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
JANUARY 19, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
One man was hanged in the prison of Torqabeh (near Mashhad, north-eastern Iran)
JANUARY 17, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN SHIRAZ
Iran hanged two men in public in Shiraz. Many children watched the hanging through
- JANUARY 14, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
A group of five prisoners were hanged in the main prison in the city of Arak (central Iran), while another
A group of five prisoners were hanged in the main prison in the city of Arak (central Iran), while another
- JANUARY 12, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
A group of three men were hanged in the city of Kerman (southern Iran). The prisoners were
A group of three men were hanged in the city of Kerman (southern Iran). The prisoners were
- JANUARY 11, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
Three prisoners were hanged in public in a northeastern town in Iran. The victims identified by their first
Three prisoners were hanged in public in a northeastern town in Iran. The victims identified by their first
- JANUARY 11, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
The state-run media reported the hanging of a man in the main prison in city of Ardakan, identifying him by
The state-run media reported the hanging of a man in the main prison in city of Ardakan, identifying him by
JANUARY 8, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 3 PRISONERS HANGED IN SANANDAJ
Three men were hanged in the Central Prison of Sanandaj.
JANUARY 6, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS HANGED IN ORUMIEH E QAZVIN
four prisoners were executed in two different prisons. Three of them were hanged in the prison of Orumieh,
- JANUARY 4, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SEVENTEEN PRISONERS HANGED IN NEW YEAR’S FIRST FOUR DAYS
between 1 and 4 January 2015, seventeen prisoners were executed in five different cities, including three in public.
- JANUARY 1, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
In accordance with Article 4 of the Iranian Constitution...
In accordance with Article 4 of the Iranian Constitution...