Iran sentences award-winning director Jafar Panahi to year in prison for ‘propaganda activities’

December 1, 2025

Iranian film-maker won Cannes film festival’s Palme D’Or prize earlier this year for It Was Just an Accident

Iran has sentenced the Palme d’Or-winning film-maker Jafar Panahi in absentia to one year in prison and a travel ban over “propaganda activities” against the country.

The sentence includes a two-year ban on leaving Iran and prohibition of Panahi from membership of any political or social groups, his lawyer Mostafa Nili told AFP, adding that they would file an appeal.

Source: www.theguardian.com

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