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
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO SAUDIS, THREE YEMENIS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
two Saudis and three Yemenis were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia on after they were convicted of murder, the interior ministry said.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDIS BEHEAD YEMEN MAN FOR RAPE
a Yemeni convicted of raping a woman expatriate in Saudi Arabia was beheaded by the sword in the capital Riyadh.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. YEMENI BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Yemen national was beheaded with a sword in southern Saudi Arabia after being convicted of drug smuggling.
- MAY 20, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
the death penalty handed down in Yemen to cleric Yahia Hussein al-Dailamiwas commuted into a term of imprisonment by President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
- APRIL 18, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. PROSECUTORS SEEK DEATH PENALTY IN AL QAEDA TERROR TRIAL
Prosecutors in Yemen are seeking the death penalty against Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal, the alleged number two in the Yemen sect of al-Qaeda, who is being tried for plotting terrorist attacks as part of an armed group.
- MARCH 8, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. EDITOR 'FACES DEATH CALLS'
Yemeni lawyers have called for a newspaper editor to be sentenced to death for showing cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, his paper says.
- MARCH 6, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International reported that Adil Muhammad Saif al-Ma'amari...
Amnesty International reported that Adil Muhammad Saif al-Ma'amari...
- FEBRUARY 28, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
in at least one case said Amnesty International...
in at least one case said Amnesty International...
- FEBRUARY 27, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. MAN EXECUTED FOR US MISSIONARY KILLINGS
Abed Abdulrazzak Kamel, convicted of killing three US Christian missionaries in southern Yemen in 2002, was executed by firing squad. Kamel shot dead a surgeon and two of her colleagues at a Baptist mission hospital in the town of Jibla.
- JANUARY 5, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. KIDNAPPERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Yemeni government had sentenced to death several people convicted of kidnapping tourists recently, the Yemen Observer reported. Quoting government sources, it said that all those convicted of kidnapping travelers would receive the same punishment.
- JANUARY 3, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Faisal, was executed in Yemen
a man, identified only as Faisal, was executed in Yemen
- JANUARY 1, 2006YemenDEATH 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...