Her phone suddenly went silent, none of her Iranian contacts knew what had happened to her, but the following day the journalist made two very short phone calls, one to her mother and one to her partner,

Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested on Dec. 19, according to Italy’s foreign ministry, but her arrest was only made public on Friday.

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been detained in Tehran, Italy’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday. She was in Iran on a reporting trip.

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was detained by Tehran police last Thursday while in Iran for a reporting assignment, the Italian Foreign Ministry confirmed on Friday. In a statement, the ministry said the Italian embassy and consulate in Tehran have been closely monitoring the situation.

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been arrested in Tehran, Iran. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Cecilia Sala was in Iran and was detained on December 19 by the

Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested on Dec. 19, but news of her detention only became public on Friday. The reason for the arrest of Ms. Sala, a well-known reporter, has not been made public.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - An Italian journalist was detained earlier this month in Tehran, Rome’s Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. “The Italian Foreign Ministry announces that the Italian journalist Cecilia Sala,

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been arrested in Tehran, Iran. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Cecilia Sala was in Iran and was detained on December 19 by the

The arrest comes as regimes increasingly resort to seizing Westerners for leverage.

Italian journalist and podcaster Cecilia Sala has been arrested in Iran and jailed in Tehran's Evin prison for political prisoners, the Italian government announced on Friday. “Italy is working tirelessly to free her,

Italy's Foreign Ministry says it's trying to "clarify the legal situation of Cecilia Sala" more than a week after she was detained while reporting in Iran.