[1] Prior to his arrest by the Iranian government Dolati worked as an engineer and as a journalist.

[citation needed] 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.