She is free! Arrested on December 19 in Iran and imprisoned since that day, Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been released, the Italian government announced on Wednesday. The young woman had been arrested and was accused of having “violated the laws” of the Islamic Republic. The journalist was arrested in Tehran during a professional stay on a journalistic visa, but the Iranian authorities have never communicated the precise reasons for this arrest. Italy denounced an “unacceptable” arrest.
Detained in Tehran, Iran, she is being repatriated. “Our compatriot has been released by the Iranian authorities and is returning to Italy,” government services said in a press release published late in the morning. “The plane repatriating journalist Cecilia Sala took off a few minutes ago.”
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The 29-year-old worked for Chora Media, a site publishing podcasts. According to the Italian press, the journalist was in solitary confinement, forced to sleep on the floor and had been deprived of her glasses.
“The country is celebrating”
Prime Minister “Giorgia Meloni expresses her gratitude to all those who contributed to making Cecilia’s return possible, allowing her to reunite with her family and colleagues.” “Cecilia Sala’s return to the country is the best news. Today, the whole country is celebrating, without distinctions or controversies,” said former head of government Matteo Renzi.
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