Sala’s release has been celebrated across Italy, with opposition leaders joining in commending the government’s efforts. Her family expressed relief and pride, with her father calling her composure and resilience exceptional.

Cecilia Sala is now free and back in Italy. The journalist was held in the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran for almost three weeks now. It has been reported that Giovanni Caravelli, director of the...

Italian journalist detained in Iran released and heading home after diplomatic efforts, linked to Iranian engineer's arrest.

The reporter has now left Tehran and is returning home.

The reporter has now left Tehran and is returning home.

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was arrested on December 19 after travelling to Tehran to report on Iranian society. Iranian state media on Monday confirmed her detention and said Sala had "violated…

An Italian journalist has been under arrest in Iran for more than a week, Italy's foreign ministry said, adding it was following the case with the "utmost attention".

Cecilia Sala is being held in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, according to her newspaper Il Foglio.