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
- JULY 14, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian court in Neishabour condemned Davood to...
An Iranian court in Neishabour condemned Davood to death, the Khorasan daily reported
- JULY 11, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Parviz Azizi was condemned to die by a Tehran court,...
Parviz Azizi was condemned to die by a Tehran court, whilst Hossien was sentenced to execution by a court in Shahriar
- JULY 10, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Hossein N
Hossein N
- JULY 9, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A young man was sentenced to execution in the Iranian...
A young man was sentenced to execution in the Iranian capital Tehran
- JULY 8, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Zahra Shojaei, Iran's presidential adviser on women's...
Zahra Shojaei, Iran's presidential adviser on women's issues, defended the practice of stoning women to death for the crime of adultery, saying the punishment is correct under Islamic sharia law and protects the institution of the family
- JULY 8, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Zahra Shojaei, Iran's presidential adviser on women's...
Zahra Shojaei, Iran's presidential adviser on women's issues, defended the practice of stoning women to death for the crime of adultery, saying the punishment is correct under Islamic sharia law and protects the institution of the family
- JULY 6, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Reza P
Reza P
- JULY 5, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A court in the Iranian capital Tehran passed a death...
A court in the Iranian capital Tehran passed a death sentence on Farhad Rahmanpour
- JULY 4, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Shahram was condemned to die by a court in Tehran
Shahram was condemned to die by a court in Tehran
- JULY 3, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Two convicted armed robbers were hanged in public in...
Two convicted armed robbers were hanged in public in the central Isfahan city
- JULY 3, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Ali A
Mohammad Ali A
- JULY 2, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Tehran court sentenced three men - Keyvan Razaghi,...
An Tehran court sentenced three men - Keyvan Razaghi, Kamran Razaghi and Hamdollah Zaheri - to death