Iran upholds prison sentence against Oscar-nominated director Jafar Panahi | The National
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Source: The National (UAE)
Published: 2026-06-08 21:56 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Culture & Entertainment, Indigenous, Middle East, Iran, Law & Courts, Crime & Justice
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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".
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