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 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - The manager of Iran’s main video-sharing platform sentenced to 10 years
IRAN - The manager of Iran’s main video-sharing platform sentenced to 10 years
OCTOBER 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Six More Inmates Commit Suicide in Urmia.
IRAN - Six More Inmates Commit Suicide in Urmia.
- OCTOBER 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: CHRISTIAN CONVERT LASHED 80 TIMES FOR DRINKING COMMUNION WINE
Christian convert Mohammad Reza Omidi on 14 October 2020 was lashed 80 times for drinking communion wine. The sentence was carried out at the Prosecutor’s Office of Rasht.
- OCTOBER 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Shahram Takhsha has been executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on October 21.
IRAN - Shahram Takhsha has been executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on October 21.
OCTOBER 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - The death sentence of Barzan Nasrollahzadeh has been overturned
IRAN - The death sentence of Barzan Nasrollahzadeh has been overturned
OCTOBER 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 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 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO BROTHERS SENTENCED TO AMPUTATION OF FOUR FINGERS
Iran’s Supreme Court has sentenced two brothers to have their fingers amputated for stealing, Iran-HRM reported on 8 October 2020.
- 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 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Execution of Nearly 400 Kurdish Citizens Over the Past Five Years.
IRAN - Execution of Nearly 400 Kurdish Citizens Over the Past Five Years.
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 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR MEN EXECUTED AT RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
According to Iran Human Rights, four male prisoners were executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj on 13 October 2020.