Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian human rights activist, shared on her Instagram account that she met with a group of Nobel Peace Prize laureates who supported the “No to Execution on Tuesdays” campaign in Iran.

The weekly hunger strike, which began in February this year, involves prisoners from various Iranian jails.

Nine Nobel Peace Prize winners announced their support for the campaign by writing a letter saying: "We, the signatories of this statement, declare our support for the campaign against executions on Tuesdays and call for an end to this inhumane punishment in Iran."

Ebadi, a lawyer and human rights advocate, wrote on her Instagram account: "During my meeting with a group of Nobel Peace Prize laureates, they showed their support for this campaign. As a result, a letter was drafted and signed by a group of Nobel laureates and international human rights activists."

The signatories of the letter include Shirin Ebadi, Jody Williams, Leymah Gbowee, Oleksandra Matviichuk, Oscar Arias, Kailash Satyarthi, Tawakkol Karman, Rigoberta Menchú, and Maria Ressa.

The number of executions in Iran reached 853 in 2023, the highest recorded since 2015, marking a 48 percent increase from 2022 following the Jin, Jiyan Azadi (Woman, Life, Freedom) uprising.

Executions continued to increase into 2024, with at least 95 recorded by 20 March, according to Amnesty International.