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
MARCH 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on human rights violations in Hijri year 1404
- MARCH 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hrana Report on 19th day of war
Widespread Strikes on Oil and Gas Facilities
MARCH 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Kourosh Keyvani Hanged for Israel Espionage on March 18
Dual National Iranian-Swedish
MARCH 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR Report on Alarming Prison Conditions
MARCH 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - PMOI Resistance Units light up Iran in daring campaign
- MARCH 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hrana Report on 18th day of war
Report of 179 Strikes
MARCH 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hengaw Report on Kurdistan during the war
Civilian spaces in Kurdistan militarized amid escalating security measures
MARCH 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hengaw Report on 18th day of war
Death toll hits 5,300, including 511 civilians
- MARCH 16, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hrana Report on 17th day of war
Increase in Civilian Casualties
- MARCH 16, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - UN: report on the crackdown on the January protests.
MARCH 16, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Over 500 People Arrested for Sending Information to Media
- MARCH 16, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Five law enforcement personnel killed in armed attack in Sistan and Baluchestan