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Jafar Panahi's prison sentence confirmed by Iranian court

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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.

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Jafar Panahi's prison sentence confirmed by Iranian court

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Jafar Panahi's prison sentence confirmed by Iranian court

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.

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Cannes winner Jafar Panahi faces prison and travel ban from Iran

On Sunday, Mostafa Nili, lawyer for Jafar Panahi, announced that a Tehran Revolutionary Court has rejected the objections and fully upheld the in-absentia verdict against the prominent Iranian filmmaker.