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An Italian journalist is freed from detention in Iran and returns home

Jan. 08, 2025 22:02 PM EST

ROME (AP) — An Italian journalist detained in Iran for three weeks was freed Wednesday and returned home, after her fate had become intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer arrested in Italy and wanted by the United States. A plane carrying Cecilia Sala, 29, landed at Rome’s...

Iran confirms arresting Italian journalist Cecilia Sala

Dec. 30, 2024 11:30 AM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tehran confirmed Monday that an Italian journalist has been arrested on charges of violating the laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran, state media reported. The country’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which oversees media activity,...

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala detained by police while reporting in Iran

Dec. 27, 2024 15:05 PM EST

ROME (AP) — An Italian journalist who was reporting in Tehran has been detained by the Iranian police, Italy’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday. Cecilia Sala was reporting in the Iranian capital when she was detained on Dec. 19, the ministry said, adding that it was...