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 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...
- DECEMBER 2, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
a court of Sana'a city, Yemen, sentenced Salem Mubarak al-Saydi to death
a court of Sana'a city, Yemen, sentenced Salem Mubarak al-Saydi to death
NOVEMBER 14, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: IRANIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG-TRAFFICKING
a court in Sanaa, Yemen, sentenced an Iranian to death for drug tra
- NOVEMBER 3, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS YEMENI MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
the Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry said that Abdullah Suleiman, a Yemeni man convicted of murder, was
- OCTOBER 29, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
Ismail Lutef Huraish and his cousin Ali Mussarla Muhammad Huraish
Ismail Lutef Huraish and his cousin Ali Mussarla Muhammad Huraish
OCTOBER 20, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: DEATH SENTENCE CONFIRMED
a Yemen court of appeal confirmed a death sentence on espionage charges against a Saudi who had been
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
Hammoud Ahmed Qaid Saeed was executed
Hammoud Ahmed Qaid Saeed was executed
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
a man was executed in Yemen for a killing crime...
a man was executed in Yemen for a killing crime which led to the death five security individuals.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
at the Central Prison in Sana'a, Yemen...
at the Central Prison in Sana'a, Yemen...
- JUNE 21, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
a Yemeni judge convicted a man of entering...
a Yemeni judge convicted a man of entering...
- JUNE 9, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN COURT SENTENCES REBEL TO DEATH
a Yemeni court sentenced 13 Zaydi Shi'ite rebels to up to 10 years in jail and Jafar al-Murhabi to death...