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 14, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On August 14, Iran's spiritual leader Khamenei named...
On August 14, Iran's spiritual leader Khamenei named Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi to replace Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, who had been at the helm of Iran's judiciary since 1989
- AUGUST 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On August 1, Iranian police re-arrested Helmut Hofer,...
On August 1, Iranian police re-arrested Helmut Hofer, "because of his connections with some suspicious foreign elements and the fear of his escaping from Iran," judicial spokesman Saeed Nobari said
- AUGUST 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
In August, the daily Neshat reported that death sentences...
In August, the daily Neshat reported that death sentences had been handed down to six officials whom it identified only by their initials
- JULY 22, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed...
Iran signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed to the President of the Economic and Social Council, in which the retentionist countries dissociated from the Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/61 on the question of the death penalty
- JULY 20, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On July 20, the newspaper Resalat reported that 3 Evin...
On July 20, the newspaper Resalat reported that 3 Evin prison officials were executed for extortion
- JULY 9, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On July 9, the police's storming of a Tehran University...
On July 9, the police's storming of a Tehran University dormitory sparked mass protests, which highlighted the struggle between reformists and conservatives in the Government
- JUNE 23, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On June 23, 9 men charged with theft had their right...
On June 23, 9 men charged with theft had their right hand cut off at Mashhad prison
- JUNE 18, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On 18 June, 3 men accused of theft had the 4 fingers...
On 18 June, 3 men accused of theft had the 4 fingers of their right hand amputated during a public ceremony in Tabriz
- JUNE 11, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
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On June 11, U
- JUNE 9, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On June 9, a statement made by the head of the security...
On June 9, a statement made by the head of the security service in Shiraz Province, confirmed the arrest of 13 Jewish leaders in the city on charges of spying for Israel and the United States
- JUNE 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
In June, the weekly Iran reported that a man of 35...
In June, the weekly Iran reported that a man of 35 had received two death sentences for kidnappings
- MAY 18, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On May 18, according to Iranian human rights organizations,...
On May 18, according to Iranian human rights organizations, 3 men identified as Namdar, Faraj and Mojtaba were hanged in Qsar prison in Tehran