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Hootan Dolati

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Hootan Dolati
Dolati in 2017
Born (1977-02-04) 4 February 1977 (age 47)
NationalityIranian
Political partyNational Front

Hootan Dolati (Persian: هوتن دولتی; 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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Amnesty International, Iran: Jailed activist ill and in need of medical care: Hootan Dolati, 10 December 2013, MDE 13/054/2013: "Hootan Dolati is a Sunni Muslim from Iran’s Taleshi ethnic minority".
  2. ^ "Hootan Dolati". U.S. Virtual Embassy Iran. July 21, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Iran: Jailed activist ill and in need of medical care: Hootan Dolati". Amnesty International (in Latin). December 10, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
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