Sala has been detained in Iran since 19 December, three days after she arrived in the country on a journalist visa.
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00:00An Italian journalist that was arrested and detained in a notorious prison in Tehran has
00:06been freed. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Cecilia Sala's release comes after intensive
00:12work on diplomatic and intelligence channels. The Italian leader said the government had
00:18informed the 29-year-old's family. Sala, a reporter for the Foglio daily, was detained
00:25in Iran on 19 December, days after her arrival in the country. Iranian state media said she
00:31had violated the laws of the Islamic Republic, but the case soon turned political. Italian
00:37commentators have speculated that Iran arrested her as a bargaining chip to ensure the release
00:42of its journalist, Mohammed Abedini, who was detained by Italy under a U.S. warrant.