Italy's foreign minister on Thursday summoned Iran's ambassador to discuss the arrest of journalist Cecilia Sala who was detained two weeks ago for "violating" Iran's laws after entering the

Iran confirmed the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala for "violating the laws of the Islamic Republic", Iran's official IRNA news agency reported on Monday. Sala, 29, who works for the newspaper Il Foglio and the podcast company Chora Media,

Iranian authorities have confirmed the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, accusing her of violating the Islamic Republic’s laws. This development has sparked international attention, highlighting Iran’s continued use of detainees as potential political leverage.

Prominent Italian journalist and podcaster Cecilia Sala has been arrested in Iran and incarcerated in Tehran's infamous Evin prison.

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been detained in Tehran, Italy’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday. She was in Iran on a reporting trip.

Italy is working “tirelessly” to bring home a journalist who has been under arrest in Iran for more than a week, the country said on Friday.

ROME (AP) — An Italian journalist who was reporting in Tehran has been detained by the Iranian police, Italy’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday.

A Swiss-Iranian businessman arrested in Milan on a US terror warrant three days before journalist Cecilia Sala was arrested for allegedly breaking Islamic law in Tehran filed for house arrest Monday as he fights an American extradition request.