Lawyer: Jaafar Panhi was sentenced to five years and one month in prison, two years of ban on leaving the country and confiscation of property. Mustafa Nili, Jafar Panhi's lawyer, announced that Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran sentenced his client to five years and one month in prison and the confiscation of all movable and immovable property. According to Neely, the court also sentenced Panhai to a two-year ban on social networks and a two-year ban on leaving the country. Referring to the handling of this case, Neely said: "Last week, the client announced that his bank accounts were blocked, and after we referred to the implementation of the rulings of the Culture and Media Prosecutor's Office, we discovered that he was convicted in absentia in another case, even though he returned to Iran on 10/10/40 during the war, but he was published abroad during the war. state". Panhi's lawyer added: "Meanwhile, Branch 16 of the Culture and Media Prosecutor's Office issued an arrest warrant on May 20, which is exactly the same date that my client was present at Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court for the hearing of his additional case. "Also, in another case submitted to the client and the 16th office of Media. September, he appeared at the branch and now Mr. Panhi has three open cases." Neely also stated that the time of the hearing in the new case was not given to his client and said that the verdict was given in his absence. Jaafar Panhi, the director of the film "Simple Coincidence", which won the Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Oscar in two categories, was previously sentenced to a year in prison for propaganda activity against the regime in another case.

Lawyer: Jaafar Panhi was sentenced to five years and one month in prison, two years of ban on leaving the country and confiscation of property. Mustafa Nili, Jafar Panhi's lawyer, announced that Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran sentenced his client to five years and one month in prison and the confiscation of all movable and immovable property. According to Neely, the court also sentenced Panhai to a two-year ban on social networks and a two-year ban on leaving the country. Referring to the handling of this case, Neely said: "Last week, the client announced that his bank accounts were blocked, and after we referred to the implementation of the rulings of the Culture and Media Prosecutor's Office, we discovered that he was convicted in absentia in another case, even though he returned to Iran on 10/10/40 during the war, but he was published abroad during the war. state". Panhi's lawyer added: "Meanwhile, Branch 16 of the Culture and Media Prosecutor's Office issued an arrest warrant on May 20, which is exactly the same date that my client was present at Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court for the hearing of his additional case. "Also, in another case submitted to the client and the 16th office of Media. September, he appeared at the branch and now Mr. Panhi has three open cases." Neely also stated that the time of the hearing in the new case was not given to his client and said that the verdict was given in his absence. Jaafar Panhi, the director of the film "Simple Coincidence", which won the Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Oscar in two categories, was previously sentenced to a year in prison for propaganda activity against the regime in another case.