Sala was reporting within the Iranian capital when she was arrested on December 19, in keeping with the Italian Foreign Ministry.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani mentioned Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist detained by Iranian police in Tehran, was in “good well being” and that negotiations have been underway to carry her dwelling.
Tajani mentioned he spoke along with his mother and father and acquired a go to from the Italian ambassador to Iran.
“The Iranian Foreign Ministry will offer you fundamental requirements, as requested by our embassy,” Tajani mentioned in Rome.
Sala was reporting within the Iranian capital when she was arrested on December 19, in keeping with the Italian Foreign Ministry.
A contributor to Il Foglio newspaper and the voice behind Chora Media’s Stories podcast, Sala has seen her work featured in a number of main Italian shops, together with Vanity Fair, Wired and L’Espresso.
Il Foglio mentioned she is being held in Tehran’s Evin jail, recognized for detaining dissidents.
According to the newspaper, Sala was in Iran with an everyday visa “to speak a couple of nation he is aware of and loves”.
The newspaper’s director, Claudio Cerasa, wrote on Friday that “journalism shouldn’t be against the law”, asking to “carry Cecilia Sala dwelling”.
Chora Meda mentioned Sala had left Rome on December 12 with a sound journalist visa and official ensures for international correspondents.
During his keep he carried out a number of interviews and produced three episodes of his podcast.
He was purported to return to Rome final Friday however stopped responding to messages on the morning of December nineteenth.
Iran has not acknowledged Sala’s detention, nevertheless it may take weeks for authorities to announce such arrests.
A historical past of comparable detentions
Since the 1979 US embassy disaster, which noticed dozens of hostages launched after 444 days of captivity, Iran has used prisoners with Western ties as bargaining chips in negotiations with the world.
In September 2023, 5 Americans held for years in Iran have been freed in alternate for 5 Iranians in US custody and $6 billion (€5.75 billion) of frozen Iranian property to be launched by South Korea.
Western journalists have additionally been detained previously. Roxana Saberi, an American journalist, was detained by Iran in 2009 for 100 days earlier than being launched.
ANNOUNCEMENTAlso detained by Iran was Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, held for over 540 days earlier than being launched in 2016 in a prisoner alternate between Tehran and Washington.
