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 27, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Rouhani Calls For Stricter Laws On 'Honor Killings' After Killing Of 13-Year-Old Romina Ashrafi
IRAN - Rouhani Calls For Stricter Laws On 'Honor Killings' After Killing Of 13-Year-Old Romina Ashrafi
MAY 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to PMOI / MEK, on May 24, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll has exceeded 44,000.
IRAN - According to PMOI / MEK, on May 24, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll has exceeded 44,000.
- MAY 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ali Khamenei pardoned 3,721 convicts
IRAN - Ali Khamenei pardoned 3,721 convicts
MAY 22, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - The husband of Nasrin Sotoudeh Criticizes Iran’s Refusal to Furlough Her.
IRAN - The husband of Nasrin Sotoudeh Criticizes Iran’s Refusal to Furlough Her.
MAY 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hedayat Abdollahpour likely executed on June 21 in Oshnavieh prison.
IRAN - Hedayat Abdollahpour likely executed on June 21 in Oshnavieh prison.
- MAY 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on May 19, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll has exceeded 42,800.
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on May 19, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll has exceeded 42,800.
MAY 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - The “sultan of cars” Vahid Behzadi and his wife Najva Lashiedai were sentenced to death
IRAN - The “sultan of cars” Vahid Behzadi and his wife Najva Lashiedai were sentenced to death
MAY 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Arsalan Khodkam, a Kurdish political prisoner, is at risk of execution
IRAN - Arsalan Khodkam, a Kurdish political prisoner, is at risk of execution
MAY 17, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Concerns Over Fate of Hedayat Abdollahpour, a Kurdish Political Prisoner, 9 days After Disappearance.
IRAN - Concerns Over Fate of Hedayat Abdollahpour, a Kurdish Political Prisoner, 9 days After Disappearance.
MAY 16, 2020FranceDEATH PENALTYIRAN - French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah sentenced to six years in prison
IRAN - French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah sentenced to six years in prison
- MAY 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Official Coronavirus deaths: 6,902
IRAN - Official Coronavirus deaths: 6,902
MAY 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Amnesty calls on Iran to ‘reveal fate' of Hossein Silawi, Ali Khasraji, Naser Khafajian, and Hedayat Abdollahpour
IRAN - Amnesty calls on Iran to ‘reveal fate' of Hossein Silawi, Ali Khasraji, Naser Khafajian, and Hedayat Abdollahpour