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
- JANUARY 26, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IIRAN - Shehla Kakaei shot dead during protests, husband commits suicide
JANUARY 26, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - At least 150 Women Transferred to Shiraz Prison
Arrested in the nationwide protests
JANUARY 26, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Doctor Ameneh Soleimani Arrested for Treating Protesters
JANUARY 26, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 10 men executed on January 26
- JANUARY 25, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Crackdown on Health Personnel
For Treating Injured Protesters
- JANUARY 25, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hrana Report on 28th day of protests: 5,459 confirmed fatalities, 17,031 deaths currently under investigation
JANUARY 25, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR Report: Hundreds killed during protests in Rasht
JANUARY 25, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 29th day of protests: 5,848 confirmed deaths, 17,091 still under investigation
Total arrests have reached 41,283
JANUARY 25, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Names of 78 women killed in January 2026 Uprising
- JANUARY 25, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 21 men executed in various prisons
Between January 8 and 25
JANUARY 25, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Leila Judaki Hanged in Qom on January 25
5th woman executed in Iran in January 2026
JANUARY 24, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hengaw Special Report: protest crackdown amounts to crimes against humanity
At least 3,000 civilians and protesters were killed. Hengaw estimates that approximately 500 members of government security forces were also killed