IRAN - Cecilia Sala, a 29-year-old Italian journalist, arrested in Tehran

IRAN - Cecilia Sala

28 December 2024 :

December 27, 2024 - IRAN. Cecilia Sala, a 29-year-old Italian journalist, arrested in Tehran.
Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the arrest of Cecilia Sala, a 29-year-old Italian journalist, in Tehran. Sala was detained on December 19, 2024.
According to HRANA, the Ministry confirmed Sala’s identity and reported that she has made two phone calls to her family since her arrest. On Friday, December 27, Italy’s Ambassador to Tehran, Paola Amadi, visited her in prison.
Italian media have revealed that Sala is being held in solitary confinement at Evin Prison. They have linked her arrest to her reporting on Iran, including her recent publications critical of the regime.
Shortly before her detention, Sala had conducted and published an interview with Zeinab Mousavi, an Iranian comedian and creator of the character “Emperor Kuzco.”

https://www.en-hrana.org/italian-female-journalist-arrested-in-tehran/

 

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