In June alone, 109 individuals, including three women, were executed – a 10% increase from the same time last year. Alarmingly, out of the 109 executions carried out in June, only 7 have been officially announced, likely obscuring the true scale of the authorities’ use of the death penalty. Human rights organisations report that security forces used torture to elicit the confessions upon which sentences were determined, and the individuals were prevented from appointing their own legal counsel. Such measures increase the risk of arbitrary prosecutions, politically motivated convictions, and executions, following proceedings that fail to comply with Iran’s obligations under international human rights law. We further call on the international community, including the UN Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, and governments, to publicly condemn the escalating use of the death penalty, press for accountability for violations of international law, and ensure that human rights remain central to all diplomatic engagement with the Islamic Republic of Iran.