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 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 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAHMOUD MOUSAVI MAJD EXECUTED ON ESPIONAGE CHARGES
According to state media, Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd’s death sentence was carried out on 18 July 2020.
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 PENALTY
IRAN - Mahmoud Mousavi Majd executed on July 18 on espionage charges.
IRAN - Mahmoud Mousavi Majd executed on July 18 on espionage charges.
JULY 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN EXECUTED FOR SELLING MISSILE INFORMATION TO CIA
A prisoner was executed in an Iranian prison on charges of "espionage" last week, Gholamhossein Esmaili, the spokesperson for the judiciary, said on 14 July 2020.
- 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 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONERS EXECUTED IN URMIA
Two Kurdish political prisoners, Diako Rasoulzadeh and Saber Sheikh-Abdullah, were executed in Urmia Central Prison on 14 July 2020.
- JULY 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Reza Askari Executed on “Espionage” Charges
IRAN - Reza Askari Executed on “Espionage” Charges
- JULY 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Kurdish Political Prisoners Diako Rasoulzadeh and Saber Sheikh-Abdullah Executed in Urmia on July 14.
IRAN - Kurdish Political Prisoners Diako Rasoulzadeh and Saber Sheikh-Abdullah Executed in Urmia on July 14.
- JULY 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Majid Choupani was executed in Qazvin Central Prison (Choubindar) on July 14.
IRAN - Majid Choupani was executed in Qazvin Central Prison (Choubindar) on July 14.
JULY 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED IN KERMANSHAH CENTRAL PRISON FOR MURDER
According to Iran Human Rights, a prisoner was executed in Kermanshah Central Prison on the morning of 12 July 2020.