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Iran

The Islamic Republic of Iran is an authoritarian theocratic republic with a Shia Islamic political system based on velayat-e faqih (guardianship of the jurist). Shia clergy – most notably the rahbar (supreme leader) – and political leaders vetted by the clergy dominate key power structures. The supreme leader is the head of state and holds constitutional authority over the judiciary, government-run media, and other key institutions. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has held the position since 1989. Although assembly members are nominally directly elected in popular elections, the supreme leader has indirect influence over the assembly’s membership via the Guardian Council’s vetting of candidates and control over the election process. Elections are not considered free or fair. The Islamic Republic of Iran’s already severe restrictions on human rights worsened in a number of areas in 2023. There were reports that members of the security forces committed numerous abuses. The government did not take credible steps to identify and punish officials who may have committed human rights abuses.

The overall score indicates that there are severe risks of potential human rights violations in this country. This may also include the tourism sector. Relevant risks for the tourism sector are, e.g.:
  • Severe restrictions on freedom of expression, including violence and censorship
  • Restrictions of religious freedom
  • Serious government restrictions on international human rights organisations
  • Extensive gender-based violence
  • Threats of violence against LGBTQ+ persons

For better comparability, we have converted the original scores of the indices to a uniform scale of 1-100 (1 most negative, 100 most positive).

In the following table you find these recalculated values and the original score in brackets behind them.

For information and a link to the original index click on "?" in the table.

The Overall Score is the geometric mean of all converted values for each country. It is subcategorized in five risk categories with colour gradations that can be seen in the map.

You can find more details on the methodology here.

26/100
10,0/100 (5)
48,4/100 (0,484)
70,4/100 (0,704)
50,0/100 (5)
32,0/100 (68,0)
12,5/100 (T3)
57,5/100 (0,575)
39,0/100 (0,39)
28,8/100 (85,4)
11,0/100 (11)
41,6/100 (41,6)
24,0/100 (24)
06,0/100 (6)