Iran sentences acclaimed director Jafar Panahi in absentia to a year in prison
CAIRO (AP) — Iran has sentenced famed director Jafar Panahi to one year in prison in absentia, despite a new award for his latest film. Panahi’s lawyer, Mostafa Nili, posted on X that a Tehran court also imposed a two-year ban on Panahi from leaving Iran. Panahi won three awards at the annual Gotham Awards…