Award-winning Iranian film maker Jafar Panahi, who was detained in Tehran last week, has been ordered to serve six years in jail, Iran’s judiciary says.
Iranian media said Mr. Panahi was held after going to Evin prison to ask about one of two fellow directors arrested for supporting protests. His wife told BBC Persian he was informed by guards that he had an outstanding prison sentence to serve.
Tahereh Saeedi said his detention amounted to a kidnapping.
Mohammad Rasoulof and Mostafa Al-e Ahmad were arrested over social media posts concerning the collapse of a 10-storey building in the city of Abadan in May that killed more than 40 people. The two film makers were accused of “inciting unrest and disrupting the psychological security of society”, state news agency Irna reported.
Source: BBC.com
