Cecilia Sala
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| Born | 26 July 1995 |
| Alma mater | Bocconi University |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, author, war correspondent |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Employer | Il Foglio (2019–present) |
Cecilia Sala (born 26 July 1995) is an Italian journalist, specialized in political and war journalism, both as author and war correspondent.
Biography
[edit]Sala was born on 26 July 1995 in Rome.[1]
In 2015, she started working as a correspondent and reporter for Vice, then as a professional journalist for the La7 TV program Servizio pubblico in 2016.[2] She later wrote for L'Espresso and Vanity Fair, among others, and she also worked for RAI, Fremantle Media and the La7 TV program Otto e mezzo.[2][1][3]
Since 2019, Sala has worked for Il Foglio; she also writes for the Huffington Post, Mondadori, and the podcast company Chora Media.[2][1]
Working for Il Foglio, she has been reporting from Venezuela and Chile, among others, as well as a war correspondent in Afghanistan (2021 Taliban offensive) and Ukraine (Russo-Ukrainian War). She also reported from Iran, both before and during the 2024 Iran–Israel conflict.[4]
Detention in Iran
[edit]On 19 December 2024, while in Iran on a journalist visa, she was arrested in Tehran and put in solitary confinement in Evin Prison. This became known only on 27 December.[5][4] Only on 30 December 2024, Iran's Ministry of Culture finally confirmed that they had arrested her for "violating the laws of the Islamic Republic".[6]
Three days before her arrest by the Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy had arrested a member of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who was on Italian soil.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Cecilia Sala in redazione al 'Foglio'". Prima Online (in Italian). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Un giornalismo in movimento, tra reportage all'estero e Polvere – con Cecilia Sala (S02 E05)". Giornalisti al Microfono (in Italian). 3 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Cecilia Sala". Giffoni Experience.
- ^ a b "Chi è Cecilia Sala, genitori, compagno, anni, carriera e libri della giornalista arrestata in Iran mentre girava il podcast Stories". Il Giornale d'Italia (in Italian). 27 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ Tondo, Lorenzo (27 December 2024). "Italian journalist arrested and held in solitary confinement in Iran". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala". Al Arabiya English. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ Office of Public Affairs (16 December 2024). "Founder of Iranian Company Arrested for Providing Material Support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and for Scheme to Procure Sensitive U.S. Technology for Use in IRGC Military Drones, One of Which Killed Three U.S. Servicemembers". justice.gov. United States Department of Justice. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
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