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
- 353
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 353 news items on Yemen, from 1998 to today.
In Yemen the death penalty applies to murder, sexual offences, apostasy and offences against state security. Executions are carried out by shooting, in some cases in public.
The conflict has made the picture even harder to verify: sentences come from authorities that do not recognise one another, and the real number of cases cannot be established. The archive gathers what is documented and names the source.
Latest news
MAY 31, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN. COURT APPROVES DEATH PENALTY
the State Specialized Appeals Court in Yemen approved the death penalty against the
- MAY 12, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN COURT SENTENCES FOUR SHI'ITE REBELS TO DEATH
four Shi'ite rebels were sentenced to death after a Yemeni court
- APRIL 21, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN EXECUTES TWO OVER BANDITRY MURDER
Yemen's Primary Specialist Court delivered its rulings on two Yemeni brigands,
- APRIL 21, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI GETS DEATH SENTENCE OVER UNIVERSITY GRENADE ATTACK
a Yemeni state security court sentenced to death a man convicted of detonating a
MARCH 26, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYYEMENI BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR MURDER
a Yemeni national was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia after being
- MARCH 5, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Yemeni man convicted of fatally stabbing a
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Yemeni man convicted of fatally stabbing a
- FEBRUARY 16, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER FALSE PLOT
A Yemeni state security court sentenced two men to death for passing on
- FEBRUARY 6, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
INTERNATIONAL APPEALS TO SAVE FATIMA BADI
Amnesty International is appealing the death sentence of Fatima Hussein Badi, a 43 year old Yemeni housewife and mother of four, who faces imminent execution.
- JANUARY 22, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni found guilty of drug trafficking was beheaded by the sword
A Yemeni found guilty of drug trafficking was beheaded by the sword
- JANUARY 1, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemen applies the death penalty for a wide range of offences including rape...
Yemen applies the death penalty for a wide range of offences including rape...
- DECEMBER 31, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
according to Amnesty International, a 25 year old youth...
according to Amnesty International, a 25 year old youth...
- DECEMBER 18, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemen voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium..
Yemen voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- DECEMBER 8, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: THREE OFFICERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SHEIK
Judge Yahia al-Thari from the West Penal Court in Taiz, Yemen, sentenced three of the accused to death for the murder of Sheikh Abdu al-Salam al-Qaisi. Sheikhs and other prominent individuals from the Sharab district were united in demanding that the eigh
- DECEMBER 3, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
a man was executed by firing squad in Yemen. Adib Mohamed Ali al Maqtari...
a man was executed by firing squad in Yemen. Adib Mohamed Ali al Maqtari...
- NOVEMBER 16, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: TORTURE CLAIMS OVER FAILED EXECUTION
Ashraf, 42, was executed in Yemen, for murder.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
SIX YEMENIS CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR OFFICIAL'S MURDER
SIX YEMENIS CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR OFFICIAL'S MURDER
- NOVEMBER 1, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS 2 SAUDIS, YEMENI FOR MURDERS
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by authorities after being convicted of bludgeoning his own grandmother to death to steal her money, the interior ministry said.
- OCTOBER 21, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN TO EXTRADITE SPANIARD SENTENCED TO DEATH
YEMEN TO EXTRADITE SPANIARD SENTENCED TO DEATH
- AUGUST 29, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
two Yemeni citizens...
two Yemeni citizens...
- AUGUST 7, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
SALEH STAYS EXECUTION OF YEMENI TEENAGE CONVICT
the President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh...
- JULY 29, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. SIX EXECUTED FOR MURDER AND BANDITRY
six men sentenced to death in Yemen for murder and banditry were executed in
JULY 25, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN. CHILDREN PLEAD FOR CANCELLING DEATH PENALTY
the Parliament of Children in Yemen appealed to President Ali Abdllah Saleh, head of the High Judiciary
- JULY 11, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Safun Muhammed Ali Ahmed al Zahifi, a Yemen national...
Safun Muhammed Ali Ahmed al Zahifi, a Yemen national...
JUNE 25, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN. DEATH SENTENCE FOR YAHAR MOSQUE ATTACK
the Yahar Primary Court in Lahj, Yemen, sentenced Mohsen Yahia Munassar to death for the shooting
- JUNE 14, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
the Al-Mansora Central Prison authority executed...
the Al-Mansora Central Prison authority executed...
- JUNE 13, 2007PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
FILIPINO, YEMENI NATIONAL BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Filipino and a Yemeni national convicted of murdering a Pakistani and a Saudi man, the Interior Ministry said.
- JUNE 8, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
the High Court in Yemen confirmed the death sentence...
the High Court in Yemen confirmed the death sentence...
- MAY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI EXECUTED IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR "SODOMISING MINOR"
a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement said that the Shari'ah Court convicted...
- APRIL 10, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. PALESTINIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRIPLE MURDER
a Yemeni court sentenced two Palestinian brothers to death and a third to prison for
APRIL 4, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. YEMENI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed Majid bin Othman bin Mohammed al-Adani, a Yemeni man