Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi sentenced to 5 years in prison

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who was facing a one-year prison sentence, has been sentenced to five years and one month in a separate ruling by Tehran Revolutionary Court. His lawyer said the latest sentence was issued in absentia. Panahi was previously convicted of "propaganda activities against...system". The court ordered asset confiscation and imposed two-year social media and travel bans.