An Italian journalist detained in Iran whose fate became intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer wanted by the United ...

Rome — An Italian journalist detained in Iran for three weeks and whose fate became intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer wanted by the United States was freed Wednesday and is heading ...

Media advocates, including the Coalition for Women in Journalism ... The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) described the arrest as concerning. “Iran has a long and ignominious history ...

Sala, an Italian citizen, entered Iran on December 13, 2024, with a journalist visa, and was detained on December 19, 2024, for breaching the laws of the Islamic Republic, the official IRNA news ...

Their game is to give you hope and then use your hope to break you,' Sala said, adding, 'I am not going back to Iran, at ...

Iran has confirmed the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, state news agency IRNA said, citing the Iranian Ministry of Culture. Italy’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday that ...

Sala had travelled to Iran on December 13 on a journalist's visa ... Sala's arrest comes shortly after Iranian authorities arrested a female singer who refused to wear a hijab while singing ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tehran confirmed Monday that an Italian journalist has been arrested on charges of violating the laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran, state media reported.

Since the 1979 U.S. Embassy crisis, Iran has used prisoners with Western ties as bargaining chips in negotiations with the world. In September 2023, five Americans detained for years in Iran were ...

Citing evidence and reports, Human Rights Watch highlights intensified repression of women and girls, a rise in executions, ...