The case of the prominent Italian journalist detained in Iran is a test for Italy’s government as it gets caught up in Iran’s shadow war with the U.S.

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala is currently held in Evin Prison, Tehran, where the conditions of her detention are reported to be awful. She was arrested a couple of weeks ago on vague

The family fears that the media debate could complicate the young woman's situation in Iran.

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,

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

The Case of Cecilia Sala. The recent arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala in Iran has sparked a wave of concern and indignation both in Italy and internationally. Prime Minis

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.

Complicating matters are indications that Sala's fate has become intertwined with that of an Iranian man who was detained in Italy on 16 December, just three days before her arrest in Tehran. #EuropeN