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 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Iran to execute Sayyid Mahmoud Mousavi Majd, a man in connection with general Soleimani’s death.
IRAN - Iran to execute Sayyid Mahmoud Mousavi Majd, a man in connection with general Soleimani’s death.
JUNE 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Esmaili was wrong: Mousavi-Majd is not involved in general Soleimani's death
IRAN - Esmaili was wrong: Mousavi-Majd is not involved in general Soleimani's death
JUNE 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Two men hanged at Mashhad prison (Vakilabad) on June 9.
IRAN - Two men hanged at Mashhad prison (Vakilabad) on June 9.
JUNE 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: N.A. EXECUTED IN THE CENTRAL PRISON OF SHAHREKORD
According to the Iranian state TV news, a man, identified only as N.A., has been executed in the central prison of Shahrekord, the capital city of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province.
- JUNE 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Abdol Rahman Shahouzi executed in Zahedan Prison on June 8, 2020.
IRAN - Abdol Rahman Shahouzi executed in Zahedan Prison on June 8, 2020.
- JUNE 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - N.A. has been executed in the central prison of Shahrekord
IRAN - N.A. has been executed in the central prison of Shahrekord
- JUNE 4, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Prisoners' swap with US, Michael White and Majid Taheri
IRAN - Prisoners' swap with US, Michael White and Majid Taheri
- JUNE 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI PARDONED 3,721 CONVICTS
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on the occasion of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr pardoned or commuted prison terms of 3,721 convicts.
- JUNE 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified only as M. N., was reportedly hanged on June 3
IRAN - A prisoner, identified only as M. N., was reportedly hanged on June 3
JUNE 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - At least 36 Kurdish Kolbars killed and wounded in May.
IRAN - At least 36 Kurdish Kolbars killed and wounded in May.
JUNE 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on May 31, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll is 48,200.
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on May 31, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll is 48,200.
- 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