Foreign ministry summons ambassador as Cecilia Sala reportedly tells family she sleeps on floor of prison cell
Italy’s foreign ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador on Wednesday and urged the immediate release of an Italian journalist held in solitary confinement in Tehran.
Cecilia Sala, a 29-year-old freelance journalist for Il Foglio newspaper and a podcaster, reportedly spoke of the harsh conditions of her detainment in the notorious Evin prison, including having to sleep on the floor of her cell without a mattress.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/02/italy-presses-iran-for-immediate-release-of-journalist-cecilia-sala
Author : Angela Giuffrida in Rome and agencies
Publish date : 2025-01-02 15:08:09
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