Iran
2026
STATUSRetentionist
EXECUTIONS 2026869
SENTENCES0
- GOVERNMENT
- theocratic republic
- CONSTITUTION
- December 1979, revised in 1989 to extend presidential power
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Sharia law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majles-e-Shura-ye-Eslami)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court
RELIGIONS
Shia majority; 10% Sunni; Christian, Jewish, Bahá'í, and Zoroastrian minorities
From the country
APRIL 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Azar Yahoo faces espionage-related charges over social media activity
APRIL 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Actress Sima Anbaei Farimani faces national security charges
APRIL 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Sara Sepehri Arrested
APRIL 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Iran deploys proxy forces across multiple cities
APRIL 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared released after 16 years
Accused of being a member of the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI)
APRIL 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - At least nine people arrested for links to international media
APRIL 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 40th day of war
Announcement of a Two-Week Ceasefire
APRIL 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hengaw Report on 40th day of war
At least 7,650 killed, including 1,030 civilians
APRIL 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Naser Taheri and Yahya Masoumi executed in Zanjan on April 8
APRIL 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Protest Benjamin Naqdi faces possible death sentence
- APRIL 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Arrest of 17 people for War-Related Reasons
APRIL 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris Leave Iran for France