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Oscar-nominated co-writer of It Was Just an Accident released from Iranian prison
ByAssociated Press February 17, 2026

Mehdi Mahmoudian released 17 days after arrest for signing a statement condemning Iran’s supreme leader and regime’s protest crackdownMehdi Mahmoudian, the Oscar-nominated cowriter of It Was Just an Accident, has been released from an Iranian prison 17…

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Khamenei regime will not be able to keep control of Iran, says dissenting film-maker
ByPhilip Oltermann European culture editor January 16, 2026

Jafar Panahi, director of Palme d’Or winner It Was Just an Accident, says Iranian leaders want to destroy countryThe Khamenei regime will not be able to maintain control over Iranian society after the violent suppression of the latest wave of protests,…

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Iran sentences award-winning director Jafar Panahi to year in prison for ‘propaganda activities’
ByAgence France-Presse December 1, 2025

Iranian film-maker won Cannes film festival’s Palme D’Or prize earlier this year for It Was Just an AccidentIran has sentenced the Palme d’Or-winning film-maker Jafar Panahi in absentia to one year in prison and a travel ban over “propaganda activities…

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Iran sentences award-winning director Jafar Panahi to year in prison for ‘propaganda activities’
ByAgence France-Presse December 1, 2025

Iranian film-maker won Cannes film festival’s Palme D’Or prize earlier this year for It Was Just an AccidentIran has sentenced the Palme d’Or-winning film-maker Jafar Panahi in absentia to one year in prison and a travel ban over “propaganda activities…

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