Yemen 2009
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News on Yemen in 2009
- DECEMBER 27, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Yemeni convicted of rape was beheaded...
a Yemeni convicted of rape was beheaded...
- DECEMBER 26, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: IRANIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG CHARGES
Iranian man Mumtaz Sultan Amiri was sentenced to death by Judge Redhwan Al Namer of the Yemeni State Security Court for bringing drugs from Iran to Yemen by the Hudhramout east coast.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: TEENAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER
A teenager who raped and killed a girl child was sentenced to death by a Taiz Primary Court and also fined
- OCTOBER 31, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN SENTENCES 8 MORE SHIAS TO DEATH
a Yemeni court sentenced eight more Shia fighters to death for resisting a government offensive north of the country's capital in 2008.
OCTOBER 27, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: DEATH SENTENCES FOR FIGHTERS
a Yemini court sentenced four al-Houthi rebel fighters to death for their role in clashes against the military at
- OCTOBER 20, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI REBELS GET DEATH PENALTY
ten Shia rebels were sentenced to death in Yemen for involvement in clashes with the army.
OCTOBER 19, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: DEATH SENTENCES IN SHABWA BUS DRIVER MURDER
in the Nusab area in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa, the Primary Court sentenced two men to
- OCTOBER 16, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: STATE SECURITY COURT GIVES DEATH PENALTY TO TWO REBELS
Yemen’s state security court sentenced two al Houthi militants to death.
- OCTOBER 11, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: 2 MEN APPEAL CONVICTIONS AS IRANIAN SPIES
the appeals of two Yemeni nationals convicted in October 2008 of spying for Iran are to be heard October 12, records show.
OCTOBER 6, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST PAKISTANI UPHELD
the Sana'a Appeal Court in Yemen upheld a death sentence against a Pakistani and jailed five others for 25
- OCTOBER 3, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: TWO PAKISTANIS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
a Yemeni court sentenced two Pakistani fishermen to death and jailed two others for 25 years after
- JULY 27, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: PROTESTS OVER DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST OPPOSITIONISTS
hundreds of citizens protested in front of the Yemeni parliament, condemning death sentences against opposition leaders in the Haja governorate.
- JULY 13, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: SIX SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPATE OF ATTACKS
A Yemeni court sentenced six suspected Al-Qaeda militants to death for a spate of
- JULY 7, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: THREE MORE REBELS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Yemeni court sentenced three rebels from a Shi'ite Muslim sect to death after
JULY 6, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: SEVEN MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Yemen’s penal court chaired by Judge Mohsen Mohammed Alwan issued death penalties against seven defendants of the so called “subversive gang”, an affiliate of the Houthis in Bani Hushaish District, some 30 kilometres north of the capital Sana’a.
JULY 6, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: CHILD KILLER EXECUTED IN PUBLIC
a Yemeni man was executed by firing squad in a public square after being convicted of raping and murdering a boy.
- JUNE 30, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: JMP CALLS FOR OVERTURNING OF OPPOSITIONISTS' DEATH SENTENCES
in Yemen, the Supreme Council of the Joint Meeting Parties called on human rights organisations to stand against the unfair death sentences of three of Islah's representatives.
- JUNE 24, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN APPEAL OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE OF IRANIAN
a Yemeni appeal court overturned a death sentence imposed on an Iranian in a drug trafficking case.
- JUNE 21, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: MUSLIM SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING YEMENI JEW
a Yemeni appeals court sentenced a Muslim convicted of killing a Yemeni Jew to death, overturning a previous verdict ordering the man to pay the victim's family a fine instead of facing capital punishment.
- MAY 6, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO YEMENI MEN BEHEADED
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded two Yemeni men convicted of fatally shooting a
- APRIL 22, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI WOMAN FACES EXECUTION FOLLOWING POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN HER CASE
a Yemeni woman is facing imminent execution accused of killing her husband.
APRIL 15, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: WIFE CONVICTED OF MURDER OF HUSBAND EXECUTED
despite appeals to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to overturn the death penalty
APRIL 14, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI BEHEADED FOR GARROTTING COMPATRIOT
a Yemeni was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia for garrotting a compatriot with
- MARCH 31, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN COURT CONDEMNS 'IRAN SPIES'
A court in Yemen has sentenced two men to death after convicting them of spying for Iran.
MARCH 23, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: DEATH PENALTY IN ISRAEL SPY CASE
a court in Yemen sentenced a man to death for allegedly offering to spy for Israel.
- MARCH 4, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
the Jewish community in Amran issued a statement...
the Jewish community in Amran issued a statement...
- MARCH 3, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: MOSQUE ATTACKER EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
a man convicted of killing ten people in a shooting rampage outside a mosque in north-western Yemen was executed in his home city, a security source said. A police firing squad shot dead Abdullah Saleh al-Kohali, 27, in the central prison of Amran.
- MARCH 2, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI COURT SENTENCES PAKISTANI MAN TO DEATH FOR DRUG-TRAFFICKING
a Yemeni state security court sentenced a Pakistani man to death and 15 others to 25 years in prison for smuggling around 10,000 kilograms of hashish into the country.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: AL-LEWA FACES EXECUTION AFTER BEING PARDONED FOR BLOOD MONEY
in Sana'a, Yemen, Hisham Al-Lewa asked the Attorney-General to rescind the death sentence against his elder brother Mohammed Al-Lewa. Mohammed, 35, killed a highway robber while helping the security authorities arrest the robber in 2003.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
According to lawyer Ahmad Al-Wadei...
According to lawyer Ahmad Al-Wadei...