Complex sentence: According to rights activist Mohamed al-Maskati, they were joined by another 150 prisoners and that purpose of the hunger strike was to "demand an end to the political crackdown", protest their trials and demand release of prisoners of conscience.
Split into simpler sentences: According to rights activist Mohamed al-Maskati, they were joined by another 150 prisoners. The purpose of the hunger strike was to "demand an end to the political crackdown", protest their trials and demand release of prisoners of conscience.