An Italian journalist has been under arrest in Iran for more than a week, Italy’s foreign ministry says, adding it was following the case with the “utmost attention.”
Cecilia Sala, 29, works for the newspaper Il Foglio and the podcast company Chora Media. She was arrested by police in Tehran on Dec. 19, the ministry says in a statement.
Italy’s government “has worked with Iranian authorities to clarify Cecilia Sala’s legal situation and verify the conditions of her detention,” the statement says.
Chora Media said in a separate statement that Sala was being held in solitary confinement in the Evin prison in Tehran and that no reason had been given for her arrest.
There was no immediate confirmation of the arrest by Iranian officials.
