“His case – we read again in the statement cited by Irna – is now in the investigation phase. His arrest took place in compliance with current regulations and the Italian embassy in Tehran was informed.” “During this period,” explain the Iranian authorities, a Cecilia Room “consular access was guaranteed and it was also in telephone contact with his family.”
The arrest of Cecilia Sala
Evin is a place infamous for being the prison where they are incarcerated opponents of the regime, and Sala’s situation appears anything but light. At the moment, however, the IRNA agency does not provide further details on the matter, limiting itself to reporting the ministry’s note without adding information.
Podcasts about Iran
In one of the latest podcasts from Tehran, Sala compared the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria to the events following the fall of the Berlin Wall for the Soviet Union, a position that evidently irritated the Iranian authorities. Currently, as declared by the Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Cecilia is in good health, was able to speak with her family and received a visit from Ambassador Paola Amadei.
While the Farnesina is in negotiations with the Iranian government for her release, voices of protest against the arrest of the journalist are growing in Italy. However, we note the absence of a pronouncement from the feminist movements, which did not make the usual noise dedicated to others for Cecilia.
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