Jafar Panahi Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Iran has sentenced the Palme d'Or-winning director Jafar Panahi to one year in prison in absentia, his lawyer told the Agence France-Press news service on Monday. Branch 26 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran also slapped Panahi with a travel ban for "propaganda activities" against Iran, his lawyer added. "Mr.