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Published Date: June 07, 2026

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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…

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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…

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