Yemen
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1998
Data card
- Legal status
- Retentionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JULY 22, 1998 · Yemen signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed...
- News items in the archive
- 351
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Yemen is classified as Retentionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 351 news items on Yemen, from 1998 to today.
Latest news
- MAY 21, 2003YemenDEATH PENALTY
The Republic of Yemen TV reported that President Ali...
The Republic of Yemen TV reported that President Ali Abdallah Salih granted amnesty to the leaders of the secession of 1994, some of whom had been sentenced to death in absentia
- MAY 10, 2003YemenDEATH PENALTY
A court in Yemen sentenced Abed Abdulrazzak Kamel to...
A court in Yemen sentenced Abed Abdulrazzak Kamel to death for killing three Americans who worked at a Christian-run hospital in December 2002
- APRIL 23, 2003YemenDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni court set the date of the verdict on Hammoud...
A Yemeni court set the date of the verdict on Hammoud Murshid Hassan Ahmad's appeal against a death sentence for murder for May 26 after a short court session on April 19
- APRIL 23, 2003YemenDEATH PENALTY
Abdullah al-Nashri, a Yemeni man who killed three nuns...
Abdullah al-Nashri, a Yemeni man who killed three nuns from Mother Theresa's order, was executed by firing squad
- MARCH 17, 2003YemenDEATH PENALTY
According to "Yemen Times", a number of human rights...
According to "Yemen Times", a number of human rights organisations and international anti-violence organizations expressed their resentment over the case of Laila Aesha, a Yemeni woman who was sentenced to death stoning in public after being found guilty
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003YemenDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia reportedly sentenced a Yemeni national...
Saudi Arabia reportedly sentenced a Yemeni national to death for insulting the religion of his roommate
- DECEMBER 24, 2002YemenDEATH PENALTY
Two convicted murderers, including a military officer,...
Two convicted murderers, including a military officer, were executed by firing squad, the Yemeni public prosecutor said in a statement
- NOVEMBER 20, 2002YemenDEATH PENALTY
Some 15,000 to 20,000 people gathered in the city Aden...
Some 15,000 to 20,000 people gathered in the city Aden to see the execution of three men: 'Abd al-Wareth Saleh Ahmad, Khaled Yahya 'Abdullah al-Yami, and Nasser Muhammad Hiba
- AUGUST 26, 2002YemenDEATH PENALTY
Ali Mohammed al-Mahmoudi was executed by shooting for murder
Ali Mohammed al-Mahmoudi was executed by shooting for murder
- AUGUST 12, 2002YemenDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi authorities executed Yemeni national Muhammad...
The Saudi authorities executed Yemeni national Muhammad Bin-Hasan Bin-Umar Bin-Ali in Jedda after he was convicted by the Islamic Sharia Court of rape and theft
- JULY 30, 2002YemenDEATH PENALTY
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session...
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session and adopting final conclusions and recommendations, among positive developments in the third periodic report of Yemen, the Committee noted some human rights initiatives undertaken by the State part
- APRIL 3, 2002YemenDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni court sentenced to death a Yemeni tribesman...
A Yemeni court sentenced to death a Yemeni tribesman for kidnapping a German man and holding him hostage for two weeks
- FEBRUARY 4, 2002YemenDEATH PENALTY
Two Yemeni men convicted in separate murders were executed...
Two Yemeni men convicted in separate murders were executed by firing squad, the prosecutor general's office said
- JANUARY 28, 2002YemenDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni official source told the Yemen Times that...
A Yemeni official source told the Yemen Times that a general amnesty was likely to be issued on the Yemeni Socialist Party's leaders who were convicted with different charges after the 1994 civil war
- JANUARY 1, 2002YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemen applies the death penalty for rape and murder
Yemen applies the death penalty for rape and murder
- 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