# Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi receives new prison sentence and asset seizure

https://mins.news/en/item/119503

- The Guardian, 2026-10-28 16:56 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/28/iran-film-maker-jafar-panahi-new-prison-sentence-assets-seized

> 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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