# Iran’s Revolutionary Court sentences director Panahi to prison, imposes travel ban

https://mins.news/en/item/119252

- Reuters, 2026-10-28 14:25 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/irans-revolutionary-court-sentences-director-panahi-jail-term-travel-ban-2026-10-28/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae205c553aa080001e53b9e

> Iran’s Revolutionary Court sentenced award-winning film director Jafar Panahi to five years in prison and ordered all his assets seized, semi-official Nournews reported Wednesday, citing his lawyer. The report did not specify the charges against him.

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