Mustafa Maharain, one of the critics of the Islamic Republic, was transferred to prison.

Mustafa Maharain, one of the critics of the Islamic Republic, was transferred to prison.

In recent years, he has criticized the positions and actions of the Republic of Salami in an interview with the media.

The revolutionary court convicted this sociologist on charges such as "association and conspiracy against state security", "propaganda against the system" and "insulting the leadership".

Mustafa Maharain, an assistant professor of sociology at the Research Institute for Humanities and Culture, published in the months leading up to his arrest last year several open letters addressed to Ali Khamenei, the former leader of the Islamic Republic, demanding his resignation from power.

Mr. Mehrein was sentenced to a total of 8 years in prison, of which 5 years are enforceable.