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
DECEMBER 9, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Fatemeh R., a woman and a minor, was hanged in Raja’i Shahr Prison of Karaj.
IRAN - Fatemeh R., a woman and a minor, was hanged in Raja’i Shahr Prison of Karaj.
- DECEMBER 9, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Arsalan Yarivand hanged at the prison of Borujerd on December 9.
IRAN - Arsalan Yarivand hanged at the prison of Borujerd on December 9.
DECEMBER 8, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Wife and husband hanged at Vakilabad prison in Mashhad
IRAN - Wife and husband hanged at Vakilabad prison in Mashhad
- DECEMBER 7, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Supreme Court upholds death sentence for man who "insulted" Muhammad in Telegram
IRAN - Supreme Court upholds death sentence for man who "insulted" Muhammad in Telegram
- DECEMBER 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Abdossatar Dehmordeh hanged at the prison of Yazd on December 5
IRAN - Abdossatar Dehmordeh hanged at the prison of Yazd on December 5
DECEMBER 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ali Golmohammadi executed at Rajai-Shahr prison on December 4.
IRAN - Ali Golmohammadi executed at Rajai-Shahr prison on December 4.
DECEMBER 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A woman, Somayyeh Shahbazi Jahrouii, was hanged in Sepidar Prison on December 4.
IRAN - A woman, Somayyeh Shahbazi Jahrouii, was hanged in Sepidar Prison on December 4.
DECEMBER 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ali Mahmoudpour and Morteza Ashrafi were hanged at Urmia prison on December 4.
IRAN - Ali Mahmoudpour and Morteza Ashrafi were hanged at Urmia prison on December 4.
- DECEMBER 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Elias Notizehi hanged at the prison of Zahedan on December 4.
IRAN - Elias Notizehi hanged at the prison of Zahedan on December 4.
DECEMBER 4, 2019ItalyDEATH PENALTYIRAN - HoC and Italian Lawmakers Urge Support for Iran Protests.
IRAN - HoC and Italian Lawmakers Urge Support for Iran Protests.
- DECEMBER 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Maybe 2 women hanged on December 4, 2019, in Raja’i Shahr Prison
IRAN - Maybe 2 women hanged on December 4, 2019, in Raja’i Shahr Prison
DECEMBER 3, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Naser Ilghami hanged at Tabriz Central Prison on December 3.
IRAN - Naser Ilghami hanged at Tabriz Central Prison on December 3.