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
MAY 20, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ZAMPARUTTI- CANCELLING VISIT IS THE MINIMUM FRATTINI COULD DO
"Cancelling his visit to Iran is the minimum that Frattini could and should do,” Elisabetta Zamparutti, Radical Deputy and Hands Off Cain director, said.
- MAY 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian authorities hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking. The man, identified as
Iranian authorities hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking. The man, identified as
- MAY 16, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Five men were hanged in the Adelabad prison of Shiraz, reported the Iranian daily
Five men were hanged in the Adelabad prison of Shiraz, reported the Iranian daily
- MAY 16, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
two men were hanged for drug trafficking in Isfahan, Iran, reported
two men were hanged for drug trafficking in Isfahan, Iran, reported
- MAY 16, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian authorities hanged a man convicted of murder. Mahmoud, 25, was hanged in
Iranian authorities hanged a man convicted of murder. Mahmoud, 25, was hanged in
- MAY 13, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has hanged a convicted murderer in a prison in the northern city of Qazvin, the
Iran has hanged a convicted murderer in a prison in the northern city of Qazvin, the
MAY 13, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PAIR HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Authorities in Iran hanged two people convicted of drug trafficking in the northern city of Qazvin, the government newspaper Iran reported.
- MAY 12, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
two prisoners identified as Mohsen Sadeghi, 35, and Reza Choupani, 40
two prisoners identified as Mohsen Sadeghi, 35, and Reza Choupani, 40
- MAY 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
a man identified as Hossein was hanged in Isfahan, Iran, for murder.
a man identified as Hossein was hanged in Isfahan, Iran, for murder.
- MAY 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
two men, identified as "Mohammad Mehdi" and "Reza Gholi" and convicted
two men, identified as "Mohammad Mehdi" and "Reza Gholi" and convicted
- MAY 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN MAY EXECUTE AS MANY AS 600 EACH YEAR: LAWYER
Iran may be hanging up to 600 criminals a year as its use of the death penalty intensifies, a lawyer acting for many of the country’s death row prisoners said.
- MAY 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in an execution carried out in a prison in the