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 3, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - As of Dec. 3, Death Toll Of Iran Protests Surpasses 1,000; Names of 221 Slain Protesters.
IRAN - As of Dec. 3, Death Toll Of Iran Protests Surpasses 1,000; Names of 221 Slain Protesters.
DECEMBER 3, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Joint Letter Of Nobel Laureates To The United Nations Secretary-General
IRAN - Joint Letter Of Nobel Laureates To The United Nations Secretary-General
- NOVEMBER 30, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Quran Expert Recommends Torturing Arrested Protesters
IRAN - Quran Expert Recommends Torturing Arrested Protesters
- NOVEMBER 30, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Press Conference In The Italian Parliament
IRAN - Press Conference In The Italian Parliament
- NOVEMBER 28, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 4 iranian lawyers awarded for Human Rights commitment
- NOVEMBER 28, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unknown man hanged, maybe in public, in Kerman city on November 28
IRAN - Unknown man hanged, maybe in public, in Kerman city on November 28
- NOVEMBER 28, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Salbi Marandi, 80, received 70 lashes before being sent to prison.
IRAN - Salbi Marandi, 80, received 70 lashes before being sent to prison.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unidentified man executed in Kerman city on November 28
IRAN - Unidentified man executed in Kerman city on November 28
NOVEMBER 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Iran protests death toll surpasses 450; Names of 154 slain protesters.
IRAN - Iran protests death toll surpasses 450; Names of 154 slain protesters.
NOVEMBER 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Nikta Esfandani 14, among more than 450 slain in the Iran uprising.
IRAN - Nikta Esfandani 14, among more than 450 slain in the Iran uprising.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - On November 24, Mohammad Dabir was executed at Birjand prison
IRAN - On November 24, Mohammad Dabir was executed at Birjand prison
NOVEMBER 23, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Protests death toll surpasses 300. Names of 85 victims
IRAN - Protests death toll surpasses 300. Names of 85 victims