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
- NOVEMBER 4, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Five prisoners charged with murder were executed in the prison of Kermanshah
Five prisoners charged with murder were executed in the prison of Kermanshah
- NOVEMBER 4, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian daily newspaper Khorasan reported that one prisoner identified as "A. M." was
The Iranian daily newspaper Khorasan reported that one prisoner identified as "A. M." was
- NOVEMBER 4, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Shirkoo Moarefi, 32, a Kurdish political prisoner, was hanged in the prison of Saghez
Shirkoo Moarefi, 32, a Kurdish political prisoner, was hanged in the prison of Saghez
- NOVEMBER 3, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Semnan, two prisoners were
According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Semnan, two prisoners were
- OCTOBER 31, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
two prisoners convicted of murder were hanged in the central prison of Kermanshah
two prisoners convicted of murder were hanged in the central prison of Kermanshah
- OCTOBER 30, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the unofficial Kurdish "Mukrian news agency" eleven prisoners were
According to the unofficial Kurdish "Mukrian news agency" eleven prisoners were
- OCTOBER 30, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) a woman identified as "Mitra Shahnavazi
According to Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) a woman identified as "Mitra Shahnavazi
- OCTOBER 30, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the news website "Kurdpa" (unofficial) three prisoners were hanged in the Adelabad
According to the news website "Kurdpa" (unofficial) three prisoners were hanged in the Adelabad
- OCTOBER 30, 2013AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
One Afghan citizen identified as "M. S." was hanged in the prison of Semnan, Iran, reported
One Afghan citizen identified as "M. S." was hanged in the prison of Semnan, Iran, reported
- OCTOBER 30, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
according to a report by Khuzestan judiciary
according to a report by Khuzestan judiciary
- OCTOBER 29, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian regime's judiciary in the city of Sari hanged a prisoner in the city's main prison.
The Iranian regime's judiciary in the city of Sari hanged a prisoner in the city's main prison.
OCTOBER 29, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN GONBAD KAVOOS
Two people were executed in central prison of Gonbadkavoos, Iran.