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Iran Court Upholds Prison Sentence, Travel Ban for Jafar Panahi
An Iranian court upheld its original verdict against the Oscar-nominated director of 'It Was Just an Accident,' finding him guilty of “propaganda against the regime.”
What happened
According to The Hollywood Reporter’s source item, Iran Court Upholds Prison Sentence, Travel Ban for Jafar Panahi, An Iranian court upheld its original verdict against the Oscar-nominated director of ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ finding him guilty of “propaganda against the regime.”
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- Iran Court Upholds Prison Sentence, Travel Ban for Jafar PanahiThe Hollywood Reporter - 2026-06-07T14:51:31+00:00
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