Key facts
- A Tehran Revolutionary Court upheld an in-absentia verdict against filmmaker Jafar Panahi.
- The verdict includes a prison sentence and a travel ban for Panahi.
- Panahi's lawyer, Mostafa Nili, announced the court's decision.
- The court rejected objections filed against the initial verdict.
Prominent Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has had his in-absentia verdict upheld by a Tehran Revolutionary Court, which also rejected objections to the ruling. Panahi's lawyer, Mostafa Nili, announced on Sunday that the court's decision means the filmmaker faces a prison sentence and a travel ban. The specific details of the charges leading to the verdict were not immediately clear, but Panahi has previously faced legal issues with Iranian authorities due to his filmmaking and activism.