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
JULY 27, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Iran sends death row inmates to fight in Syria.
IRAN - Iran sends death row inmates to fight in Syria.
- JULY 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Supreme Court upheld death sentences of five protesters arrested at demonstrations
IRAN - Supreme Court upheld death sentences of five protesters arrested at demonstrations
JULY 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ali Abdi and Amirhossein Ghahrian were executed in Urmia on July 26.
IRAN - Ali Abdi and Amirhossein Ghahrian were executed in Urmia on July 26.
JULY 25, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Morteza Refahi executed at Rasht Central Prison on July 25.
IRAN - Morteza Refahi executed at Rasht Central Prison on July 25.
JULY 22, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Kamil Ghaderi-Aghdam has been executed in Naghdeh Prison on July 22.
IRAN - Kamil Ghaderi-Aghdam has been executed in Naghdeh Prison on July 22.
JULY 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on July 21 the Coronavirus death toll has increased to 74,200. Government numbers are also high.
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on July 21 the Coronavirus death toll has increased to 74,200. Government numbers are also high.
- JULY 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Asad Keshavarz and Amin Safarkesh were executed in Urmia (Orumiyeh) on July 20.
IRAN - Asad Keshavarz and Amin Safarkesh were executed in Urmia (Orumiyeh) on July 20.
JULY 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - In what has been perceived as a victory for the social media campaign Supreme Court reconsiders death sentences for Saeed Tamjidi, Mohammad Rajabi and Amirhossein Moradi
IRAN - In what has been perceived as a victory for the social media campaign Supreme Court reconsiders death sentences for Saeed Tamjidi, Mohammad Rajabi and Amirhossein Moradi
JULY 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mahmoud Mousavi Majd executed on July 18 on espionage charges.
IRAN - Mahmoud Mousavi Majd executed on July 18 on espionage charges.
- JULY 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ali Tavousi was executed in Choubindar prison, in Qazvin, on July 15.
IRAN - Ali Tavousi was executed in Choubindar prison, in Qazvin, on July 15.
JULY 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Civil Activist Zahra Mohammadi Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison.
IRAN - Civil Activist Zahra Mohammadi Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison.
- JULY 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Reza Askari Executed on “Espionage” Charges
IRAN - Reza Askari Executed on “Espionage” Charges