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
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Updates on the Afkari case
IRAN - Updates on the Afkari case
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Fath-Ali Behvand executed at Isfahan Central Prison on September 7.
IRAN - Fath-Ali Behvand executed at Isfahan Central Prison on September 7.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Updates on the Gholamreza Mansouri case.
IRAN - Updates on the Gholamreza Mansouri case.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on September 5 the Coronavirus death toll in Iran Passed 99,200
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on September 5 the Coronavirus death toll in Iran Passed 99,200
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Official death toll from coronavirus is 22,044 on September 4.
IRAN - Official death toll from coronavirus is 22,044 on September 4.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020GermanyDEATH PENALTYIRAN - The German Judges Association has awarded its Human Rights Prize to Nasrin Sotoudeh
IRAN - The German Judges Association has awarded its Human Rights Prize to Nasrin Sotoudeh
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Alireza Samadi executed on Sept. 1 in Ardabil prison
IRAN - Alireza Samadi executed on Sept. 1 in Ardabil prison
- AUGUST 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Navid Afkari has been sentenced to death.
IRAN - Navid Afkari has been sentenced to death.
AUGUST 25, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on August 25, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll is 94,400.
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on August 25, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll is 94,400.
- AUGUST 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran reports 141 new coronavirus deaths, total: 20,643.
IRAN - Iran reports 141 new coronavirus deaths, total: 20,643.
- AUGUST 22, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified only as “Parviz”, was reportedly hanged on August 22
IRAN - A prisoner, identified only as “Parviz”, was reportedly hanged on August 22
AUGUST 22, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Open Letter of Iranian Attorneys on the Sotoudeh Case.
IRAN - Open Letter of Iranian Attorneys on the Sotoudeh Case.