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
- AUGUST 5, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Two convicted Afghan rapists were publicly hanged in...
Two convicted Afghan rapists were publicly hanged in suburban Tehran for raping two Afghan girls
- AUGUST 3, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Emam Ali was sentenced to death in the Iranian capital...
Emam Ali was sentenced to death in the Iranian capital Tehran
- JULY 31, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A court in Shiraz, southern Iran, condemned Rahim S
A court in Shiraz, southern Iran, condemned Rahim S
- JULY 30, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Tehran courts sentenced two people to death
Tehran courts sentenced two people to death
- JULY 27, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Rohollah M
Rohollah M
- JULY 24, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Two men, one identified as Fatemeh, were sentenced...
Two men, one identified as Fatemeh, were sentenced to execution in Tehran
- JULY 24, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian government spokesman Abdullah Ramezanzadeh...
The Iranian government spokesman Abdullah Ramezanzadeh rejected the Iraqi government assertions on arresting and execution of two individuals allegedly spying for Iran
- JULY 24, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A woman was sentenced to execution in Tehran
A woman was sentenced to execution in Tehran
- JULY 23, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Tehran court condemned a young man to death, the...
An Tehran court condemned a young man to death, the Khorasan daily reported
- JULY 22, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Aram A
Aram A
- JULY 21, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Three men were hanged in prison in Tehran
Three men were hanged in prison in Tehran
- JULY 21, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Ahmad Najafi was sentenced to death in Tehran
Ahmad Najafi was sentenced to death in Tehran