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
- NOVEMBER 17, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Iranian men convicted of kidnapping and murdering...
Two Iranian men convicted of kidnapping and murdering about 20 children in the desert south of Tehran were sentenced to be hanged in public at the scene of their crimes
- NOVEMBER 17, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Iranian state media reported that the judiciary had sentenced Mehdi
the Iranian state media reported that the judiciary had sentenced Mehdi
- NOVEMBER 16, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
chances that Hamid Pourmand—a Protestant convert from Islam—will be sentenced to death
chances that Hamid Pourmand—a Protestant convert from Islam—will be sentenced to death
- NOVEMBER 16, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's hardline judiciary sentenced a 16-year-old boy to death
Iran's hardline judiciary sentenced a 16-year-old boy to death
- NOVEMBER 12, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Kaveh Habibi-Nejad, a 14-year-old schoolboy from Sanandaj died
Kaveh Habibi-Nejad, a 14-year-old schoolboy from Sanandaj died
- NOVEMBER 12, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Eshrat Shayeq, Majlis deputy from Tabriz, said one of the...
Eshrat Shayeq, Majlis deputy from Tabriz, said one of the...
- NOVEMBER 10, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian officials in the town of Babol (northern Iran) paraded a young man
Iranian officials in the town of Babol (northern Iran) paraded a young man
- NOVEMBER 8, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
A man identified as Mousa, 40 and his son Rasul, 17,...
A man identified as Mousa, 40 and his son Rasul, 17, have been sentenced to death by hanging for rape, to be carried out publicly
- NOVEMBER 7, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Iranian state media reported that a female law student was sentenced to death
the Iranian state media reported that a female law student was sentenced to death
- NOVEMBER 3, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Iranian state media reported that a 24-year-old woman, named Tayyebeh, was sentenced to death
the Iranian state media reported that a 24-year-old woman, named Tayyebeh, was sentenced to death
- OCTOBER 28, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament expressed alarm at the deterioration...
The European Parliament expressed alarm at the deterioration in the area of human rights in Iran, in particular those relating to press freedom and the death penalty
- OCTOBER 26, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
agents of Iran’s State Security Forces (SSF) raided a house-party
agents of Iran’s State Security Forces (SSF) raided a house-party