Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala Freed After Detention in Iran
Cecilia Sala, held in Tehran for three weeks, returns to Italy following diplomatic negotiations involving the U.S. and Italy.
- Cecilia Sala, a 29-year-old Italian journalist, was detained in Iran on December 19, accused of violating Iranian media laws.
- She was held in solitary confinement at Tehran's Evin Prison under harsh conditions, including being forced to sleep on the floor without a mattress and being deprived of her glasses.
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni credited Sala's release to intense diplomatic and intelligence efforts, with the United States also reportedly involved in the negotiations.
- Speculation surrounds whether Sala's detention was linked to the arrest of Iranian engineer Mohammad Abedini in Italy, who is wanted by the U.S. for allegedly supplying drone technology used in a deadly attack on American soldiers.
- Sala's release has been celebrated by press freedom advocates, with calls for the release of 25 other journalists still imprisoned in Iran.
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