Iran upholds prison sentence against Oscar-nominated director Jafar Panahi
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, whose film It Was Just an Accident received an Academy Award nomination this year, has been ordered to serve a one-year prison sentence after a Tehran court upheld his conviction for "propaganda against the Islamic Republic". Branch 26 of the Islamic Revolutionary Cou
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Iran's judiciary has confirmed a one-year prison sentence for filmmaker Jafar Panahi, citing his alleged propaganda against the Islamic Republic. This decision highlights the ongoing repression of artistic expression in Iran.
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