52-year-old Nobel Peace Prize-winning women's rights advocate Nargis Mohammadi was arrested by Iranian regime forces in 2021 due to her campaign against the death penalty.

Mohammadi, who is still held in Evin Prison, has spent most of the last 10 years of her life in jail. Her family, who live in Paris, said that they have not been able to meet directly with Nargis since November.

The family stated that the prisoners have been protesting the death penalty since last Tuesday, based on information they obtained from other families who have relatives in Evin Prison. The family said that the guards attacked and beat the female prisoners.

According to the latest data shared by human rights institutions, the Iranian regime has executed nearly 30 prisoners in the last week. Among those executed is Kurdish political prisoner Reza Resayi.

Mohammadi's family made a statement on Thursday, saying that "prisoners organized a protest due to Reza Resayi's execution and Nargis's health problems. The guards attacked the female prisoners." The family said that the female prisoners were tortured and severely beaten during the attack.