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
- 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
- JULY 20, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Three convicted murderers, Amir T
Three convicted murderers, Amir T
- JULY 18, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A carpenter who raped and killed his nephew will be...
A carpenter who raped and killed his nephew will be executed by being thrown off a cliff in a sack, said an Iranian newspaper
- JULY 15, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Massoud Parvizi was sentenced to death in Tehran
Massoud Parvizi was sentenced to death in Tehran
- JULY 14, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian court in Neishabour condemned Davood to...
An Iranian court in Neishabour condemned Davood to death, the Khorasan daily reported
- JULY 11, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Parviz Azizi was condemned to die by a Tehran court,...
Parviz Azizi was condemned to die by a Tehran court, whilst Hossien was sentenced to execution by a court in Shahriar
- JULY 10, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Hossein N
Hossein N
- JULY 9, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A young man was sentenced to execution in the Iranian...
A young man was sentenced to execution in the Iranian capital Tehran