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Jafar Panahi sentenced to prison and asset confiscation
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Iranian film director Jafar Panahi has been sentenced to prison, asset confiscation and additional penalties, according to reports. The 63-year-old filmmaker, a longtime critic of the Iranian government who has faced repeated arrests and filmmaking bans, has been at the centre of international attention after his recent successes on the festival circuit. The new sentence has drawn attention in Iran and abroad.
Why now: Iranian authorities have handed down a harsh new sentence to the internationally celebrated director.
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Evidence
- Iran's Revolutionary Court sentences Panahi to 5 years in jail · Middle East Online
- Film Director Jafar Panahi Sentenced to Prison, Asset Confiscation, and Additional Penalties · Hrana
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