Iran
2026
- 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
DECEMBER 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - The death sentence of the AmadNews Telegram channel director, Ruhollah Zam, has been upheld
IRAN - The death sentence of the AmadNews Telegram channel director, Ruhollah Zam, has been upheld
DECEMBER 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Abdollah Mohammadi, minor at the time of crime, executed at Yazd prison on December 6, 2020.
IRAN - Abdollah Mohammadi, minor at the time of crime, executed at Yazd prison on December 6, 2020.
- DECEMBER 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran Supreme Court To Retry Three Men Sentenced To Death Over 2019 Protests.
IRAN - Iran Supreme Court To Retry Three Men Sentenced To Death Over 2019 Protests.
DECEMBER 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on December 4, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll passed 176,500
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on December 4, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll passed 176,500
- DECEMBER 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Child marriages in Iran – 7,323 girls under-14 got married in 3 months.
IRAN - Child marriages in Iran – 7,323 girls under-14 got married in 3 months.
DECEMBER 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh has been returned to prison even if she is still contagious
IRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh has been returned to prison even if she is still contagious
DECEMBER 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - URGENT: Ahmadreza Djalali’s execution could really be imminent.
IRAN - URGENT: Ahmadreza Djalali’s execution could really be imminent.
NOVEMBER 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Political Prisoner Hamed Ghara Oghlani Sentenced to Death
IRAN - Political Prisoner Hamed Ghara Oghlani Sentenced to Death
- NOVEMBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A trial against 4 Iranians accused of terrorism began in Belgium.
IRAN - A trial against 4 Iranians accused of terrorism began in Belgium.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
LETTER TO EU BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: SAVE AHMADREZA DJALALI
In a joint letter to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, ten international rights organizations demand immediate action to save the life of Ahmadreza Djalali.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Appeal against the execution of Ahmadreza Djalali, a scientist who also worked in Italy.
IRAN - Appeal against the execution of Ahmadreza Djalali, a scientist who also worked in Italy.
NOVEMBER 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Kylie Moore-Gilbert freed in a swap for three Iranians jailed in Thailand.
IRAN - Kylie Moore-Gilbert freed in a swap for three Iranians jailed in Thailand.