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
- JUNE 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Sepideh Dam, was reportedly hanged on June 1
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Sepideh Dam, was reportedly hanged on June 1
JUNE 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Canada Continues Pressure On Iran To Hand Over Black Boxes Of Downed Airliner.
IRAN - Canada Continues Pressure On Iran To Hand Over Black Boxes Of Downed Airliner.
MAY 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Interior Minister Minimizes Number of November Uprising Martyrs.
IRAN - Interior Minister Minimizes Number of November Uprising Martyrs.
MAY 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Central Prison of Karaj: A humanitarian catastrophe in the making.
IRAN - Central Prison of Karaj: A humanitarian catastrophe in the making.
MAY 27, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Rouhani Calls For Stricter Laws On 'Honor Killings' After Killing Of 13-Year-Old Romina Ashrafi
IRAN - Rouhani Calls For Stricter Laws On 'Honor Killings' After Killing Of 13-Year-Old Romina Ashrafi
MAY 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to PMOI / MEK, on May 24, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll has exceeded 44,000.
IRAN - According to PMOI / MEK, on May 24, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll has exceeded 44,000.
- MAY 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ali Khamenei pardoned 3,721 convicts
IRAN - Ali Khamenei pardoned 3,721 convicts
MAY 22, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - The husband of Nasrin Sotoudeh Criticizes Iran’s Refusal to Furlough Her.
IRAN - The husband of Nasrin Sotoudeh Criticizes Iran’s Refusal to Furlough Her.
MAY 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hedayat Abdollahpour likely executed on June 21 in Oshnavieh prison.
IRAN - Hedayat Abdollahpour likely executed on June 21 in Oshnavieh prison.
- MAY 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on May 19, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll has exceeded 42,800.
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on May 19, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll has exceeded 42,800.
MAY 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - The “sultan of cars” Vahid Behzadi and his wife Najva Lashiedai were sentenced to death
IRAN - The “sultan of cars” Vahid Behzadi and his wife Najva Lashiedai were sentenced to death
MAY 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Arsalan Khodkam, a Kurdish political prisoner, is at risk of execution
IRAN - Arsalan Khodkam, a Kurdish political prisoner, is at risk of execution