Film Director Jafar Panahi Sentenced to Prison, Asset Confiscation, and Additional Penalties
The court also ordered asset confiscation, a two-year travel ban and a two-year social media ban, according to a Tehran-based journalist.
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Jafar Panahi Back In Crosshairs Of Iranian Authorities With Five-Year Sentence
Cannes Palme d’Or winner and Oscar nominee Jafar Panahi appears to be caught once again in the crosshairs of the Iranian authorities. Local media have reported that the director, who spent much of 2025 and early 2026 outside of Iran on the awards trail with It Was Just Sent An Accident, had been given a […]
The director, winner of the Palma de Oro de Cannes in 2025 for ‘A simple accident’, also suffers a ban on leaving the country and using social networks for two years.
Film Director Jafar Panahi Sentenced to Prison, Asset Confiscation, and Additional Penalties
HRANA – Jafar Panahi, an Iranian film director and screenwriter, has been sentenced by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court to five years and one month in prison, confiscation of all movable and immovable property, a two-year ban on social media activity, and a two-year travel ban. According to HRANA, citing Emtedad, Mostafa Nili, […]
The renowned filmmaker is also prohibited from leaving the country and using social media for two years. He was charged with the crime of rebellion. More information: The Israeli Minister of Culture threatens to withdraw citizenship from the directors of the documentary 'Naza'
Iranian director Jafar Panahi was sentenced to five years in prison and banned from leaving the country for two years, according to his lawyer. The filmmaker, known as a critic of the regime, has been arrested several times and was previously sentenced to six years in prison and twenty years in prison.
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