Jafar Panahi to Again Face Trial in Iran on “Propaganda” Charges
Jafar Panahi, the Oscar-nominated Iranian director, is facing a retrial in Iran on charges of propaganda against the regime. He was previously sentenced in absentia to one year in prison and a two-year filmmaking ban while promoting his film, It Was Just An Accident. Panahi has a history of political activism and was imprisoned for 86 days in 2022 and 2023 for anti-government activities.
- ▪Jafar Panahi is set to face retrial in Iran on propaganda charges.
- ▪He was sentenced in absentia to one year in prison and a two-year ban from filmmaking.
- ▪Panahi spent 86 days in Evin prison in 2022 and 2023 on charges dating back to 2010.
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Jafar Panahi Ali-Ghandtschi/Berlinale Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Oscar-nominated Iranian director Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident) is set to again face trial in Iran on charges of “propaganda against the regime.” Branch 26 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran has ordered a retrial in his case, after he was sentenced in absentia, to one year in prison and a two-year ban from filmmaking.
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