Jafar Panahi: Iranian director given jail sentence while on trip to collect US awards
Source: BBC
Ian YoungsCulture reporterGetty ImagesJafar Panahi picked up three trophies at the Gotham Awards in New York on MondayAward-winning Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi has been given a prison sentence on charges of creating propaganda against the political system, his lawyer has said, on the same day his new film won a string of awards in the US.Panahi has been handed a one-year sentence and a travel ban in Iran, his…
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