Deaths on July 30

Akbar Mohammadi (student)

Died on July 30, 2006

Akbar Mohammadi, Iranian activist (b. 1972)

Akbar Mohammadi (Persian: اکبر محمدی; May 30, 1969 – 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 later died at Evin prison, causing an international outcry.

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Deaths on July 30

Akbar Mohammadi (student)

Died on July 30, 2006

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