Italy summons Iran’s ambassador to demand release of journalist held in Tehran

Cecilia Sala was detained on December 19 as she was reporting in Iran ( Chora Media via Ap )

Italy has summoned Iran’s ambassador to demand the immediate release of an Italian journalist detained in Tehran.

Cecilia Sala, a reporter for the Il Foglio daily newspaper, was detained in Tehran on December 19, six days after she arrived on a journalist’s visa.