Hootan Dolati

Hootan Dolati (born 4 February 1977 in Tehran, Iran) is a political activist and member of the Iran's National Front. He was in Evin Prison for a year and a half.

Biography
He is an ethnic Talysh. 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.

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.

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.

Dolati was released on 6 September 2014.