Author: Rosaleen Carroll
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Italian journalist Cecilia Sala lands in Rome after release from Iranian prison
Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who had been detained at Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison since her arrest on Dec. 19, was released Wednesday and has since landed a Rome’s Ciampino airport, where she was greeted by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. In a statement to X earlier on Wednesday, Meloni said that Sala was en route…
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After meeting Italy’s Meloni, Trump agrees to halt extradition of Iranian detainee: What we know
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Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala in Tehran
Iran‘s Ministry of Culture on Monday confirmed the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, who has been held in Tehran’s Evin Prison since her arrest on Dec. 19. Sala is a news reporter for Italian national newspaper Il Foglio and podcast production company Chora Media. She has reported from Ukraine during the Russia-Ukraine war, and…
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IAEA censures Iran over nuclear activity
UN nuclear watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency voted on Thursday to pass a resolution to censure Iran that was brought forth by Britain, France, Germany and the United States. Out of its 35 member countries, 19 voted in favor of the resolution, 12 abstained, while China, Russia and Burkina Faso voted against it.…