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
- OCTOBER 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A women bike rider arrested in a street by the moral police in Najaf Abad on October 19, 2020.
IRAN - A women bike rider arrested in a street by the moral police in Najaf Abad on October 19, 2020.
OCTOBER 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - The death sentence of Barzan Nasrollahzadeh has been overturned
IRAN - The death sentence of Barzan Nasrollahzadeh has been overturned
- OCTOBER 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Execution of Nearly 400 Kurdish Citizens Over the Past Five Years.
IRAN - Execution of Nearly 400 Kurdish Citizens Over the Past Five Years.
- OCTOBER 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A female prisoner, identified as Zeinab Khodamradi, was reportedly hanged on October 18
IRAN - A female prisoner, identified as Zeinab Khodamradi, was reportedly hanged on October 18
OCTOBER 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Christian convert Mohammad Reza Omidi lashed 80 times for drinking communion wine.
IRAN - Christian convert Mohammad Reza Omidi lashed 80 times for drinking communion wine.
OCTOBER 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Further details on Razieh’s execution in Vakilabad prison on 11 October.
IRAN - Further details on Razieh’s execution in Vakilabad prison on 11 October.
OCTOBER 13, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Four men were executed at Rajai Shahr Prison on October 13.
IRAN - Four men were executed at Rajai Shahr Prison on October 13.
OCTOBER 13, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mehrshad Barahouyi has been executed at Ghaen Prison on October 13.
IRAN - Mehrshad Barahouyi has been executed at Ghaen Prison on October 13.
- OCTOBER 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Survey On Iranians' Attitudes Towards The Death Penalty.
IRAN - Survey On Iranians' Attitudes Towards The Death Penalty.
- OCTOBER 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 30,000 Underage Girls Forcibly Marry Every Year.
IRAN - 30,000 Underage Girls Forcibly Marry Every Year.
- OCTOBER 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran must halt execution of Barzan Nasrollahzadeh, a Kurdish arrested as juvenile.
IRAN - Iran must halt execution of Barzan Nasrollahzadeh, a Kurdish arrested as juvenile.
- OCTOBER 11, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A woman, identified only as Razieh, executed on October 11 in the prison of Mashhad.
IRAN - A woman, identified only as Razieh, executed on October 11 in the prison of Mashhad.