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
- MARCH 4, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
the Jewish community in Amran issued a statement...
the Jewish community in Amran issued a statement...
MARCH 3, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: MOSQUE ATTACKER EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
a man convicted of killing ten people in a shooting rampage outside a mosque in north-western Yemen was executed in his home city, a security source said. A police firing squad shot dead Abdullah Saleh al-Kohali, 27, in the central prison of Amran.
- MARCH 2, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI COURT SENTENCES PAKISTANI MAN TO DEATH FOR DRUG-TRAFFICKING
a Yemeni state security court sentenced a Pakistani man to death and 15 others to 25 years in prison for smuggling around 10,000 kilograms of hashish into the country.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: AL-LEWA FACES EXECUTION AFTER BEING PARDONED FOR BLOOD MONEY
in Sana'a, Yemen, Hisham Al-Lewa asked the Attorney-General to rescind the death sentence against his elder brother Mohammed Al-Lewa. Mohammed, 35, killed a highway robber while helping the security authorities arrest the robber in 2003.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
According to lawyer Ahmad Al-Wadei...
According to lawyer Ahmad Al-Wadei...
FEBRUARY 9, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: COURT UPHOLDS PUBLIC EXECUTION OF BARBER
the Sana'a Court of Appeals in Yemen upheld the death sentence against a man for rape
- FEBRUARY 7, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: A SOLDIER EXECUTED
Bashir Sultan Mohamed al-Ja’fari, a soldier in the Yemeni army, was executed at the military prison in the capital Sana’a.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: THREE EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Three Yemenis have been executed by firing squads after being convicted in separate cases of murder, the
JANUARY 26, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST FIRST CONVICT OF 2ND SANA'A CELL
the Yemeni Appeal Court upheld a death sentence against Jaafar al-Mirhabi of the "2
- JANUARY 13, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI COURT SENTENCES MAN TO PUBLIC EXECUTION FOR CHILD RAPE AND MURDER
the Sana'a Criminal Court in Yemen ordered an adult executed in public for the rape and murder of an 11
- JANUARY 9, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
the Yemeni Seyaj Organisation for Childhood Protecting demanded the execution of three men charged of raping and killing a child in Sana’a early in December 2008the Yemeni Seyaj Organisation for Childhood Protecting demanded the execution of three men cha
the Yemeni Seyaj Organisation for Childhood Protecting demanded the execution of three men charged of raping and killing a child in Sana’a early in December 2008
- JANUARY 1, 2009YemenDEATH 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...