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
APRIL 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Shahram Baygan was hanged in Tabriz Central Prison.
IRAN - Shahram Baygan was hanged in Tabriz Central Prison.
APRIL 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on April 20, 2020 the Coronavirus fatalities in Iran have exceeded 32,800.
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on April 20, 2020 the Coronavirus fatalities in Iran have exceeded 32,800.
- APRIL 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Majid Esmaeilzadeh, a minor at the time of the crime, was hanged on April 18 at the central prison of Ardabil.
IRAN - Majid Esmaeilzadeh, a minor at the time of the crime, was hanged on April 18 at the central prison of Ardabil.
- APRIL 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran Easing Quarantine Guidelines as Death Toll Surges to 31,500.
IRAN - Iran Easing Quarantine Guidelines as Death Toll Surges to 31,500.
APRIL 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Names, Pictures of Prisoners Killed in Ahvaz Prison Riots.
IRAN - Names, Pictures of Prisoners Killed in Ahvaz Prison Riots.
APRIL 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohammad Javanmard executed in Khorramabad Central Prison on April 18, 2020.
IRAN - Mohammad Javanmard executed in Khorramabad Central Prison on April 18, 2020.
APRIL 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR Report: the "Revolutionary Courts".
IRAN - IHR Report: the "Revolutionary Courts".
- APRIL 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hossein Taheri was hanged in Khalkhal city, on April 16.
IRAN - Hossein Taheri was hanged in Khalkhal city, on April 16.
- APRIL 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Amir Hossein Zandi hanged in Hamedan Central Prison on April 15, 2020.
IRAN - Amir Hossein Zandi hanged in Hamedan Central Prison on April 15, 2020.
- APRIL 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man was hanged at Hamadan prison on April 15
IRAN - A man was hanged at Hamadan prison on April 15
APRIL 11, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Political prisoner Mostafa Salimi was executed at Saqqez prison on April 11, 2020.
IRAN - Political prisoner Mostafa Salimi was executed at Saqqez prison on April 11, 2020.
- APRIL 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 50 political prisoners infected with coronavirus in Urmia Central Prison.
IRAN - 50 political prisoners infected with coronavirus in Urmia Central Prison.