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
APRIL 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR Report: Qisas and Forgiveness
IRAN - Iran Executions 2019: Qisas and Forgiveness
APRIL 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to Radio Farda, on April 6 Coronavirus deaths are 6,872
IRAN - According to Radio Farda, on April 6 Coronavirus deaths are 6,872
- APRIL 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK today, April 5, that the Coronavirus have fatalities exceeded 18,600
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK today, April 5, that the Coronavirus have fatalities exceeded 18,600
APRIL 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to KHRN, at least 2,000 Iranian Kurdish civilians and activists were arrested from 21 March 2019 to 21 March 2020.
IRAN - According to KHRN, at least 2,000 Iranian Kurdish civilians and activists were arrested from 21 March 2019 to 21 March 2020.
- APRIL 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Radio Farda Estimates 78,000 Infected By Coronavirus, and 5,915 victims.
IRAN - Radio Farda Estimates 78,000 Infected By Coronavirus, and 5,915 victims.
- APRIL 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Death row juvenile offender Danial Zeinolabedini beaten to death by prison guards.
IRAN - Death row juvenile offender Danial Zeinolabedini beaten to death by prison guards.
APRIL 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Dozens Killed In Iran Prison Riots.
IRAN - Dozens Killed In Iran Prison Riots.
- APRIL 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran News Update Report: 297 executions in 2019.
IRAN - Iran News Update Report: 297 executions in 2019.
APRIL 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to Hengaw, 18% of executed in 2019 were Kurds
IRAN - According to Hengaw, 18% of executed in 2019 were Kurds
- MARCH 31, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran Human Rights publishes its
IRAN - Iran Human Rights publishes its "Annual Death Penalty Report in Iran in 2019": 280 executions.
- MARCH 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - At least 9 people have died so far in Iranian prisons after infecting with the Coronavirus.
IRAN - At least 9 people have died so far in Iranian prisons after infecting with the Coronavirus.
- MARCH 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Coronavirus Crisis Leads to Riots in Iran Prisons.
IRAN - Coronavirus Crisis Leads to Riots in Iran Prisons.