Iran
2026
STATUSRetentionist
EXECUTIONS 2026869
SENTENCES0
- 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
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IRAN - Mozafar Abdolvand executed in Dorud on November 20
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IRAN - Mobin Ramazani and Hassan Shokat executed in Yazd on November 20
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IRAN - Nemat Majidzadeh and Mehran Darabian executed in Semnan on November 20
NOVEMBER 20, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mahan Sheikhi executed in Saveh on November 20
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IRAN - Erfan Azadi executed in Kashmar on November 20
- NOVEMBER 19, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 72nd UN Resolution Condemns Grave Human Rights Violations in Iran
- NOVEMBER 19, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammadkarim Bastami executed in Quchan on November 19
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IRAN - Reza Nosrati and Mansour Dirin executed in Shiraz on November 19
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IRAN - Mohammadreza Hosseini executed in Ilam on November 19