CultureIranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi receives new prison sentence and asset seizure
An Iranian court sentenced filmmaker Jafar Panahi in absentia to five years and one month in prison and ordered all his assets seized, his lawyer said. The ruling also imposes a two-year travel ban and social media ban. The charges remain unclear; Panahi returned to Iran in March despite a prior sentence for “propaganda activities.”
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Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi receives new prison sentence and asset seizure
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