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 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hossein Asgari hanged at Shiraz Central Prison on November 4.
IRAN - Hossein Asgari hanged at Shiraz Central Prison on November 4.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 15,000 Executed In Iran For Drug Offenses Since 1979.
IRAN - 15,000 Executed In Iran For Drug Offenses Since 1979.
- OCTOBER 31, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mehran Ghorbani was hanged in Lakan Prison (aka Rasht Central Prison) on October 31.
IRAN - Mehran Ghorbani was hanged in Lakan Prison (aka Rasht Central Prison) on October 31.
- OCTOBER 31, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man (not identified) hanged in public in the city of Khomein (or Arak).
IRAN - A man (not identified) hanged in public in the city of Khomein (or Arak).
- OCTOBER 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Saeed Mohammadi, a minor at the time of the crime, was hanged in the central prison of Karaj on October 25.
IRAN - Saeed Mohammadi, a minor at the time of the crime, was hanged in the central prison of Karaj on October 25.
- OCTOBER 24, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Defiant Iran Faces Condemnation of Its Human Rights Record on Several Fronts.
IRAN - Defiant Iran Faces Condemnation of Its Human Rights Record on Several Fronts.
- OCTOBER 23, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - UN expert: Iran continues to execute minors, has 90 on death row
IRAN - UN expert: Iran continues to execute minors, has 90 on death row
- OCTOBER 23, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - On Oct. 23 authorities have amputated one hand of a prisoner who was charged with stealing.
IRAN - On Oct. 23 authorities have amputated one hand of a prisoner who was charged with stealing.
- OCTOBER 22, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mojtaba Roshangar Emam and Heidar Mehrshat Hanged at Shiraz Prison on October 22.
IRAN - Mojtaba Roshangar Emam and Heidar Mehrshat Hanged at Shiraz Prison on October 22.
- OCTOBER 17, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Converted Iranian Christian Mahrokh Ghanbari (also Rokhsareh Qanbari), presented herself at Shahid Kachooei Prison
IRAN - Converted Iranian Christian Mahrokh Ghanbari (also Rokhsareh Qanbari), presented herself at Shahid Kachooei Prison
- OCTOBER 15, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Bahman Parvizi was hanged at Zanjan prison on October 15.
IRAN - Bahman Parvizi was hanged at Zanjan prison on October 15.
- OCTOBER 12, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - An unidentified man was hanged on October 12 at the city of Bandar Abbas
IRAN - An unidentified man was hanged on October 12 at the city of Bandar Abbas