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 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR: Human Rights Defenders Report
IRAN - IHR: Human Rights Defenders Report
NOVEMBER 11, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh has tested positive for the coronavirus
IRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh has tested positive for the coronavirus
- NOVEMBER 10, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on November 10, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll passed 150,700
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on November 10, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll passed 150,700
- NOVEMBER 10, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Shahrokh Safari executed on November 10, 2020 in the prison of Boroujerd.
IRAN - Shahrokh Safari executed on November 10, 2020 in the prison of Boroujerd.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ashraf Abdel Aziz reportedly hanged on November 9
IRAN - Ashraf Abdel Aziz reportedly hanged on November 9
- NOVEMBER 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 2 Young Men Flogged in Public For Theft.
IRAN - 2 Young Men Flogged in Public For Theft.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as Mehrdad, was executed on 8 November in Mashhad prison.
IRAN - A man, identified only as Mehrdad, was executed on 8 November in Mashhad prison.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ramadan A. reportedly hanged on November 8
IRAN - Ramadan A. reportedly hanged on November 8
- NOVEMBER 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iranian political prisoners are being “systematically starved”
IRAN - Iranian political prisoners are being “systematically starved”
- NOVEMBER 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unidentified man executed on November 7 at Mashhad Central Prison.
IRAN - Unidentified man executed on November 7 at Mashhad Central Prison.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh 'Temporarily' Released Amid Health Concerns
IRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh 'Temporarily' Released Amid Health Concerns
NOVEMBER 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Still on the 4 executions carried out in Urmia on 29 October.
IRAN - Still on the 4 executions carried out in Urmia on 29 October.