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Italy slams 'unacceptable' arrest of journalist in Iran

Cecilia Sala was detained on December 19 by police in Tehran, the Italian foreign ministry said in a statement, adding that Italy's ambassador, Paola Amadei, had visited her earlier Friday.

Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani (pictured) said the country's ambassador to Iran, Paola Amadei, visited arrested journalist Cecilia Sala. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision


ROME - Italy denounced Friday the "unacceptable" arrest of an Italian journalist in Iran, who her employer said was being held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison.

Cecilia Sala was

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