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
- 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
- JANUARY 20, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Thabit al-Sumi was stoned to death in Ibb...
Mohammed Thabit al-Sumi was stoned to death in Ibb for raping and murdering his 12-year-old daughter
- JANUARY 1, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
Since Yemen passed a law that allows judges to condemn...
Since Yemen passed a law that allows judges to condemn kidnappers to death, at least three people convicted of kidnapping have been executed
- JANUARY 1, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
At least 34 people were executed in 1999
At least 34 people were executed in 1999
- JANUARY 1, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
Capital crime is premeditated murder
Capital crime is premeditated murder
- NOVEMBER 25, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
On November 25, the death sentence against the Spanish...
On November 25, the death sentence against the Spanish national of Syrian origin, Nabil Kenani, was upheld in Aden
- NOVEMBER 20, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
On November 20, a court in Aden upheld the death sentence...
On November 20, a court in Aden upheld the death sentence against Nabil Nanakly Qasibati for crimes against foreign tourists
- NOVEMBER 10, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
On November 10, Yemen publicly executed a Yemeni man...
On November 10, Yemen publicly executed a Yemeni man for the murder of a man and a woman in Lahj Province, south of Sanaa
- NOVEMBER 2, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
On November 2, Abdullah Ali Abdullah Awwadh, convicted...
On November 2, Abdullah Ali Abdullah Awwadh, convicted of killing a fellow Yemeni, was publicly executed in Hajah Province, northwest of the capital Sanaa
- OCTOBER 17, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
On October 17, Zayn al-Abidin Abu Bakr al-Mihdar, alias...
On October 17, Zayn al-Abidin Abu Bakr al-Mihdar, alias Abu al-Hasan, 28, leader of the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army, was put to death
- JULY 31, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
On July 31, Tawfiq Saad Saleh was publicly executed...
On July 31, Tawfiq Saad Saleh was publicly executed in Taiz Province