY 6, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: CHILD KILLER EXECUTED IN PUBLIC
a Yemeni man was executed by firing squad in a public square after being convicted of raping and murdering a boy.
- JUNE 30, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: JMP CALLS FOR OVERTURNING OF OPPOSITIONISTS' DEATH SENTENCES
in Yemen, the Supreme Council of the Joint Meeting Parties called on human rights organisations to stand against the unfair death sentences of three of Islah's representatives.
- JUNE 24, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN APPEAL OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE OF IRANIAN
a Yemeni appeal court overturned a death sentence imposed on an Iranian in a drug trafficking case.
- JUNE 21, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: MUSLIM SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING YEMENI JEW
a Yemeni appeals court sentenced a Muslim convicted of killing a Yemeni Jew to death, overturning a previous verdict ordering the man to pay the victim's family a fine instead of facing capital punishment.
- MAY 6, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO YEMENI MEN BEHEADED
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded two Yemeni men convicted of fatally shooting a
- APRIL 22, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI WOMAN FACES EXECUTION FOLLOWING POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN HER CASE
a Yemeni woman is facing imminent execution accused of killing her husband.
APRIL 15, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: WIFE CONVICTED OF MURDER OF HUSBAND EXECUTED
despite appeals to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to overturn the death penalty
APRIL 14, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI BEHEADED FOR GARROTTING COMPATRIOT
a Yemeni was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia for garrotting a compatriot with
- MARCH 31, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN COURT CONDEMNS 'IRAN SPIES'
A court in Yemen has sentenced two men to death after convicting them of spying for Iran.
MARCH 23, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: DEATH PENALTY IN ISRAEL SPY CASE
a court in Yemen sentenced a man to death for allegedly offering to spy for Israel.