Iran: Jafar Panahi, Palme d'Or in 2025, sentenced to five years in prison

Iranian director Jafar Panahi was sentenced on Tuesday 27 October in absentia to five years and a month in prison in Tehran. At present, the charges against Palme d'Or 2025 winner in Cannes are unknown. The details of Siavosh Gazi, correspondent France 24 in Tehran.

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28 Oct 2026, 10:49 UTC

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28 Oct 2026, 10:50 UTC

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