Cecilia Sala, Tajani summons Iranian ambassador: “Respect your rights”

The government is working to bring Cecilia Sala home. “I have given a mandate to the secretary general of Farnesina to summon the Iranian ambassador to Rome. The meeting will take place at 12 noon. The Government, since the first day of Cecilia Sala’s arrest, has been working tirelessly to bring her home and we demand that all their rights are respected, until their release, Cecília and her parents will never be left alone”, announced the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, in a post on the website. The decision was made known today after updates were released on the conditions of the Italian reporter in the Iranian prison, where she is forced to sleep on the floor, not wear glasses and remain without the basic necessities that Italy had sent her. , but she never received it. this.

The EU High Representative for Foreign Policy, Kaja Kallas, also spoke about the case: “I call for the immediate release of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala imprisoned in Iran. No one should be detained for doing their job; journalism is not a crime,” he said when speaking to Repubblica. “Every journalist must have the freedom to report without fear of arrest or persecution. While the world is in crisis, the role of journalism is more essential than ever,” he added. Matteo Renzi, however, asked Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to bring together the leaders of political parties and bring forward, for the good of the prisoners Journalist Italian, returning from vacation.

Source: IL Tempo

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