Original sentence: Akbar Mohammadi (, born 1972 - died July 30 2006) was an Iranian student at Tehran University involved in the 18th of Tir crisis, also known as the July 1999 Iran student protests, Iran's biggest pro-democracy demonstrations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.He had been on a hunger strike for more than a week, reportedly protesting the refusal by the authorities to allow him to seek proper medical treatment for life threatening injuries suffered as a result of torture.He was given a death sentence for his role in the protest -a sentence later reduced to 15 years in prison.Mohammadi's violent death has caused a major outcry in Iran, where the violation of Human Rights by the Islamic Republic continues to be significant
Edited sentence: Akbar Mohammadi (, born 1972 - died July 30 2006) was an Iranian student involved in 18th of Tir crisis in Tehran University.He had been on a hunger strike for more than a week, protesting the refusal by the Revolutionary Islamic Regime to allow him to seek proper medical treatment for life threatening injuries suffered as a result of torture.He was given a death sentence for his role in the Iran student riots, July 1999 - Iran's biggest pro-democracy demonstrations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.His sentence was later reduced to 15 years in prison.Mohammadi's violent death has caused a major outcry in Iran, where the violation of Human Rights by the fundamentalist regime continues to be significant