Hootan Dolati

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Hootan Dolati (

He is an ethnic Talysh.^[1] Prior to his arrest by the Iranian government Dolati worked as an engineer and as a journalist. He was one of the founders of the Green Peace affiliate in Iran.^{[citation needed]}

Imprisonment

On March 15, 2013 Dolati was arrested on the charges of "Propaganda Against the State" and "Membership in a Banned Group". His sentence was one and a half years in prison, and a five-year ban on membership in any political party or social group.^[2]

Dolati has been repeatedly denied medical treatment by the clinic in Tehran's Evin Prison. He has been on hunger strike since 28 November 2013, in protest at being denied medical care for his chronic heart condition.^[3]

Dolati was released on 6 September 2014.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Human rights in Iran
• National Front (Iran)

References

External links

• Shanhoseni by Hootan Dolati

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