Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi given new prison sentence
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Key context: <p>Charges against him are unclear after return to Iran despite being sentenced last year for ‘propaganda activities’</p><p>An Iranian court has handed the award-winning film director Jafar Panahi a new prison sentence of five years and one month and ordered the seizure of all his assets.</p><p>The 66-year-old, who <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/24/iranian-director-jafar-panahi-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes-for-it-was-just-an-accident">won the Palme d’Or</a> at Cannes last year for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/20/a-simple-accident-review-jafar-panahi-iran">It Was Just an Accident</a>, was sentenced in absentia, his lawyer, Mostafa Nili, told the Iranian news outlet Emtedad. The court also imposed a two-year travel ban and barred him from using social media for two years, Nili said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/28/iran-film-maker-jafar-panahi-new-prison-sentence-assets-seized">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Charges against him are unclear after return to Iran despite being sentenced last year for ‘propaganda activities’An Iranian court has handed the award-winning film director Jafar Panahi a new prison sentence of five years and one month and ordered the seizure of all his assets.The 66-year-old, who won the Palme d’Or at Cannes last year for It Was Just an Accident, was sentenced in absentia, his lawyer, Mostafa Nili, told the Iranian news outlet Emtedad. The court also imposed a two-year travel ban and barred him from using social media for two years, Nili said. Continue reading...
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