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 22, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Today, March 22, the number of Coronavirus victims exceeds 9,600.
IRAN - Today, March 22, the number of Coronavirus victims exceeds 9,600.
- MARCH 22, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 70 political prisoners protest spread of Coronavirus.
IRAN - 70 political prisoners protest spread of Coronavirus.
- MARCH 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 8,800.
IRAN - Iran Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 8,800.
- MARCH 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Another November protester, Siamak Moghimi Momeni, sentenced to death.
IRAN - Another November protester, Siamak Moghimi Momeni, sentenced to death.
- MARCH 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK sources, on March 20 Coronavirus death toll reaches 8,200
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK sources, on March 20 Coronavirus death toll reaches 8,200
MARCH 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SUPREME LEADER TO PARDON 10,000 INCLUDING POLITICAL PRISONERS
The Spokesman of Iran’s Judiciary on 19 March 2020 said Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will pardon about 10,000 prisoners “more than half of who are serving security-related jail terms”.
- MARCH 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Official Coronavirus Death Toll Now Up To 1,284.
IRAN - Official Coronavirus Death Toll Now Up To 1,284.
MARCH 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Iran Frees U.S. Navy Veteran Michael White on Humanitarian Grounds.
IRAN - Iran Frees U.S. Navy Veteran Michael White on Humanitarian Grounds.
- MARCH 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Supreme Leader To Pardon 10,000
IRAN - Supreme Leader To Pardon 10,000
MARCH 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Human rights lawyer Soheila Hejab sentenced to 18 years in prison.
IRAN - Human rights lawyer Soheila Hejab sentenced to 18 years in prison.
MARCH 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Soheyla Hijab, a lawyer and civil activist, sentenced to 18 years.
IRAN - Soheyla Hijab, a lawyer and civil activist, sentenced to 18 years.
MARCH 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 60-YEAR-OLD HOSSEIN KACHANLOO AND 70-YEAR-OLD ABDULLAH MOHAMMADZADEH HANGED AT THE PRISON OF URMIA
Hossein Kachanloo and Abdullah Mohammadzadeh were hanged on 12 March 2020 at the central prison of Urmia, West Azerbaijan province.