ROME (ITALPRESS) – Iran has confirmed that it has arrested Italian journalist Cecilia Sala for “violating Islamic law.” State media reported that.
“Cecilia Sala, an Italian citizen, traveled to Iran on Dec. 13, 2024 on a journalist’s visa and was arrested on Dec. 19, 2024 for violating the law of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Tehran’s IRNA news agency reported, citing the General Department of Foreign Media of Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. “The arrest was carried out according to current regulations and the Italian embassy was informed. She was granted consular access and telephone contact with the family,” the agency explained.
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