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 30, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Khoramabad (Lorestan
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Khoramabad (Lorestan
- JUNE 30, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA two prisoners convicted of rape were
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA two prisoners convicted of rape were
- JUNE 29, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Gachsaran (western Iran) this morning. He
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Gachsaran (western Iran) this morning. He
- JUNE 29, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
One prisoner was hanged publicly in "Salman Farsi" crossing of Ahwaz, Iran, reported
One prisoner was hanged publicly in "Salman Farsi" crossing of Ahwaz, Iran, reported
- JUNE 29, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to "Human rights and democracy activists in Iran" (HRDAI) three prisoners
According to "Human rights and democracy activists in Iran" (HRDAI) three prisoners
JUNE 26, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
According to the Iranian state broadcasting, two prisoners were hanged in the central prison
- JUNE 20, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 4 PRISONERS, INCLUDING ONE WOMAN, HANGED
After a two-week hiatus due to the Presidential election, Iranian authorities have begun to execute again. Four prisoners, including one woman, were hanged in Shahr-e-Kord (western Iran).
JUNE 18, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PRISONER HANGED IN KARAJ
One prisoner was hanged in the Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj, reported the Iranian daily
JUNE 2, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Khoramabad (western Iran), reported the Iranian state media.
- MAY 30, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN AMENDS LAW ON STONING FOR ADULTERY
Iran has amended its internationally condemned law on stoning convicted adulterers to death to allow
- MAY 29, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR MURDER IN KARAJ
According to the Iranian daily newspaper "Javan" two prisoners were hanged in the Rajai Shahr Prison
MAY 22, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE WOMAN FLOGGED 100 TIMES THEN HANGED
According to unofficial sources in Iran, at least one woman was hanged in Gharchak Prison