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Iran's Revolutionary Court sentences director Panahi to jail term, travel ban

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On October 28, Iran's Revolutionary Court sentenced renowned film director Jafar Panahi to five years in prison and the seizure of his assets. The court also imposed a two-year travel ban and prohibited him from using social media. His lawyer confirmed these details but did not specify the charges. Previously, Panahi had been arrested multiple times for his filmmaking activities and faced an earlier sentence for propaganda against the system.
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On October 27, The Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced renowned Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi to five years and one month in prison, along with the confiscation of all his movable and immovable property. The court also imposed a two-year ban on social media activity and travel. According to his lawyer Mostafa Nili, Panahi returned to Iran earlier this year during the conflict with Israel and the United States, but it is unclear if he remains there now. Nili discovered the conviction when Panahi informed him that his bank accounts had been frozen. The specific charges leading to the sentence have not been disclosed by Iranian authorities or clarified in any of the sources provided.

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Iran's Revolutionary Court sentenced award-winning film director Jafar Panahi to five years in prison and the seizure of all his assets, Iran's semi-official Nournews reported on Wednesday, citing his lawyer but without mentioning the charges he faced.
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Panahi's lawyer, Mostafa Nili, could not be immediately reached for comment.
2026-10-30 · The Straits Times
Iran's Revolutionary Court sentences director Panahi to jail term, travel ban · assertive framing

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Iran's Revolutionary Court sentences director Panahi to jail term, travel ban DUBAI, Oct 28 - asserted
Court → sentence → term
Iran's Revolutionary Court sentenced award-winning film director Jafar Panahi to five years in prison and the seizure of all his assets, Iran's semi-official Nournews reported on Wednesday, citing his lawyer but without mentioning the charges he faced. asserted
he → sentence → charges
The court also banned Panahi from leaving the country for two years and from any social media activity, the report said. asserted
report → ban → activity
Panahi's lawyer, Mostafa Nili, could not be immediately reached for comment. uncertain
lawyer → reach → comment
Panahi, whose film "It Was Just an Accident" won the Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes film festival, has been arrested several times in the past for his filmmaking. asserted
won → win → filmmaking
Despite having been sentenced to a one-year prison sentence in absentia in 2025 for propaganda activities against the system, Panahi returned to the country in March. asserted
Panahi → sentence → March
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