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 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Habib Alaswad extradited from Turkey.
IRAN - Habib Alaswad extradited from Turkey.
NOVEMBER 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Heydar Ali Mohammadian executed at Yazd Central Prison on November 1
IRAN - Heydar Ali Mohammadian executed at Yazd Central Prison on November 1
NOVEMBER 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Jafar Hassani executed in Rasht Central Prison on November 1.
IRAN - Jafar Hassani executed in Rasht Central Prison on November 1.
OCTOBER 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Peyman executed in Rajai Shahr
IRAN - Peyman executed in Rajai Shahr
OCTOBER 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Four prisoners executed in Urmia on October 29, 2020, and one committed suicide.
IRAN - Four prisoners executed in Urmia on October 29, 2020, and one committed suicide.
- OCTOBER 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Four Prisoners Hanged at Orumiyeh Central Prison (Urmia).
IRAN - Four Prisoners Hanged at Orumiyeh Central Prison (Urmia).
- OCTOBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Coronavirus: One person dies of COVID-19 in Iran every three minutes
IRAN - Coronavirus: One person dies of COVID-19 in Iran every three minutes
- OCTOBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on October 28, 2020 the Coronavirus death toll passed 135,300
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on October 28, 2020 the Coronavirus death toll passed 135,300
- OCTOBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as Meysam, was executed on October 28 in Gohardasht (Rajai Shahr) prison.
IRAN - A man, identified only as Meysam, was executed on October 28 in Gohardasht (Rajai Shahr) prison.
- OCTOBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ehsan Nemati was executed in Karaj Central Prison on October 28. The torture of interrupted executions
IRAN - Ehsan Nemati was executed in Karaj Central Prison on October 28. The torture of interrupted executions
OCTOBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hadi Hosseini executed at Ardabil Central Prison on October 28.
IRAN - Hadi Hosseini executed at Ardabil Central Prison on October 28.
- OCTOBER 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - The manager of Iran’s main video-sharing platform sentenced to 10 years
IRAN - The manager of Iran’s main video-sharing platform sentenced to 10 years