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
OCTOBER 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Arash Ali Akbari Sentenced to Have Four Fingers Amputated.
IRAN - Arash Ali Akbari Sentenced to Have Four Fingers Amputated.
- OCTOBER 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Taher Ghaffari, was reportedly hanged on October 3
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Taher Ghaffari, was reportedly hanged on October 3
OCTOBER 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Fariba Adelkhah Released With Ankle Bracelet.
IRAN - Fariba Adelkhah Released With Ankle Bracelet.
OCTOBER 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hooshmand Alipour sentenced to 38 months.
IRAN - Hooshmand Alipour sentenced to 38 months.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Saeed Bolouri executed at Aligoudarz Prison on September 30.
IRAN - Saeed Bolouri executed at Aligoudarz Prison on September 30.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Kaveh Shahrouz (also Shahrouz Kazemi-Noureddinvand) has been executed at Dastgerd Prison on 30 September 2020
IRAN - Kaveh Shahrouz (also Shahrouz Kazemi-Noureddinvand) has been executed at Dastgerd Prison on 30 September 2020
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Twenty suicides recorded in Urmia Central Prison in the past two weeks
IRAN - Twenty suicides recorded in Urmia Central Prison in the past two weeks
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Arman Abdolali, who was under 18 at the time of committing the alleged murder, has been sentenced to death again
IRAN - Arman Abdolali, who was under 18 at the time of committing the alleged murder, has been sentenced to death again
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Aref Aminpour, was reportedly hanged on September 28
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Aref Aminpour, was reportedly hanged on September 28
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A prisoner, not identified, has been executed at Gonbad Kavous Prison on September 28.
IRAN - A prisoner, not identified, has been executed at Gonbad Kavous Prison on September 28.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ali Ahmadi has been executed at Shiraz Central Prison on September 27, 2020.
IRAN - Ali Ahmadi has been executed at Shiraz Central Prison on September 27, 2020.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: HANDS OFF CAIN, NAVID AFKARI'S EXECUTION IS AN EXPRESSION OF THE REGIME'S BLOODY NATURE
The Iranian regime executed wrestling champion Navid Afkari on 12 September 2020.