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
- FEBRUARY 14, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Jomhouri Islami daily reported that in the past two weeks...
the Jomhouri Islami daily reported that in the past two weeks...
- FEBRUARY 13, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
two students of the University of Noshahr were sentenced to 100 lashes
two students of the University of Noshahr were sentenced to 100 lashes
- FEBRUARY 8, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a man in Dezful was sentenced to having four fingers of his right hand amputated
a man in Dezful was sentenced to having four fingers of his right hand amputated
- FEBRUARY 7, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the judiciary issued a death for a person.
the judiciary issued a death for a person.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Tehran's penal judge sentenced a young man to execution
Tehran's penal judge sentenced a young man to execution
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
following the arrest of two young men named Mostafa and Alireza in Sangan
following the arrest of two young men named Mostafa and Alireza in Sangan
- FEBRUARY 3, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Colonel Safania, Commander of the Anti-Vice Campaign
Colonel Safania, Commander of the Anti-Vice Campaign
- FEBRUARY 2, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian prisoners, even on death row, can have their...
Iranian prisoners, even on death row, can have their sentences lightened if they learn the Koran, the Muslim holy book, by heart, the prison service chief Seyed Morteza Bakhtiari said
- FEBRUARY 1, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was sentenced to punishment by retribution in the city of Bojnourd
a man was sentenced to punishment by retribution in the city of Bojnourd
- JANUARY 31, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The death sentences for three youngsters were carried out
The death sentences for three youngsters were carried out
- JANUARY 31, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
one man was sentenced to flogging.
one man was sentenced to flogging.
- JANUARY 29, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a young man was hanged in the yard of Qasr prison
a young man was hanged in the yard of Qasr prison