Iran has sentenced acclaimed director Jafar Panahi to a year in prison in absentia, even as he received new awards for his latest movie. The Tehran court also imposed a two-year ban on Panahi leaving Iran after convicting him on charges of “propaganda activities against the system,” his lawyer Mostafa Nili said in a post on X. Nili said he would appeal the ruling. Word of the sentence came as Panahi was in New York City on Monday evening, receiving three awards at the annual Gotham Awards for his movie “It Was Just an Accident,” which also received the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in September.

Jafar Panahi, the award-winning Iranian filmmaker known for pushing boundaries, has been hit with a one-year prison sentence and a two-year travel ban over supposed “propaganda activities” against the Iranian government

The Iranian Revolutionary Court sentenced the director in absentia. Iranian Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Sentenced to Prison.

Iran has sentenced acclaimed director Jafar Panahi to a year in prison and imposed a two-year travel ban on charges of “propaganda activities against the system," according to his lawyer.

Iran has sentenced Palme d'Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi in absentia to one year in prison and imposed a two-year travel ban for alleged “propaganda activities,” his lawyer said on Monday. The ruling…

More than seven months after the acclaimed Iranian filmmaker won the Palme d’Or at Cannes for his latest film, ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ the Iranian government has sentenced Jafar Panahi to prison again.

Jafar Panahi has been sentenced in absentia in Iran to one year in prison and a travel ban, according to his lawyer.