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Iran court sentences award-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi to 5 years in prison

Iran's Revolutionary Court sentenced award-winning film director Jafar ​Panahi to five years in ‌prison and the seizure of all his assets, Iran's semi-official Nournews ​reported on Wednesday, citing ​his lawyer but without mentioning the ⁠charges he…

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Image: Ada DeranaAda Derana•1h agoIran court sentences award-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi to 5 years in prison

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Hiru News - English•1h agoIran's Revolutionary Court sentences director Panahi to jail term, travel ban

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The court ​also banned Panahi from leaving the ​country for two years and from any social media activity, the report ​said. Panahi's lawyer, Mostafa Nili, could ​not be immediately reached for comment. Panahi, whose ‌film "It ⁠Was Just an Accident" won the Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes film festival, has been ​arrested ​several times ⁠in the past for his filmmaking.

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