The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, adopted 1979 and revised 1989, in full English translation by the Constitute Project. Read here for Article 13, which names Zoroastrian, Jewish and Christian Iranians the country's only recognized religious minorities, free within the limits of the law to practice their own rites and personal-status law and entitled to reserved seats in the Majlis, a domestic constitutional arrangement distinct from any Vatican relationship.
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AuthorIslamic Republic of Iran, Assembly of Experts for Constitution
PublisherConstitute Project
URLhttps://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Iran_1989
Source Typeprimary source / official record
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Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: the constitutional text itself, republished by the Constitute Project, a scholarly archive of the world's constitutions, read for the exact wording of Article 13 naming Zoroastrian, Jewish and Christian Iranians the recognized religious minorities. Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
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