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Cecilia Sala returns to Italy after detention in Iran
The journalist, arrested on 20 December, has been released and her plane has taken off from Tehran
Cecilia Sala, the Italian journalist arrested on 20 December in Iran and held in solitary confinement in Evin prison, is on her way back to Italy. The plane taking her home has already left Tehran, thanks to an intense diplomatic and intelligence operation.
Giorgia Meloni’s words: ‘Thanks to those who contributed to her return’.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed deep gratitude to those who made the journalist’s release possible. An official note from Palazzo Chigi reads: ‘Thanks to intense work on diplomatic and intelligence channels, our compatriot has been released by the Iranian authorities and is returning to Italy’. Meloni also personally informed Cecilia Sala’s parents, reassuring them of their daughter’s imminent return.
È in volo l’aereo che riporta a casa Cecilia Sala da Teheran.
Grazie a un intenso lavoro sui canali diplomatici e di intelligence, la nostra connazionale è stata rilasciata dalle autorità iraniane e sta rientrando in Italia. Ho informato personalmente i genitori della giornalista…— Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) January 8, 2025
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The plane taking Cecilia Sala home from Tehran is in the air.
Thanks to intense work on diplomatic and intelligence channels, our compatriot has been released by the Iranian authorities and is on her way back to Italy. I personally informed the journalist’s parents during a phone call. I want to express my gratitude to all those who helped make Cecilia’s return possible, allowing her to re-embrace her family and colleagues.
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