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 1, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemen applies the death penalty for rape and murder
Yemen applies the death penalty for rape and murder
- NOVEMBER 18, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni court convicted a Sudanese morgue assistant...
A Yemeni court convicted a Sudanese morgue assistant of killing two women and sentenced him to death, officials said
- OCTOBER 29, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
The government announced it had executed Abu Hassan,...
The government announced it had executed Abu Hassan, the leader of the Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan
- JULY 29, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Haji Omar, a Somali refugee, was sentenced...
Muhammad Haji Omar, a Somali refugee, was sentenced to death for becoming a Christian, which is considered a capital crime under Islamic law
- JULY 27, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemeni national Muhammad Bin-Amin Bin-Mansur was beheaded...
Yemeni national Muhammad Bin-Amin Bin-Mansur was beheaded in Uhud Rafidah (Saudi Arabia) after he was convicted of killing Muhammad Bin-Humaydi Bin-Misfir Al Abbud al-Qahtani
- JULY 14, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed three Yemeni men found guilty...
Saudi Arabia executed three Yemeni men found guilty of engaging in homosexual acts and molesting young boys
- JUNE 19, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
A court in Sanaa sentenced seven people to death for...
A court in Sanaa sentenced seven people to death for belonging to a group involved in banditry and the kidnapping of foreigners
- MAY 28, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of students from Sanaa University demonstrated...
Hundreds of students from Sanaa University demonstrated in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, demanding the execution of Mohammad Adam Omar, 45, a Sudanese morgue worker being tried on charges of raping and killing 16 women, including at least six university st
- MAY 16, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
The US government requested the execution of Mohammed...
The US government requested the execution of Mohammed Rashed Dawood Al-Awli, a Yemeni man who was accused of involvement in blasting the two US embassy buildings in East Africa in August 1999
- APRIL 23, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
Two men were executed after they were convicted of...
Two men were executed after they were convicted of premeditated murder
- APRIL 12, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni man was executed in Saudi Arabia for raping...
A Yemeni man was executed in Saudi Arabia for raping several young girls and stealing their jewelery
- APRIL 3, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
Fah bin Ali bin Rajeh, a Yemeni man convicted of kidnapping...
Fah bin Ali bin Rajeh, a Yemeni man convicted of kidnapping and raping a young boy, was executed in Saudi Arabia