Cecilia Sala

Journalist federation leader tells VOA that Iran is ‘suppressing press freedom’

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Anthony Belanger, secretary general of the International Federation of Journalists, told VOA that Iran is “repressive of press freedom”, and urged foreign journalists to be “as cautious as possible” when traveling to countries like Iran. Belanger spoke on Wednesday, the day after Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was released from detention in Iran and returned to … Read more

Italy says efforts to free reporter captured in Iran ‘complicated’

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Rome- Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Saturday that efforts to free Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from prison in Iran are “complicated.” Salah was detained by police in Tehran on December 19 and, according to his employer, is being held in the city’s notorious Evin prison. “We are trying to resolve a complex issue and … Read more