00:00Acclaimed filmmaker and compound door winner, Jafar Panahi faces prison and a travel ban following a court decision in Tehran.
00:07On Sunday, his lawyer Mustafa Nili told an Iranian media outlet that a revolutionary court has rejected their objections
00:13and fully upheld the in absentia verdict against the prominent director.
00:18Under the initial verdict, Panahi had been sentenced to one year in prison on the charge of engaging in propaganda
00:24against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
00:26Nili added that his client was also handed a two-year travel ban and prohibited from joining political and social
00:32groups and associations.
00:34The grounds cited for the verdict included making an underground and problematic film against the establishment,
00:40supporting political prisoners, backing popular protests and supporting the woman life freedom slogan.
00:46The initial court ruling was issued while Panahi was abroad taking part in a publicity campaign for the film A
00:52Simple Accident,
00:53which was selected to represent France in the race for the Academy Award.
00:56The director returned to Iran on March 30 after attending the Oscars.
01:02Panahi's lawyer noted that the ruling can still be appealed to the Tehran Provincial Court of Appeal within 20 days
01:08of notification.
01:09The filmmaker previously spent 86 days in Evin prison in 2002 and 2023 on charges of propaganda against the state.
01:17He was released after going on hunger strike and winning an appeal.
01:21He was released after going on it.
01:23The mayor was released by the
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