HRANA – Reza Shoja Mazraji, a teacher residing in Sarakhs County, located in Razavi Khorasan province, has been sentenced to four years, one month, and 17 days in prison by Branch 4 of the Mashhad Revolutionary Court.

According to HRANA, citing the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, Reza Shoja Mazraji has been sentenced to prison.

Based on the verdict issued by Branch 4 of the Mashhad Revolutionary Court, Mr. Shoja Mazraji was sentenced to three years, six months, and one day in prison on the charge of “assembly and collusion to commit crimes against national security” and an additional seven months and 16 days on the charge of “propaganda against the Islamic Republic.”

According to the report, the court hearing in his case was held in absentia. If the verdict is upheld, the most severe sentence will be enforceable.

On January 9, 2026, Reza Shoja Mazraji was arrested at his home in Sarakhs County by security forces. He was released on February 7, from the Ministry of Intelligence’s detention facility in Sarakhs after posting bail set at two billion tomans.

Reza Shoja Mazraji is a formally employed teacher with the Sarakhs County Department of Education and has 21 years of teaching experience.