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 3, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
According to several Iranian news agencies seven people were hanged in the prison
According to several Iranian news agencies seven people were hanged in the prison
- JANUARY 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: DUTCH IRANIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN IRAN
Dutch-Iranian woman Zahra Bahrami was found guilty of drug smuggling and sentenced to death by a court in Tehran, Iran, her daughter confirmed. She is reported to have been arrested after taking part in anti-government demonstrations.
- JANUARY 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Offences punishable by death include:
Offences punishable by death include:
- JANUARY 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EIGHT PEOPLE HANGED IN QOM
Eight people were hanged in the prison of Qom, south of Tehran, state run news
JANUARY 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN HANGED IN BALUCHESTAN
four men were hanged in Zahedan prison in Sistan-Baluchestan.