# Palme d'Or-winning Iranian director Jafar Panahi faces five-year prison term in new ruling

https://mins.news/en/item/119115

- euronews, 2026-10-28 12:53 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/28/palme-dor-winning-iranian-director-jafar-panahi-facing-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.

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