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 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Political Prisoner Hamed Ghara Oghlani Sentenced to Death
IRAN - Political Prisoner Hamed Ghara Oghlani Sentenced to Death
- NOVEMBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A trial against 4 Iranians accused of terrorism began in Belgium.
IRAN - A trial against 4 Iranians accused of terrorism began in Belgium.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
LETTER TO EU BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: SAVE AHMADREZA DJALALI
In a joint letter to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, ten international rights organizations demand immediate action to save the life of Ahmadreza Djalali.
NOVEMBER 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Appeal against the execution of Ahmadreza Djalali, a scientist who also worked in Italy.
IRAN - Appeal against the execution of Ahmadreza Djalali, a scientist who also worked in Italy.
NOVEMBER 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Kylie Moore-Gilbert freed in a swap for three Iranians jailed in Thailand.
IRAN - Kylie Moore-Gilbert freed in a swap for three Iranians jailed in Thailand.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ahmed Yousry was reportedly hanged on November 20
IRAN - Ahmed Yousry was reportedly hanged on November 20
NOVEMBER 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ghassem Gh. Executed in Mashhad Prison on November 18.
IRAN - Ghassem Gh. Executed in Mashhad Prison on November 18.
NOVEMBER 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - United Nations 3rd Committee condemns Iran
IRAN - United Nations 3rd Committee condemns Iran
- NOVEMBER 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Fakhreddin Dastyar executed at Taybad Prison on November 15, 2020.
IRAN - Fakhreddin Dastyar executed at Taybad Prison on November 15, 2020.
NOVEMBER 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Zaman Fadaii was lashed 80 times for drinking communion wine
IRAN - Zaman Fadaii was lashed 80 times for drinking communion wine
NOVEMBER 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - ABAN, International People’s Tribunal Established to Investigate Iran Atrocities.
IRAN - ABAN, International People’s Tribunal Established to Investigate Iran Atrocities.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Kurdish Political Prisoner Zeinab Jalalian Transferred to Jail Far Away From Family
IRAN - Kurdish Political Prisoner Zeinab Jalalian Transferred to Jail Far Away From Family