Claim 1: “the film “A Simple Accident”, after winning the Cannes Palme d’Or, was selected to represent France in the race for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.”

Claim 2: “the Branch 26 of Tehran's Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari, has upheld the original verdict in full.”

Claim 3: “the grounds cited for the verdict included making an “underground and problematic film against the establishment,” supporting political and security prisoners, backing popular protests against the government, supporting the “Woman, Life, Freedom” slogan, signing and disseminating a statement in support of a lorry drivers’ strike, “painting a bleak picture” of the country’s situation, and reposting a video clip of a collective performance of the anthem “Ey Iran””

Claim 4: “Mostafa Nili, lawyer for Jafar Panahi, announced that a Tehran Revolutionary Court has rejected the objections and fully upheld the in-absentia verdict against the prominent Iranian filmmaker.”

Claim 6: “Under the initial verdict, Panahi had been sentenced to one year in prison on the charge of engaging in propaganda against the Islamic Republic of Iran”

Claim 7: “Nili added that he was also handed a two-year travel ban and prohibited from joining political and social groups and associations.”

Claim 10: “the ruling can be appealed to the Tehran Provincial Court of Appeal within 20 days of notification.”

Claim 11: “The initial court ruling against Panahi was issued while he was abroad taking part in the publicity campaign for the film “A Simple Accident””