HRANA – Jafar Panahi, film director and screenwriter, has been sentenced by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court to one year in prison, two years of a travel ban, and additional penalties.

Mostafa Nili, Mr. Panahi’s defense attorney, wrote in a post on this matter: “Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court has, in absentia, sentenced Mr. Panahi to one year in prison, two years of a travel ban, and a ban on membership in political and social groups, on the charge of propaganda against the regime.”
According to the attorney, “We will take the necessary steps to appeal this ruling within the legal deadline.”

Jafar Panahi has previously faced arrest and judicial actions due to his activities.

Jafar Panahi, aged 65, is an Iranian film director and screenwriter.