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
MARCH 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Iran. Today, March 26, Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 11,900
IRAN - Iran. Today, March 26, Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 11,900
- MARCH 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Coronavirus Fatalities on the Rise in Iran’s Prisons
IRAN - Coronavirus Fatalities on the Rise in Iran’s Prisons
- MARCH 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran Allies Call To Lift Sanctions To Fight Against Coronavirus
IRAN - Iran Allies Call To Lift Sanctions To Fight Against Coronavirus
- MARCH 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 70 POLITICAL PRISONERS IN TEHRAN AND KARAJ PROTEST SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS
Forty political prisoners in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary have started a hunger strike since 16 March 2020 to protest Judiciary officials’ rejection of granting leaves to political prisoners and prisoners of conscience after the spread of Coronavirus t
- MARCH 25, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Official Says Chinese Nationals, Iranian Students From Wuhan Spread Coronavirus.
IRAN - Official Says Chinese Nationals, Iranian Students From Wuhan Spread Coronavirus.
- MARCH 25, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, today, March 23, the number of Coronavirus victims exceeds 11,500.
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, today, March 23, the number of Coronavirus victims exceeds 11,500.
- MARCH 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urges to re-evaluate sanctions
IRAN - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urges to re-evaluate sanctions
- MARCH 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, today, March 24, the number of Coronavirus victims exceeds 10,900.
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, today, March 24, the number of Coronavirus victims exceeds 10,900.
MARCH 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Iran Rejects Offer Of Help By Doctors Without Borders To Fight Coronavirus.
IRAN - Iran Rejects Offer Of Help By Doctors Without Borders To Fight Coronavirus.
- MARCH 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI / MEK, today, March 23, the number of Coronavirus victims exceeds 10,500.
IRAN - According to PMOI / MEK, today, March 23, the number of Coronavirus victims exceeds 10,500.
MARCH 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ANOTHER NOVEMBER PROTESTER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A young man who was arrested during the protests in November 2019 in Iran was sentenced to death.
- MARCH 22, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran Official Says So Far 52,000 Infected With Coronavirus, Far Beyond Official Number.
IRAN - Iran Official Says So Far 52,000 Infected With Coronavirus, Far Beyond Official Number.