Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi sentenced to five years in prison
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been sentenced to five years and one month in prison. A court has also ordered that his assets be seized. The case has drawn attention because Panahi is an internationally known director who has been nominated for an Oscar.
ContextContext: Panahi is known for films like Taxi Tehran and The Circle, which criticised conditions in Iran. He was jailed briefly in 2010 and has faced repeated bans on making films and travelling abroad.
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