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Jafar Panahi’s One-Year Prison Sentence Upheld by Iranian Court
Tehran’s Revolutionary Court has upheld a one-year prison sentence against Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi who in December had been sentenced in absentia on charges of engaging in propaganda activities against the Iranian state. Panahi’s lawyer Mostafa Nili announced the decision by the court to reject the director’s appeal during a press briefing in Tehran on […]
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According to Variety’s source item, Jafar Panahi’s One-Year Prison Sentence Upheld by Iranian Court, Tehran’s Revolutionary Court has upheld a one-year prison sentence against Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi who in December had been sentenced in absentia on charges of engaging in propaganda activities against the Iranian state. Panahi’s lawyer Mostafa Nili announced the decision by the court to reject the director’s appeal during a press briefing in Tehran on […]
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- Jafar Panahi’s One-Year Prison Sentence Upheld by Iranian CourtVariety - 2026-06-07T15:06:08+00:00
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