Iran’s Revolutionary Court in Tehran upholds a one-year prison sentence against filmmaker Jafar Panahi. Multiple outlets report that the court rejects Panahi’s appeal after a retrial tied to a prior in-absentia verdict reached while he was abroad. His lawyer, Mostafa Nili, says a judge—identified by some reports as Iman Afshari—rejects objections and confirms the original sentence. The charges relate to “propaganda activity against the regime” or “propaganda against the Iranian state,” according to the court’s reasoning as described by media coverage. One report also states that the ruling includes a travel ban. Panahi was originally sentenced in December while he was not present, and the subsequent process includes the retrial and appeal review. The director can challenge the decision in a higher court, with at least one outlet reporting a 20-day window to file an appeal. The court’s decision therefore stands for now, while the filmmaker’s legal options move to further review.
Iranian court upholds one-year prison sentence and travel ban for filmmaker Jafar Panahi
Iran’s Revolutionary Court in Tehran upholds a one-year prison sentence against filmmaker Jafar Panahi. Multiple outlets report that the court rejects Panahi’s appeal after a retrial tied to a prior i...
- An Iranian Revolutionary Court in Tehran upholds a one-year prison sentence for filmmaker Jafar Panahi.
- The sentence follows a retrial after a prior in-absentia verdict issued while Panahi was abroad.
- The court’s decision is based on accusations of “propaganda” against the Iranian state or regime.
- Panahi’s lawyer Mostafa Nili says the appeal is rejected and the in-absentia verdict is fully upheld.
- At least one report says the ruling also includes a travel ban, and further appeal is available to a higher court within a stated period.
Following a retrial for a verdict that had been reached while the prominent Iranian director was abroad, the Revolutionary Court in Tehran has upheld a one-year jail sentence.
2 months agoAn Iranian court has upheld a one-year prison sentence against filmmaker Jafar Panahi, rejecting his appeal. The award-winning director can now challenge the ruling before a higher court within 20 days.
2 months agoFollowing a retrial for his “propaganda activity against the regime,” Tehran Revolutionary Court has upheld Jafar Panahi’s one-year prison sentence. On Sunday, the It Was Just An Accident writer/director’s attorney Mostafa Nili announced that Judge Iman Afshari rejected their objections and fully upheld the in-absentia verdict, on the grounds of making an “underground and problematic […]
2 months agoTehran’s Revolutionary Court has upheld a one-year prison sentence against Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi who in December had been sentenced in absentia on charges of engaging in propaganda activities against the Iranian state. Panahi’s lawyer Mostafa Nili announced the decision by the court to reject the director’s appeal during a press briefing in Tehran on […]
2 months agoAn Iranian court upheld its original verdict against the Oscar-nominated director of 'It Was Just an Accident,' finding him guilty of “propaganda against the regime.”
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