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Jafar Panahi Facing Five Years Imprisonment in Iran After Being Sentenced in Absentia
Oscar -nominated Iranian director Jafar Panahi ( It Was Just an Accident ) has been sentenced in absentia to five years and one month in prison by an Islamic Revolutionary Court in Iran .
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court sentenced Oscar‑nominated director Jafar Panahi to five years and one month in prison in absentia. The ruling, issued by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, also ordered the seizure of all his movable and immovable assets. In addition, Panahi faces a two‑year ban on travel and a two‑year prohibition on social‑media activity. The sentence was reported by independent film journalist Mansour Jahani in Tehran.
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