Mr. President, I deliver this statement on behalf of 53 Member States. We would like to thank the Fact-Finding Mission for their update. We are particularly concerned by the reports of the ongoing surge of executions in Iran and the authorities' use of the death penalty as a tool to chill dissent. Iran has been carrying out death sentences at an alarming pace, with over 300 executions reported since the beginning of 2023, and 582 last year compared to 333 in 2021. Many of these executions are for alleged offences that do not meet the threshold of "the most serious crimes" under the ICCPR, including drug offenses.

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