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Coverage dated October 27, 2026 to October 28, 2026

Renowned Iranian Filmmaker Sentenced to Prison, Asset Confiscation

Headline from Voice of America

The Tehran Revolutionary Court has sentenced Jafar Panahi, the renowned Iranian director and filmmaker, to five years and one month in prison. The court also ordered the total confiscation of all his property, a two-year ban on social media activity, and a two-year travel ban.

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8 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Hollywood Reporter

    Jafar Panahi Facing Five Years Imprisonment in Iran After Being Sentenced in Absentia (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Cannes-winning ‘It Was Just an Accident’ director, having returned to Iran after the Oscars, also had a Tehran Revolutionary Court confiscate his assets and impose a travel and social media ban.

  2. Deadline

    Jafar Panahi Back In Crosshairs Of Iranian Authorities With Five-Year Sentence (opens Deadline)

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    Cannes Palme d’Or winner and Oscar nominee Jafar Panahi appears to be caught once again in the crosshairs of the Iranian authorities. Local media have reported that the director, who spent much of 2025 and early 2026 outside of Iran on the awards trail with It Was Just Sent An Accident, had been giv…

  3. Variety

    Jafar Panahi Now Faces a Five-Year Prison Term in New Ruling on Top of His Previous One-Year Conviction (opens Variety)

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    Cannes Palme d’Or-winning Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi – who was facing a one-year prison sentence – has now been sentenced by a Tehran Revolutionary Court to five years and one month in jail in a separate ruling, according to the Emtedad News Agency, an online Iranian reformist media outlet.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Iran sentences acclaimed film director Jafar Panahi to new prison term after his return home (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Iran has sentenced acclaimed film director Jafar Panahi to five years and one month in prison, following his return to the country earlier this year, after the start of U.S. and Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic

  5. Al-Monitor

    Iran's Revolutionary Court sentences director Panahi to jail term, travel ban (opens Al-Monitor)

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    DUBAI, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Court sentenced award-winning film director Jafar Panahi to five years in prison and the seizure of all his assets, Iran's semi-official Nournews reported on Wednesday, citing his lawyer but without mentioning the charges he faced.

  6. The Guardian

    Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi given new prison sentence and has assets seized (opens The Guardian)

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    Charges against him are unclear after return to Iran despite being sentenced last year for ‘propaganda activities’ An Iranian court has handed the award-winning film director Jafar Panahi a new prison sentence of five years and one month and ordered the seizure of all his assets.

  7. Voice of America

    Renowned Iranian Filmmaker Sentenced to Prison, Asset Confiscation (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    The Tehran Revolutionary Court has sentenced Jafar Panahi, the renowned Iranian director and filmmaker, to five years and one month in prison. The court also ordered the total confiscation of all his property, a two-year ban on social media activity, and a two-year travel ban.

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