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Iran Upholds One-Year Prison, Travel Ban for Filmmaker Panahi

6/7/2026

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Iran’s Revolutionary Court upheld a one-year prison term and a two-year travel ban for filmmaker Jafar Panahi.
The court said Panahi’s alleged support for the “Woman, Life, Freedom” slogan, a truck-drivers’ strike and a protest video constituted propaganda.
Lawyer Mostafa Nili said the ruling can be appealed within twenty days, keeping Panahi out of jail, and that he is barred from political or social groups after his March 30 return.

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Iran’s Revolutionary Court upheld a one-year prison term and a two-year travel ban for filmmaker Jafar Panahi.
The court said Panahi’s alleged support for the “Woman, Life, Freedom” slogan, a truck-drivers’ strike and a protest video constituted propaganda.
Lawyer Mostafa Nili said the ruling can be appealed within twenty days, keeping Panahi out of jail, and that he is barred from political or social groups after his March 30 return.