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
- APRIL 17, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the Iranian state media one prisoner was hanged in the prison of Zarand
According to the Iranian state media one prisoner was hanged in the prison of Zarand
- APRIL 17, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the Iranian state broadcasting two prisoners were hanged in the
According to the Iranian state broadcasting two prisoners were hanged in the
APRIL 16, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE EXECUTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY, MURDER
Iran executed nine people convicted of armed robberies, murder and abduction in the southern province of Fars, the authorities said.
APRIL 10, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS
Iranian regime's henchmen hanged a man in the morning in central prison of southern city
- APRIL 9, 2013DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
DENMARK STOPS AID TO IRAN’S FIGHT AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKING
The Danish government has decided to cut its aids to Iran’s anti-drug program, say Danish
MARCH 29, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: IRANIAN SISTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two Iranian sisters were sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for trafficking
MARCH 26, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: COURT SENTENCES 6 MEN TO DEATH FOR RAPE
Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency says a local court in southwestern Iran has sentenced
- MARCH 12, 2013AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Radio Free Europe reported that an Iranian citizen Mohammad Mohammadi
Radio Free Europe reported that an Iranian citizen Mohammad Mohammadi
MARCH 4, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR AFGHAN PRISONERS HANGED
Iran hanged four Afghan prisoners on Monday in Vakil Abad Prison in northeastern
MARCH 2, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED PUBLICLY
Two prisoners were hanged publicly in the Torkmanchai area of Mianeh (northwestern
- FEBRUARY 28, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
The official website of the Iranian judiciary in Semnan reported that one prisoner
The official website of the Iranian judiciary in Semnan reported that one prisoner
- FEBRUARY 28, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA four prisoners were hanged publicly
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA four prisoners were hanged publicly