Yemen 2001
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News on Yemen in 2001
- DECEMBER 26, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Twenty six defendants were sentenced to death, and...
Twenty six defendants were sentenced to death, and 11 were acquitted according to a final verdict issued by the penal court in Sanaa
- DECEMBER 11, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni court began the trial of five Yemenis accused...
A Yemeni court began the trial of five Yemenis accused of kidnapping a German man who was freed by army commandos after nearly two weeks of captivity, journalists said
- OCTOBER 31, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Hazzaa Hamid Ahmad executed in Ta'izz province, Mohammad...
Hazzaa Hamid Ahmad executed in Ta'izz province, Mohammad Abdul Majid Ghrama executed in Dhali' and Mohammad Nasser Ahmad al-Khobzi executed in al-Baida
- OCTOBER 10, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Eight Yemeni men executed for nine murders
Eight Yemeni men executed for nine murders
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
In Ibb province, Muhammad Ahmed Abdullah executed in...
In Ibb province, Muhammad Ahmed Abdullah executed in Ibb province for murdering Muhammad Ali Ghaleb, Hassan Masad al-Mahmudi for killing Mukhtar Ali Abdul Hamid, and Abdullah Hezaa Auqlan for murdering Hezaa Auqlan Hassan (not clear whether Auqlan and Has
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Nasser Saleh Hamid executed in Hajjah province for...
Nasser Saleh Hamid executed in Hajjah province for murdering Khaled Hussein Ali
- AUGUST 28, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Abdul Wali Ali Saleh executed in Sana'a for murder...
Abdul Wali Ali Saleh executed in Sana'a for murder of Nasser Ahmed al-Shagdari
- AUGUST 27, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Abeed Muhammad Abeed executed in southern Yemen for...
Abeed Muhammad Abeed executed in southern Yemen for murder of Muhammad Ali Muhammad
- AUGUST 26, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Abdu Ali Muhammad executed in Ibb province for murder...
Abdu Ali Muhammad executed in Ibb province for murder of Muhammad Mohsen Hassan
- AUGUST 22, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Saleh Diefallah executed in al-Baydah province...
Ahmed Saleh Diefallah executed in al-Baydah province for murder of Ahmed Muhammad Saleh; Fadel Ali Hussein executed in Dali' province for murder of Ahmed Ahmed Khadir
- AUGUST 21, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Ali Mutiesh executed in Lahij for killing...
Muhammad Ali Mutiesh executed in Lahij for killing Abdullah Saleh Hussein and Saleh Hussein Hajeb
- AUGUST 19, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Adel Yehya Saleh al-Matari executed in Amran province...
Adel Yehya Saleh al-Matari executed in Amran province for murder of Qanaf Hussein Zayed
- AUGUST 15, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
In Sana'a, Abdullah al-Sifyani was executed for the...
In Sana'a, Abdullah al-Sifyani was executed for the murder of Mohammed al-Abhar, and Nasser Saleh al-Matari was executed for the murder of Nabil Naji al-Matari
- AUGUST 6, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Rashid Ahmed Saleh executed for killing Hassan Ali...
Rashid Ahmed Saleh executed for killing Hassan Ali Abdullah and Salem Hassan Said
- AUGUST 5, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Ali bin Ali Hassan, a Yemeni, executed in Sana'a for...
Ali bin Ali Hassan, a Yemeni, executed in Sana'a for killing Ali Ahmed Saleh
- AUGUST 1, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
A case of a man executed although suffering from a...
A case of a man executed although suffering from a mental illness
- JULY 30, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Two Yemenis, Ahmed Muhammad Saleh and Abdullah Muhammad...
Two Yemenis, Ahmed Muhammad Saleh and Abdullah Muhammad Ahmed, executed by firing squad in Sana'a for two separate murders, the state prosecutor said
- JULY 29, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Jameel Jamal Mohammed executed by firing squad in al-Bayda...
Jameel Jamal Mohammed executed by firing squad in al-Bayda province for the murder of Ali Daifallah, the state prosecutor's office said
- JULY 25, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Four Yemeni men executed by firing squad for separate...
Four Yemeni men executed by firing squad for separate murders: two in Ibb, one in Aden and one Saada
- JULY 24, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Two Yemeni men executed by firing squad in Dali' and...
Two Yemeni men executed by firing squad in Dali' and Hajjah provinces for murder
- JULY 23, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemeni man executed by firing squad in Sana'a province...
Yemeni man executed by firing squad in Sana'a province for murder
- JULY 18, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Saeed Salem Mubarak, a Yemeni, executed in public in...
Saeed Salem Mubarak, a Yemeni, executed in public in Hadramawt
- JULY 4, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Two Yemenis were executed separately in Lahj and Mahweet...
Two Yemenis were executed separately in Lahj and Mahweet provinces for premeditated murder, according a statement by the public prosecution
- JUNE 22, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
The family of Zainab Saud Aziz, a student murdered...
The family of Zainab Saud Aziz, a student murdered by the Sana'a Ripper Mohammed Adam Omar stated they were furious they had not been invited to witness the execution of her killer and that they suspect he had not been executed
- JUNE 20, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
A Sudanese morgue worker who was convicted of kidnapping,...
A Sudanese morgue worker who was convicted of kidnapping, raping and murdering two female students at Sanaa University was executed
- JUNE 18, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Thabet Abdo Saleh executed by firing squad in al-Dali...
Thabet Abdo Saleh executed by firing squad in al-Dali for killing three people
- JUNE 7, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Talal Ali al-Asem executed in Sana'a for the murder...
Talal Ali al-Asem executed in Sana'a for the murder of Nasser Ahmed Hussein
- MAY 21, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Shouai Ibrahim al-Matari executed by firing squad in...
Shouai Ibrahim al-Matari executed by firing squad in Hajjah province for murdering an unrelated man, Shouai Shabayn al-Matari, and his daughter, Qamamah
- MAY 14, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Hussein Ahmed al-Ariqi executed by firing...
Muhammad Hussein Ahmed al-Ariqi executed by firing squad in Sana'a for the murder of Hamda Murshid Tahir al-Hamdani
- MAY 13, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Abdel Karim Muhammad Alwan executed for the murder...
Abdel Karim Muhammad Alwan executed for the murder of Amin Hussein Abdullah