Mostafa Sharif

He and other defendants in the case had managed Telegram Channels such as "the Shahroodnews", "the Shahroud Channel", "the Jarchi Channel", and "the Shahroud Virtual Activists Association". He was tried in court for criticizing the consecutive water cut

• <coverage-outsourcing id='29949'> Four journalists from Shahroud were summoned to court following a complaint from Shahroud's governor. These people had published reports about the continuous water cut in Shahroud. The trial was held at Branch 104 of the Shahroud Criminal Court on March 18, 2020 </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='29953'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/iran-human-rights-/5342978.html'> The Shahroud General Court sentenced a defendant to prison and sentenced the others to pay fine. According to the International Federation of Journalists, Mehdi Ameri has been sentenced to 19 months in prison, Reza Zolfaghari and Mohammad Hossein Nademi have been sentenced to pay 1,800,000 tomans fine individually, and Mustafa Sharifi has been sentenced to pay four million tomans fine. By applying Article 134, thirteen months of Mr. Ameri's sentence will be enforceable. Also, half of Mr. Sharifi's fine has been postponed for two years </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>