Jafar Panahee

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Director and screenwriter

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Trial court branch: شعبه ۲۶ دادگاه انقلاب تهران
Preliminary charge: Acts against national security through assembly and conspiracy with the intent to disrupt public security and engage in propaganda against the regime.
Preliminary sentence: 6 years of disciplinary imprisonment 20 years of prohibition from making and directing any type of film, writing screenplays, conducting any type of interview with domestic and foreign media (print, auditory, and visual), and leaving the country except for Hajj pilgrimage travel or essential medical treatment with the provision of bail.
Judge name: Pir Abbasi
Trial city: Tehran

Court province: Tehran
Appeals court verdict: 6 years of disciplinary imprisonment 20 years of prohibition from making and directing any type of film, writing screenplays, conducting any type of interview with domestic and foreign media (print, auditory, and visual), and leaving the country except for Hajj pilgrimage travel or essential medical treatment with the provision of bail.
Appeals branch: شعبه ۵۴ دادگاه تجدیدنظر تهران

Trial court branch: شعبه ۲۶ دادگاه انقلاب تهران
Preliminary charge: Propaganda activity against the regime
Preliminary sentence: One year of imprisonment, two years of prohibition from leaving the country, and prohibition from membership in political groups or parties.
Judge name: Iman Afshari
Trial city: Tehran