Sala's release was marked as a major victory by Meloni. Her international stature enhanced after she visited US ...

Italian reporter Cecilia Sala was released from an Iranian prison and is on a plane leaving the country, the Italian government said in a statement on Wednesday.

By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) -Italian reporter Cecilia Sala has been freed after three weeks in an Iranian prison and is flying home, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's office said on Wednesday.

ROME — An Italian journalist detained in Iran for three weeks was freed Wednesday and returned home, after her fate had ...