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Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala Released and Leaves Iran

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Cecilia Sala, Italy, Zeinab Mousavi

Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist, has been released. Italy’s Prime Minister confirmed the news, stating that Sala left Iran for Italy today.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, the Italian Prime Minister’s office announced in a statement that Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist, has been freed.

The statement also noted that Sala departed Iran today on a flight bound for Italy.

Cecilia Sala was arrested by security forces in Tehran on December 19, 2024. Prior to her detention, she had published an interview with Iranian comedian Zeinab Mousavi, creator of the character “Emperor Kuzco.”

Italian Female Journalist Arrested in Tehran

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Cecilia Sala, Evin Prison, Tehran, Zeinab Mousavi

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 news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, 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.”