Derakhshan has been accused of “collaborating with enemy states, creating propaganda against the Islamic regime, insulting religious sanctity, and creating propaganda for anti-revolutionary groups.” 
Derakshan anashitakiwa kwa "kushirikiana na dola adui, kupiga propaganda dhidi ya utawala wa Kiislamu, kudhihaki utakatifu wa kidini, na kuandaa propaganda kwa ajili ya vikundi vinavyopinga mapinduzi."