Sala, who had been detained since 19 December, is flying home, Italian PM’s office says
Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist detained in solitary confinement in Iran, has been freed and is heading back to Italy.
A plane carrying the 29-year-old took off from Tehran after “intensive work on diplomatic and intelligence channels”, a statement from the office of the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said. The flight is due to arrive at Rome’s Ciampino airport at 3.30pm local time.
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