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
- OCTOBER 25, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
at least 150 people have been arrested over the past two days
at least 150 people have been arrested over the past two days
- OCTOBER 24, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the sentence for a 25-year-old man has been upheld.
the sentence for a 25-year-old man has been upheld.
- OCTOBER 23, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the case of Hatam Gorgi's death sentence has been referred
the case of Hatam Gorgi's death sentence has been referred
- OCTOBER 23, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
two men by the names of Jalil N. and Ali N. were sentenced
two men by the names of Jalil N. and Ali N. were sentenced
- OCTOBER 23, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the sentences for execution of two male youngsters were issued
the sentences for execution of two male youngsters were issued
- OCTOBER 19, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The head of Iran's conservative judiciary, Ayatollah...
The head of Iran's conservative judiciary, Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahrudi, quashed a stoning sentence for a woman convicted of adultery and an amputation sentence for a thief
- OCTOBER 19, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
five people were hanged in Sari and Qazvin.
five people were hanged in Sari and Qazvin.
- OCTOBER 19, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's Supreme Court upheld the execution of a man
Iran's Supreme Court upheld the execution of a man
- OCTOBER 18, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Hamid Pourmand was a Protestant minister of the Assemblies...
Hamid Pourmand was a Protestant minister of the Assemblies of God Church
- OCTOBER 17, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
According to Iranian and foreign press, Zhila Izadi,...
According to Iranian and foreign press, Zhila Izadi, 13, from the northwestern city of Marivan, Iran, has been condemned to death after being impregnated by her 15-year-old brother
- OCTOBER 17, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court has approved and upheld the execution sentence of 3 teenage boys
the Supreme Court has approved and upheld the execution sentence of 3 teenage boys
- OCTOBER 14, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Two men convicted of kidnapping, raping and murdering...
Two men convicted of kidnapping, raping and murdering a six-year-old boy were publicly hanged in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz