CulturePalme d'Or-winning Iranian director Jafar Panahi faces five-year prison term in new ruling
A new ruling puts Iranian director Jafar Panahi at risk of a five-year prison term. He was convicted in December 2025 of “propaganda activities against the regime”, receiving a one-year sentence and a two-year travel ban.
Palme d'Or-winning Iranian director Jafar Panahi faces five-year prison term in new ruling