Oscar-Nominated Iranian Filmmaker Jafar Panahi To Face Trial On 'Propaganda' Charges

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• Oscar-Nominated Iranian Filmmaker Jafar Panahi To Face Trial On 'Propaganda' Charges Published By, Last Updated: May 19, 2026, 18:11 IST The case will be heard on Wednesday by the Tehran Revolutionary Court.
• It comes after Panahi returned to Iran on March 30. Iranian filmmaker and Oscar-nominated director Jafar Panahi.
• (File image: Getty Images via AFP) Iranian filmmaker and Oscar-nominated director Jafar Panahi is set to appear before a court in Tehran this week over charges of “propaganda" against the state, Iranian media reported on Monday.
• The case will be heard on Wednesday by the Tehran Revolutionary Court, according to the ISNA news agency.
• It comes after Panahi returned to Iran on March 30. Panahi, who won the Palme d’Or at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and was also nominated for an Oscar for his film ‘It Was Just an Accident‘, had been sentenced in absentia in December.